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Journeyman Electrician License in Indiana

✓Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

We found no state electrician license in Indiana. The Indiana PLA profession list shows no electrician license. Cities and counties license them locally, so what you need depends on where you work. Check with the building department in your city or county.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses

We found no statewide board. The Indiana PLA profession list shows no electrician license. Licensing is by local building departments and boards. (in.gov)

Exam vendor

Varies by city. Prov publishes the official exam pages for the City of Richmond and the City of New Castle. (provexam.com)

Where the license comes from in Indiana

In Indiana, journeyman licensing is handled locally. Examples we verified:

• City of Richmond (a small city, listed because Prov publishes an official exam page)

  Prov Master Electrician exam: 75 questions, 180 minutes, 75% to pass, open book (NEC 2011 and American Electricians' Handbook 15th ed.), $100 fee. No journeyman exam is listed.

  provexam.com

• City of New Castle (a small city, listed because Prov publishes an official exam page)

  Prov Journeyman Electrician Residential exam: 50 questions, 180 minutes, 70% to pass, open book (NEC 2011 and American Electrician's Handbook 17th ed.), $100 fee. Prov also lists a Master Electrician exam (75 questions, 180 minutes, 70%).

  provexam.com

Requirements differ city to city. Check with the building or licensing department where you’ll work.

Confirm these with the board

• Indianapolis/Marion County and Allen County (Fort Wayne area): we have not confirmed their electrician licensing details. Check with the department directly.
• Evansville and South Bend: not confirmed
• Experience, fees and reciprocity: vary by city; confirm locally
• Indiana's adopted state electrical code edition: not confirmed. The Richmond and New Castle exam pages reference the 2011 NEC.

None statewide (the Indiana PLA profession list shows no electrician license); local building departments and boards ↗

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

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