Licensing board: North Dakota State Electrical Board
License levels
- Journeyman Electrician: 8,000 hours of experience, not obtained in less than 3 years, as a registered apprentice under a contracting master or master of record, plus completed apprentice electrician training. Up to 2,000 hours credit for a graduate of a 2-year or longer electrical school accepted by the board. source
- Master Electrician (contracting master, master of record or non-contracting master): One year as a licensed journeyman and at least 2,000 hours working as a licensed journeyman electrician under a contracting master electrician or master of record source
Exam
Check with board (not confirmed on an official page we read) source
Continuing education and renewal
Eight hours of continuing education (at least four code related) must be on file to renew. Licenses expire every year: journeyman March 31; master, Class B and power limited April 30. Annual renewal: journeyman $25.00, master $50.00, Class B $40.00. source
Reciprocity
North Dakota is in the NERA multi-state reciprocal group. Journeyman agreements: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming; master agreements: Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. Requires a passed written exam from that state, a current license held continuously for one year, and 8,000 hours (journeyman) or 10,000 hours (master) of supervised experience. 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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