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Alabama Journeyman Electrician License

✓Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Alabama licenses journeyman electricians at the state level. The Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors issues the license after you pass an exam. You need 8,000 hours of electrical experience. Schooling or an apprenticeship can cover part of that. The exam fee is $115.00 and the license fee is $35.00.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses

Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors (aecb.alabama.gov)

Experience required

8,000 hours of electrical experience (installation of wiring, apparatus or controls; commercial, industrial or residential). One year of an accredited Alabama community-college electrical curriculum or an industry-recognized apprenticeship counts as 1,000 hours, up to a maximum of 2,000 of the 8,000 hours. (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)

Fees

Journeyman exam $115.00. Journeyman license $35.00. Annual renewal $35. (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)

Reciprocity

The board publishes a list of reciprocating boards. Only the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is listed as covering journeyman. The board no longer reciprocates with Georgia. (aecb.alabama.gov)

Confirm these with the board

• Exam vendor: confirm with the board
• Number of questions: not published in the materials we checked
• Time limit: not published in the materials we checked
• Passing score: not published in the materials we checked
• Open book and allowed references: confirm with the board
• NEC edition on the exam: confirm with the board

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Partly verified October 24, 2026: some items couldn’t be confirmed from official sources and are listed above

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