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New Hampshire Journeyman Electrician License

✓Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

New Hampshire licenses journeyman electricians at the state level. The Electricians' Board, part of OPLC, issues the license. You need 8,000 hours as an apprentice electrician, at least 600 hours of education meeting board criteria, and a passing exam. The Prov exam has 110 questions, and you need 70% to pass.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses

New Hampshire Electricians' Board, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) (oplc.nh.gov)

Exam vendor

Prov (new.provexam.com)

Exam (questions/time)

110 questions, 270 minutes, single exam. Computer-based at Prov testing centers (4 in New Hampshire) or remote proctored at home. (new.provexam.com)

Open book / references

Open book. For the Journeyman 2020 version: Ugly's Electrical References 2020; NEC 2020; NH Laws and rules Elec 300-400 and RSA 319-C (printed); NFPA 70 NEC 2023; NH amendments to the 2017 NEC (210.12, HB85 Ch.157, EL170217 210.5, EL170117); American Electrician's Handbook 17th ed. Handwritten notes and formulas are not allowed. (new.provexam.com)

Passing score

70% (new.provexam.com)

NEC edition

Prov offers two journeyman exam versions: Journeyman Electrician 2017 (based on the 2017 NEC) and Journeyman Electrician 2020 (based on the 2020 NEC). Separately, RSA 155-A:1 IV defines the state building code as including the 2023 NEC. (gc.nh.gov)

Experience required

RSA 319-C:7 II: completion of 8,000 hours of service as an apprentice electrician (the board may credit approved coursework or military experience), and not less than 600 hours of education meeting board criteria, and passing an approved exam. (gc.nh.gov)

Fees

Exam $90.00 per exam, paid to Prov (new.provexam.com)

What’s on the exam

Journeyman 2020 version, questions per area (110 total): General Electrical Knowledge 22; Equipment for General Use 9; Motors and Generators 19; Control Devices 5; Special Conditions 2; Special Equipment 2; Special Occupancies 2; Services and Service Equipment 12; Branch Circuits and Conductors 6; Feeders 8; Wiring Methods & Materials 14; Administrative 9. The 2017 version differs slightly (General 21, Administrative 10).

Confirm these with the board

• License fee: not published in the materials we checked
• Application fee: not published in the materials we checked
• Reciprocity: not published in the materials we checked
• Amount of coursework credit toward the 8,000 hours: set in board rules; confirm with the board

New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, OPLC) ↗

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

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