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Delaware Journeyman Electrician License

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Last updated: October 24, 2026

Delaware licenses journeypersons at the state level. The Board of Electrical Examiners, part of the Division of Professional Regulation, issues the license after you pass an exam. You need at least 8,000 hours of full-time electrical work under a licensed master or limited electrician. The 2022 Prov bulletin lists 70 questions and a 75% pass mark; confirm the current figures with the board.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses

Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, Division of Professional Regulation (dpr.delaware.gov)

Exam vendor

Prov (dprfiles.delaware.gov)

Exam (questions/time)

70 questions, 3 hours, single journeyperson exam, computer-based at Prov test centers in Wilmington, Newark and Dover, or online. Figures are from the Prov candidate bulletin dated 03.09.2022. (dprfiles.delaware.gov)

Open book / references

Open book. (dprfiles.delaware.gov)

Passing score

75% (2022 bulletin) (dprfiles.delaware.gov)

Experience required

At least 8,000 hours of full-time experience performing electrical work under a licensed master or limited electrician. At least 4,000 of the 8,000 hours must be under a licensed master electrician. 4,000 hours as an apprentice under a limited electrician may be applied. (regulations.delaware.gov)

Fees

Exam $100 per exam. Journeyperson application fee $105. No separate license fee is listed on the Division's fee page. (dpr.delaware.gov)

Reciprocity

A current journeyperson license from any other state, US territory or DC. If no jurisdiction has substantially similar requirements, 5 years of practice under that license is required. Rule 11.4 defines substantially similar as 4 years full-time under a licensed master, a board-recognized licensing test, and 5 hours of NEC continuing education. The Division publishes no list of states. (regulations.delaware.gov)

What’s on the exam

Questions per area (70 total): General Electrical Theory & Principles 9; Plan Reading 4; Equipment for General Use 6; Motors & Controls 3; Wiring & Protection 14; Wiring Methods & Materials 22; Communication Systems 4; Special Conditions 3; Special Equipment 3; Special Occupancies 2.

Confirm these with the board

• NEC edition: official sources disagree; confirm with the board
• Allowed references on the exam: official sources disagree; confirm with the board

Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, Division of Professional Regulation ↗

Partly verified October 24, 2026: some items couldn’t be confirmed from official sources and are listed above

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