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Electrician license path in Massachusetts

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Licensing board: Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians

License levels

  • Journeyman Electrician: Education: "600 hours of Board-approved education." Continuing education: 15-hour Code-Update Class. Experience: "8,000 hours of work over at least 4 years under a licensed Massachusetts Journeyman." Fees (non-refundable): application $31 and license $104. source
  • Master Electrician: "Must have a Massachusetts Journeyman license, at least 1 year of work experience, and 150 hours of Board-approved education." Fees: application $66 and license $155. source
  • Systems Technician: Education: 300 hours of Board-approved education; 15-hour Code-Update Class; experience: "4,000 hours of work over at least 2 years under a licensed Massachusetts Systems Technician or Journeyman Electrician." Fees: application $31 and license $104. source
  • Systems Contractor: "You need a Massachusetts Systems Technician license, at least one year of work experience, and 75 hours of Board-approved education." Fees: application $66 and license $155. source

Exam

Submit your application on the eLIPSE portal "to be approved to schedule your exam with PSI, the Board's exam vendor." Exam fees, paid to PSI: "Total for both portions is $135 ($80 Trade portion, $55 Business/Practical portion)"; re-examination fees depend on the portion you retake. Passing score: check the Candidate Information Bulletin or the board. source

Continuing education and renewal

A 15-hour Code-Update Class is required before the journeyman and systems technician exams (the application checklist asks for the "15-Hour Continuing Education Completion Certificate"). "Applications, renewals, and reinstatements must be submitted online through the eLIPSE platform." Renewal period and renewal CE: check with the board. source

Reciprocity

"Massachusetts has a reciprocity agreement with New Hampshire." The board says to check the regulations before applying for reciprocal licensure on eLIPSE. source

Last checked 2026-10-19. Code edition by state: NFPA NEC enforcement maps.

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