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Maine Journeyman Electrician License

✓Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Maine licenses journeyman electricians at the state level. The Maine Electricians' Examining Board issues the license after you pass a Prov exam with 70%. The standard route is 8,000 hours as a licensed apprentice or helper plus 576 hours of board-approved study. Other routes cut the hours for program graduates. The exam fee is $90.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses

Maine Electricians' Examining Board, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (maine.gov)

Exam vendor

Prov (maine.gov)

Exam (questions/time)

80 questions, 3 hours, single Journeyman Electrician exam, computer-based at Prov testing centers in Auburn, Bangor, Portland and Presque Isle (maine.gov)

Passing score

70% (maine.gov)

NEC edition

The exam bulletin lists NFPA 70 NEC 2023. A board notice says Chapter 120 adopts the 2026 NEC for installations commencing on or after July 1, 2026. The exam edition and the installation edition differ. (maine.gov)

Experience required

The board lists these alternatives: (a) 8,000 hours as a licensed apprentice or helper plus 576 hours of board-approved study (45-hour courses in Electricity I, Electricity II, Math I, Controls I and a current NEC course, plus 351 hours of electives); (b) a graduate of an accredited applied technology high school 2-year electrical program plus 7,000 hours plus a 45-hour NEC course; (c) a Maine community college or Department of Corrections electrical program graduate plus 4,000 hours plus a 45-hour NEC course; (d) 8,000 hours as a licensed apprentice under direct supervision plus a board-approved 576-hour apprenticeship program plus a 45-hour NEC course. A licensed apprentice with the completed approved program and 4,000 hours may sit for the exam. (maine.gov)

Fees

Exam $90 (Prov). Journeyman license $150.00 (two-year term from first licensure). SBI report fee $21.00. (maine.gov)

Reciprocity

Reciprocity agreements with New Hampshire, Vermont, North Dakota, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. You must have passed a written exam in the reciprocating state and actively worked as an electrician at least six years. (maine.gov)

What’s on the exam

Number of questions by subject (80 total): General Electrical Theory & Principles 10; Wiring & Protection 16; Service Feeders and Branch Circuits 5; Wiring Methods & Materials 12; Motors & Controls 11; Equipment for General Use 12; Special Occupancies 5; Special Equipment 5; Special Conditions 2; Communication Systems 2.

Confirm these with the board

• Open book and allowed references: official sources disagree; confirm with the board

Maine Electricians' Examining Board (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) ↗

Checked twice against the board and exam bulletin, October 24, 2026

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