Vermont Journeyman Electrician License: Requirements and How to Apply
What Vermont requires for a journeyman electrician license: a Vermont apprenticeship or equivalent training, Board approval, Prov's 90-question exam on the 2023 NEC, reciprocity, fees and the 15-hour renewal requirement.
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Vermont Journeyman Electrician License: Requirements and How to Apply
Vermont licenses electricians statewide through the Electricians' Licensing Board, administered by the Department of Public Safety's Division of Fire Safety. With limited exceptions, anyone doing electrical work in Vermont needs a license; work in a residential building of two or fewer dwelling units and communications work under NEC Article 800 are the main carve-outs. Everything below comes from the 2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules (VESR), 26 V.S.A. chapter 15 and Prov's candidate bulletin.
Training
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Usual route | Completion of a Vermont electrical apprenticeship, with both instruction and practice in work processes, verified by the Vermont apprenticeship council (VESR 3.2(a)) |
| Alternative | Equivalent training the Board accepts, inside or outside Vermont |
| Testing early | The Board may approve you to take the exam once you finish the classroom part; the license is issued only after the work-experience part is complete (VESR 3.2(b)) |
| Out-of-state apprenticeship | The Board may give credit for an apprenticeship served in another state (VESR 3.4(c)) |
A journeyman works under the direction of a master electrician (or a type-S journeyman in that specialty) and may supervise an apprentice or helper employed by the master. In Vermont, "supervise" means the journeyman is physically present on the work site and immediately available.
How to apply
- Apply to the Electricians' Licensing Board on the Division of Fire Safety's application form.
- Wait for approval. Prov cannot schedule you until the Board approves you. The approval is good for three years.
- Schedule with Prov online at provexam.com or at (801) 733-4455, at Prov's Vermont test center in Lyndonville, any Prov center, or remotely. The exam fee is $80 per attempt.
- See your result right away. Prov scores the exam when you finish and sends the result to the Board.
- Pay the license fee: $115 for a three-year journeyman license (26 V.S.A. §905), and complete the state's Vermont Energy Goals education module.
The exam in brief
| Item | Vermont Journeyman Electrician |
|---|---|
| Given by | Prov, by computer in Lyndonville, at any Prov center or remotely |
| Questions | 90 |
| Time | 240 minutes (4 hours) |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Format | Open book |
| Code | 2023 NEC, as Vermont amends it |
| Attempts | Three per approval |
Five of the 90 questions are "Local Amendments" from the Vermont Electrical Safety Rules and statute. See what is on the Journeyman exam for the full outline.
Licensed in another state?
Vermont keeps reciprocal agreements for residents of New Hampshire and Maine. It has also joined the National Electrical Reciprocal Alliance (NERA): a license held in good standing for one year in a NERA member state can qualify. Separately, a journeyman license held in good standing for three years in a state with equivalent standards can be issued without the exam (VESR 3.4(f); 26 V.S.A. §906). Confirm your path with the Board before you apply.
Renewal and continuing education
Licenses last three years and expire on the last day of a month the Board designates. To renew, a journeyman needs 15 hours of Board-approved instruction on the National Electrical Code in the preceding 36 months, plus the Vermont Energy Goals module. A lapsed license can be renewed within a year with a $25 late fee; after a year you apply as a new applicant, and you cannot work unsupervised while the license is lapsed (VESR 3.5).
Practice for the exam
Our Vermont Journeyman practice test is built on the 2023 NEC and Vermont's Electrical Safety Rules, and every question cites the section you would look up on test day. When you are ready to move up, see the Master Electrician requirements.
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