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How to become an electrician in Utah

The Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) licenses electricians in Utah.

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Dates if you start in Nov 2026 and work 40 hours a week.

  1. Apprentice ElectricianStart here · $110, no exam
  2. Journeyman Electrician8,000 hours on the job
  3. Master Electrician8,000 hours on the job
  4. E200 General Electrical ContractorRun your own business

First: start as an apprentice.

Find an apprenticeship

Dates are estimates, worked out from the hours on the job each license requires and the hours a week you pick.

Your steps

Steps for: New to the trade. The dates follow your ladder. Change where you are, your start month or your hours a week at the top of the page.

  1. Step 1, Start here

    Start as an apprentice

    An apprenticeship is a paid job with training. You work for an employer and you learn the trade on the job. Utah has 80 registered electrician apprenticeship programs. The median wage is $21.41 an hour at the start and $35.03 an hour at the end.

    The programs with the most active apprentices

    See all 80 programs

  2. Step 2,

    Get your Apprentice Electrician license

    Apply to DOPL for the Apprentice Electrician license.

    You name the person who will supervise your apprenticeship, and your employer fills in and signs a Verification of Supervision form.

    What this license lets you do: “Learning the electrical trade under the immediate supervision of a master, residential master, journeyman or residential journeyman electrician. From the fourth year of training, you may work without supervision for up to 8 hours in any 24-hour period.”

    The application fee is $110.

    You don't need to take an exam for the Apprentice Electrician license.

    You renew the Apprentice Electrician license every 2 years. The renewal costs $78. You need 16 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

  3. Step 3,

    Complete 8,000 hours on the job

    To qualify for the Journeyman Electrician license, you need 8,000 hours on the job and 576 classroom hours.

  4. Step 4,

    Apply for your Journeyman Electrician license

    Apply to DOPL for the Journeyman Electrician license. You must pass the Utah Journeyman Electrician Written Exam and the Utah Electrician Practical Exam. Prov, Inc. gives the exam.

    Hours on the job
    8,000
    Exam
    $235
    Fee
    $110

    Either a 4-year (576 classroom hours) electrical apprenticeship education program plus 8,000 hours of licensed electrical experience under a licensed journeyman or master electrician, or 16,000 hours of licensed electrical experience under a licensed journeyman or master electrician. Hours and schooling must be complete before the exam is approved, except that a program graduate may test after 6,000 hours.

    What this license lets you do: “to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes”

    How to apply: “Apply Online ... Apply manually or in person”

    About the exam: “Utah Journeyman Electrician Examination 240 minutes · 100 questions · 75% to pass · open book · exam fee $85.00 · offered in English ... Utah Electrician Practical Exam Number of Tasks 6 Time allowed (minutes) 130 ... exam fee $25.00 (each task) ... This exam can be taken remotely from home or any location in the U.S. (written) ... This exam requires in-person attendance and must be taken at an approved Utah Prov testing center. (practical)”

    The application fee is $110.

    You must pass the Utah Journeyman Electrician Written Exam and the Utah Electrician Practical Exam. The exam costs $235.

    You renew the Journeyman Electrician license every 2 years. The renewal costs $78. You need 16 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

    The $235 covers 2 exams: $85 for the written exam and $150 for the practical exam, which has 6 tasks at $25 each. You pay Prov, the testing company.

    Without an apprenticeship school program, you need 16,000 hours on the job instead of 8,000.

  5. Step 5,

    Renew your license

    You renew the Journeyman Electrician license every 2 years.

Other electrician licenses

Residential Journeyman Electrician

Hours on the job
4,000
Exam
$185
Fee
$110

Either a 2-year (288 classroom hours) electrical apprenticeship education program plus 4,000 hours as a licensed apprentice electrician under a licensed journeyman or master electrician, or 8,000 hours of licensed electrical experience under a licensed journeyman or master electrician. A program graduate may sit the exams after 3,000 of the 4,000 hours.

What this license lets you do: “to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes on buildings using primarily nonmetallic sheath cable”

How to apply: “Apply Online ... Apply Manually or In-person”

About the exam: “Utah Residential Electrician Examination 240 minutes · 90 questions · 75% to pass · open book · exam fee $85.00 · offered in English ... Utah Residential Electrician Practical Exam Number of Tasks 4 Time allowed (Minutes) 95 ... exam fee $25.00 (each task)”

The application fee is $110.

