Nebraska Electrical License (Contractor, Journeyman, Residential)

Requirements to Obtaining your License

Electrical Contractor

Is An applicant for an electrical contractor license shall:

• Be a graduate of a four-year electrical course in an accredited college or university, or
• Have at least one year experience acceptable to the board, as a licensed journeyman electrician, or
• Have at least five years experience, acceptable to the board, in planning for, laying out, supervising and installing wiring apparatus, or equipment for electrical light, heat and power.

Journeyman Electrician

• Is An applicant for a journeyman electrician license shall have at least four years experience, acceptable to the board, in the electrical trade.
• Registration as an apprentice electrician for those years shall, on the approval of the board, constitute evidence of such experience.
• One year work experience credit will be given for completion of a two-year post-high school electrical course with a degree in electrical technology.
• One year work experience credit will be given for electrical experience gained in military service.

Residential Journeyman Wireman

• An applicant for a journeyman electrician license shall have at least four years experience, acceptable to the board, in the electrical trade.
• Registration as an apprentice electrician for those years shall, on the approval of the board, constitute evidence of such experience.
• One year work experience credit will be given for completion of a two-year post-high school electrical course with a degree in electrical technology.
• One year work experience credit will be given for electrical experience gained in military service.

Work that can be Done Under this License

Electrical Contractor

• Is licensed to bid, plan, layout, install and supervise the installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment anywhere in the State of Nebraska.

Journeyman Electrician

• Is licensed to install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment, and to supervise apprentice electricians, anywhere in the Electrician State of Nebraska.

Residential Journeyman Wireman

• Is licensed to wire for or install electric wiring, apparatus, and equipment for residential installations and to supervise Electrician, Type RW apprentice electricians anywhere in the State of Nebraska. Residential installations are defined as installations intended for a single-family or two-family residential dwelling, or a multi-family residential dwelling not larger than three stories in height.

Applying to get your License

Applications can be obtained by calling the Nebraska State Electrical Division at 1-402-471-3550.

• Electrical Contractor fee is $250 when issued in ODD years or $125 when issued on EVEN years.
• The Journeyman and Residential Journeyman fee is $50 when issued in ODD years or $25 when issued in EVEN years.
• Apprentice registration fee is $40 when issued in ODD years or $20 when issued on EVEN years.

Reciprocity Agreements

• The electrical contractor license is reciprocal with Minnesota and South Dakota.
• The journeyman license is reciprocal with Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
  

Continuing Education

12 hours of continuing education are required per renewal (every other year). 6 of the 12 hours must be based on the National Electrical Code.

Exam Details

• The electrical contractor exam fee is $125 while the journeyman and residential journeyman fee is $60.
• Each exam has 50 questions and a time limit of 3 hours.
• A 76% is required to pass.
• Exam results will be sent to applicants within 7 days.

Books and References for the Exam

The following references are used on the both the Electrical Contractor and Electrical Journeyman examinations. These references may be purchased from our online contractors bookstore.

• 2008 National Electrical Code

Exam Review, Training, Education

We currently offer the Nebraska Electrical Review in an online practice test format. Our electrical practice includes over 400 real NEC questions. Each time you take the practice test, the questions are randomly generated from our database. Therefore, you will never see the same test twice, guaranteeing you the best review possible for your examination.

Online Practice Tests: $99