Electrician exam prep
Kansas residential electrician exam (ICC KGX)
Kansas has no state electrician license; cities and counties license electricians, and Kansas law names ICC exams as the standard. ICC’s Kansas Standard Residential Electrician exam, KGX, is 60 questions in 3 hours, open book on the 2017 NEC, and Wichita and Sedgwick County accept it for a residential-only journeyman certificate. Its published outline is identical to ICC’s national G18 Residential Electrician exam, which our practice exam follows.
Practice for the ICC KGX exam
ICC Residential Electrician (G18, 2017 NEC)
60 questions, 180 min · 2017 NEC
ICC’s national G18 has the same seven content areas and weights as KGX, the same 60 questions in 3 hours, and the same 2017 NEC and Ugly’s references. Book KGX; practice on G18.
The license and the exam
- License
- Journeyman Electrician trade certificate, residential only
- Issued by
- Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD), Wichita and Sedgwick County
- Who needs it
- Electricians in Wichita and Sedgwick County who work on residential wiring only. MABCD’s journeyman experience rule applies: one year of field experience plus one year of electrical trade school, or two years of field experience. Other Kansas cities and counties set their own rules.
- Accepted exam
- ICC KGX Kansas Standard Residential Electrician (MABCD also lists the older 565)
- Given by
- ICC (Pearson VUE)
- Format
- 60 questions, 3 hours, open book on the 2017 NEC with Ugly’s Electrical Reference (any edition)
- To pass
- 75% (MABCD)
- Fee
- $115 to ICC (Pearson VUE), plus MABCD’s $35 certificate fee
- NEC editions accepted
- 2014 NEC, 2017 NEC
Steps to the license
- Build the experience: one year in the field plus one year of electrical trade school, or two years in the field.
- Register for ICC exam KGX, Kansas Standard Residential Electrician, with Pearson VUE. Book KGX itself, not the national G18.
- Pass with 75% or better and get ICC’s official passing letter.
- Apply to MABCD with the letter and pay the $35 certificate fee.
Before you book
- MABCD lists 565 and KGX as “Residential Only” exams for the journeyman certificate and does not reciprocate with state testing. The national G18 is not on the list, even though its outline is the same as KGX’s.
- A residential-only certificate does not cover commercial or industrial work. For the full journeyman certificate, MABCD requires 558 or KGH; see our Kansas journeyman (ICC KGH) page.
- The older 565 exam is on the 2014 NEC. Our practice exam is on the 2017 NEC, so it fits KGX, not 565.
- Certificates last two years, and MABCD requires three trade-specific and three general CEUs each year.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Kansas KGX exam the same as ICC’s G18?+
Not the same exam code, but the same content. ICC’s Kansas bulletin gives KGX the seven content areas, weights, 60 questions, 3-hour limit and 2017 NEC plus Ugly’s references that its national bulletin gives G18. Book KGX, because that is what MABCD approves, and use G18 practice to prepare.
Should I take KGX or KGH?+
KGX qualifies you for residential work only. KGH, the Kansas Standard Journeyman Electrician exam (80 questions, 4 hours), gives the full journeyman certificate and is the one to take if you will do commercial work.
Which NEC edition is the Kansas residential exam on?+
KGX is on the 2017 NEC. MABCD also lists the older 565 exam, which is on the 2014 NEC; our practice exam is on 2017.
Sources
- MABCD, Master and Journeyman Trade Certificates (565/KGX “Residential Only”, experience, 75%, $35, no reciprocity) (fetched 2026-11-13)
- ICC, State of Kansas Contractor/Trades Examination Information Bulletin (KGD, KGH and KGX outlines, 2017 NEC) (published 2026-08-20)
- ICC National Contractor/Trades Examination Information Bulletin (G16 and R16 outlines) (published 2026-06-30)
- K.S.A. 12-1525, Competency of electricians for licensure; designation of standard examinations (2018 Kansas Statutes)