You must pass the Utah Residential Journeyman Electrician Exam and the Utah Residential Electrician Practical Exam. The exam costs $185.

You renew the Residential Journeyman Electrician license every 2 years. The renewal costs $78. You need 16 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

The $185 covers 2 exams: $85 for the written exam and $100 for the practical exam, which has 4 tasks at $25 each. You pay Prov, the testing company.

Without an apprenticeship school program, you need 8,000 hours on the job instead of 4,000.

Master Electrician

Hours on the job
8,000
Exam
$85
Fee
$110

One of these routes. 8,000 hours of work as a licensed Journeyman Electrician. An associate degree in applied science from an approved electrical trade school program, plus 4,000 hours as a licensed Journeyman Electrician. A bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program, plus 2,000 hours as a licensed Apprentice Electrician.

What this license lets you do: “to properly plan, layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes”

How to apply: “Apply Online ... Apply manually or in-person”

About the exam: “Utah Master Electrician Rule and Laws 240 minutes · 80 questions · 75% to pass · open book · exam fee $85.00 · offered in English”

The application fee is $110.

You must pass the Utah Master Electrician Law and Rule Exam. The exam costs $85.

You renew the Master Electrician license every 2 years. The renewal costs $78. You need 16 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

Residential Master Electrician

Hours on the job
4,000
Exam
$85
Fee
$110

Either 4,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Residential Journeyman Electrician, or a bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program plus 2,000 hours as a licensed Apprentice Electrician.

What this license lets you do: “to properly plan, layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes on residential projects”

How to apply: “Apply Online ... Apply Manually or In-person”

About the exam: “Utah Master Electrician Rule and Laws 240 minutes · 80 questions · 75% to pass · open book · exam fee $85.00 · offered in English”

The application fee is $110.

You must pass the Utah Master Electrician Law and Rule Exam. The exam costs $85.

You renew the Residential Master Electrician license every 2 years. The renewal costs $78. You need 16 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

To run an electrical business

These are the licenses for running an electrical business.

E200 General Electrical Contractor

Hours on the job
4,000
Exam
$85
Fee
$175

At least 4,000 hours (2 years) of paid work in the construction industry, which you certify yourself. Instead, you can show 2 years as the qualifier on a Utah contractor license, a construction management degree, a Utah professional engineer license, or a passed NASCLA commercial general building exam. You also need a 30-hour pre-licensure course and a qualifier who is a licensed Master Electrician. The business also needs liability insurance, workers compensation coverage or a waiver, and its business registrations.

What this license lets you do: “the fabrication, construction, and installation of generators, transformers, conduits, raceways, panels, switch gear, electrical wires, fixtures, appliances, apparatus that uses electrical energy, or any other work the division authorizes by rule”

How to apply: “Apply Online ... Apply manually ... Contractor Application”

About the exam: “120 minutes · 60 questions · 70% to pass · open book · exam fee $85.00 · offered in English, Español ... The exam is administered in-person at one of 21 ProV testing centers or online through Examroom AI.”

The application fee is $175.

You must pass the Utah Contractor Business and Law Examination. The exam costs $85.

You renew the E200 General Electrical Contractor license every 2 years. The renewal costs $128. You need 6 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

E201 Residential Electrical Contractor

Hours on the job
4,000
Exam
$85
Fee
$175

At least 4,000 hours (2 years) of paid work in the construction industry, which you certify yourself. Instead, you can show 2 years as the qualifier on a Utah contractor license, a construction management degree, a Utah professional engineer license, or a passed NASCLA commercial general building exam. You also need a 30-hour pre-licensure course and a qualifier who is a licensed Master Electrician or Residential Master Electrician. The business also needs liability insurance, workers compensation coverage or a waiver, and its business registrations.

What this license lets you do: “the fabrication, construction, and installation of services, disconnecting means, grounding devices, panels, conductors, load centers, lighting and plug circuits, appliances, and fixtures in a residential unit or any other work the division authorizes by rule”

How to apply: “Apply Online ... Apply manually ... Contractor Application”

About the exam: “120 minutes · 60 questions · 70% to pass · open book · exam fee $85.00 · offered in English, Español ... The exam is administered in-person at one of 21 ProV testing centers or online through Examroom AI.”

The application fee is $175.

