Licensing board: Iowa Electrical Examining Board (Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
License levels
- Apprentice Electrician: requirements: Check with board source
- Class A Journeyman Electrician: Iowa Code chapter 103: an applicant for a Class A Journeyman license "shall have successfully completed an apprenticeship training program registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor". The board also accepts approved Post Secondary Electrical Programs (PSEP). source
- Class A / Class B Master, Residential Master, Electrical Contractor and other license types: requirements: Check with board source
Exam
Check with board (not confirmed on an official page we read) source
Continuing education and renewal
Iowa Code 103.19: "Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire every three years" (apprentice and unclassified licenses expire annually). Iowa Code 103.18: eighteen contact hours of board-approved continuing education during the three-year license period, including a minimum of six contact hours on the National Electrical Code. The 2026-2028 renewal form states: "ALL STATE OF IOWA ELECTRICIAN LICENSES EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2025". source renewal form
Reciprocity
Iowa "has reciprocal agreements with Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming." source
Renewal dates and CE for this license: Credential Renewal Calendar.
Last checked 2026-10-19. Code edition by state: NFPA NEC enforcement maps.
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