Not every city or county requires a journeyman license. Miami-Dade's is the example, alongside the state's five contractor licenses.
Florida counts experience in years, not hours.
Journeyman Electrician
Held by the worker · issued by Miami-Dade County
This is Miami-Dade County's journeyman license. The county requires 3 years of proven experience in the trade, then its journeyman exam. Education the county counts as equivalent can stand in for up to half of those years. Applying costs $240. Once the county issues it, every other Florida city and county must recognize it.
Miami-Dade doesn't publish renewal terms. What it publishes is the experience requirement and the application fee.
CERTIFIED VS. REGISTEREDFlorida uses two categories for contractor licenses, and the difference determines where you can work. A certified contractor can work anywhere in the state.
A registered contractor can work only in the cities and counties that issued their certificate of competency. The exams, fees, and renewal requirements differ between the two categories.
Certified Electrical Contractor
Held by the business · issued by the state
The statewide contractor license. The state requires 3 years of proven management experience in the trade, or one of four other routes. Applying costs $196 and the license itself is $291.
Worth knowingFive routes lead in. Any one is enough.
3 years of proven management experience in the trade, in the 6 years before you apply. Up to half of it can be education.
4 years as a supervisor or contractor in the trade, in the 8 years before you apply.
6 years of training, technical education or supervisory experience in an electrical contracting business, in the 12 years before you apply.
3 years as a licensed professional engineer in electrical engineering, in the 12 years before you apply.
Any mix of the first three adding up to 6 years.
Renewing: every 2 years, for $291, with 11 hours of approved continuing education.
Registered Electrical Contractor
Held by the business · issued by the state
The local contractor license. It requires a current certificate of competency from a Florida city or county for the work you'll register. If your city or county has no exam of its own, you need at least 3 years of technical experience in the trade. You also need a score of at least 75% on an exam essentially the same as the state's certification exam. Applying costs $146.
Renewing: every 2 years, for $116, with 11 hours of approved continuing education.
The state doesn't list a license fee for this one. What it publishes is the application fee, the renewal terms, and the certificate-of-competency requirement.
Certified Alarm System Contractor I
Held by the business · issued by the state
The alarm class that covers every alarm system, fire included. The experience routes are the same five as the certified electrical license. For this class, at least 40% of your experience must be with the fire alarm systems used in commercial settings. Applying costs $196 and the license is $291.
Renewing: every 2 years, for $291, with 7 hours of approved continuing education.
Certified Alarm System Contractor II
Held by the business · issued by the state
The alarm class for every alarm system except fire. Applying costs $196 and the license is $291.
Renewing: every 2 years, for $291, with 7 hours of approved continuing education.
Residential Electrical Contractor
Held by the business · issued by the state
The residential specialty. It requires 6 years of comprehensive training or experience. Applying costs $196.
Renewing: every 2 years, with 7 hours of approved continuing education.