You must pass the Utah Contractor Business and Law Examination. The exam costs $85.

You renew the E201 Residential Electrical Contractor license every 2 years. The renewal costs $128. You need 6 hours of continuing education for each renewal.

Take the exam

LicenseExam
Journeyman ElectricianUtah Journeyman Electrician Written Exam and the Utah Electrician Practical ExamProv, Inc. gives the exam.
Residential Journeyman ElectricianUtah Residential Journeyman Electrician Exam and the Utah Residential Electrician Practical ExamProv, Inc. gives the exam.
Master ElectricianUtah Master Electrician Law and Rule ExamProv, Inc. gives the exam.
Residential Master ElectricianUtah Master Electrician Law and Rule ExamProv, Inc. gives the exam.
E200 General Electrical ContractorUtah Contractor Business and Law ExaminationProv, Inc. gives the exam.
E201 Residential Electrical ContractorUtah Contractor Business and Law ExaminationProv, Inc. gives the exam.

You take the exam for the license you apply for.

What electricians earn in Utah

$29.81an hour

$62,000 a year, full time

Half of the electricians on a payroll in Utah earn more than $29.81 an hour, and half earn less. The federal wage survey puts the yearly figure at $62,000.

These figures cover everyone on a payroll as an electrician in Utah, from apprentices to people with decades in the trade, so they aren't a starting wage. The survey counts 11,450 jobs. The figures don't include self-employed electricians.

The yearly figure is for full-time work all year, which is 2,080 hours.

Use a license from another state

DOPL doesn't keep a list of the states it accepts by name. If you have held an equivalent license in another state for at least 1 year, you can apply by endorsement, and DOPL decides whether your license counts as equivalent. For a journeyman or residential journeyman license, you don't take an exam or verify your experience and education. Master Electrician and Residential Master Electrician applicants must pass the Utah Master Electrician Law and Rule Exam, even when they apply by endorsement.

If you have at least 1 year of licensed experience in another state doing the same kind of work, you can apply to DOPL by endorsement. That license must be active and in good standing. Your experience takes the place of the Business and Law exam.

Questions

How long does it take to become an electrician in Utah?

If you work full time, you reach the 8,000 hours for the Journeyman Electrician license in about 4 years.

Can you become an electrician with no experience?

Yes. You can start as an apprentice and learn the trade on the job.

Utah electrician apprenticeships

How much do most electricians earn in Utah?

Half of the electricians on a payroll in Utah earn between $23.25 and $38.13 an hour. These figures don't include overtime pay.

Can an electrician earn $100,000 a year in Utah?

The highest-paid 10% of electricians on a payroll in Utah earn more than $89,110 a year before overtime, so most electricians earn less than $100,000 a year from regular hours.

Can you take the classroom hours online?

DOPL says this about the Journeyman Electrician license: "Courses may not be 100% online and must include HANDS-ON instruction."

Contact the licensing office

Utah Division of Professional Licensingcommerce.utah.gov/dopl/electrical

Words to know

Apprentice
Someone who learns the trade on the job, working under a licensed worker.
Journeyman
The license level after apprentice. Some states write journeyperson, journeyworker or journey level.
Master
A higher license level, for a worker with more years in the trade. It often lets you supervise others.
JATC
A Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, an apprenticeship program run together by a union and contractors.
Continuing education
Classes you take to keep your license.
Endorsement
Applying with a license you already hold in another state.
Prov
A company that runs licensing exams for state and city offices.
NASCLA
The National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, which gives a contractor exam that some states accept.
Qualifier
The licensed person a business names as responsible for its work.
Median
The middle figure. Half of the workers earn more, and half earn less.

Sources

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  3. Utah Legislature, Utah Code 58-55-301(1)(a), "License required -- License classifications -- Scope."
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  5. Utah Division of Professional Licensing, electrician licenses, experience
  6. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
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  9. Utah Legislature, Utah Code 58-55-302(1)(d), "Qualifications for licensure."
  10. Utah Division of Professional Licensing, electrician licenses, fees
  11. Utah Office of Administrative Rules, Utah Admin. Code R156-1-308a, Table 1 "Renewal Dates"
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  13. Utah Office of Administrative Rules, Utah Admin. Code R156-55b-302b(6), "Qualifications for Licensure - Examination Requirements"
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  25. U.S. Department of Labor national apprenticeship data, extract of August 17, 2026

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