Vermont Master Electrician License: Requirements and How to Apply
What Vermont requires for a master electrician license: two years as a licensed journeyman or comparable experience, Board approval, Prov's 105-question exam on the 2023 NEC, reciprocity, fees and renewal.
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Vermont Master Electrician License: Requirements and How to Apply
A Vermont master electrician may design, install, repair, maintain and replace electrical installations, including the type-S specialty fields such as fire alarm and lightning protection work, as a business, and may employ licensed electricians and helpers under his or her direction. The Electricians' Licensing Board, administered by the Division of Fire Safety, issues the license. Everything below comes from the 2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules (VESR), 26 V.S.A. chapter 15 and Prov's candidate bulletin.
Experience
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Usual route | At least two years licensed as, and working as, a journeyman electrician under Vermont's law (VESR 3.1(a)(1)) |
| Alternative | Comparable experience and training, inside or outside Vermont, that the Board accepts |
| Out-of-state journeymen | The Board may give credit for experience as a licensed journeyman in another state (VESR 3.4(c)) |
Only a master, or a type-S journeyman licensed in that field, may run a business installing fire alarms, fire detection equipment or lightning rods for others (VESR 3.3(d)). Electrical Work Notices for complex structures are filed by a master or type-S journeyman.
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 and three attempts.
- Schedule with Prov online at provexam.com or at (801) 733-4455, in Lyndonville, at 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: $150 for a three-year master license (26 V.S.A. §905).
The exam in brief
| Item | Vermont Master Electrician |
|---|---|
| Given by | Prov, by computer in Lyndonville, at any Prov center or remotely |
| Questions | 105 |
| Time | 300 minutes (5 hours) |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Format | Open book |
| Code | 2023 NEC, as Vermont amends it |
Five questions are "Local Amendments" from the Vermont rules and statute. See what is on the Master exam for the full outline.
Licensed in another state?
Vermont keeps reciprocal agreements for residents of New Hampshire and Maine and belongs to the National Electrical Reciprocal Alliance (NERA), where a license held in good standing for one year in a member state can qualify. A master license held in good standing for three years in a state with equivalent standards can also be issued without the exam (VESR 3.4(f); 26 V.S.A. §906). Confirm with the Board before you apply.
Renewal and continuing education
Licenses last three years. To renew, a master 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 (VESR 3.5; 26 V.S.A. §908).
Practice for the exam
Our Vermont Master practice test is built on the 2023 NEC and Vermont's rules, and every question cites the section you would look up on test day. Still on the way up? See the Journeyman Electrician requirements.
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