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Journeyman Electrician License in Kansas

Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

We found no state electrician licensing agency in Kansas. Cities and counties issue journeyman certificates, and state law names ICC, IAPMO and Prometric standard exams for local licensure. In Wichita and Sedgwick County, a journeyman certificate needs 75% on an approved exam and 2 years of documented field experience. Check with the city where you'll work.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses: We found no state electrician licensing agency. K.S.A. 12-1525 designates ICC, IAPMO and Prometric standard exams as the qualification exams for electrical contractor, master, journeyman and residential electrician licensure by local governments. Journeyman certificates are issued locally (Wichita/Sedgwick County MABCD and Topeka). Johnson County licenses contractors only. (ksrevisor.gov)
Exam vendor: ICC, administered through Pearson VUE. Prometric, Block and Experior are also accepted by some bodies. (iccsafe.org)
Exam (questions/time): ICC KGH Kansas Standard Journeyman Electrician: 80 multiple-choice questions, 4 hours, single exam, computer-based. ICC exam 558 is also 80 questions. (iccsafe.org)
Open book / references: Open book. For KGH: the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) and Ugly's Electrical Reference (any edition). For 558: the 2014 NEC and Ugly's (any edition). (iccsafe.org)
Passing score: 75%, set by the Wichita/Sedgwick County MABCD, Topeka and Johnson County. The 75% is a local rule, not a state statute. (iccsafe.org)
NEC edition: The ICC KGH exam is based on the 2017 NEC (exam 558 is on the 2014 NEC). Local adoption may differ. (iccsafe.org)
Experience required: Varies by body. Wichita/Sedgwick County MABCD journeyman: 2 years of documented field experience on company letterhead (or 1 year of field experience plus 1 year of electrical trade school). No more than 1 of the 2 years may come from trade school. Topeka: a notarized time-in-trade form. (sedgwickcounty.org)
Fees: $115 for the ICC exam through Pearson VUE (Kansas bulletin). Topeka's Prometric route adds a $50 trade board review. MABCD certificate $35 new and $35 renewal (2-year certificate). (iccsafe.org)
Reciprocity: No statewide reciprocity. MABCD says it does not reciprocate with state testing, and only the exams it lists are approved. (sedgwickcounty.org)

Where the license comes from in Kansas

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

Wichita / Sedgwick County, Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD): master and journeyman trade certificates
A journeyman certificate requires 75% or more on ICC 558 (Journeyman Electrician) or KGH (Kansas Standard Journeyman Electrician). Exams 565 and KGX are residential only. MABCD lists Block, Experior, Prometric, ICC and IAPMO as approved facilities. ICC exams are scheduled through Pearson VUE. Experience: 2 years of field experience (or 1 year plus 1 year of trade school). Certificate $35 new and $35 renewal, 2-year term, 12 CEUs.
sedgwickcounty.org
City of Topeka, Development Services: master, journeyman and apprentice trade licenses
Journeyman applicants must show 75% or more from Block, NIA-Block, Experior, Thomson-Prometric or Prometric, or an ICC (Pearson VUE) exam comparable to the Prometric standard exam. A $50 non-refundable trade board review applies to the Prometric route. A notarized time-in-trade form is required.
topeka.gov
Johnson County Contractor Licensing (JCCL): Class DE electrical contractor (covers Overland Park, Olathe and others)
Contractor level only, with no individual journeyman license. Uses the ICC Kansas 554/KGD Standard Master Electrician exam (75% or more) through Pearson VUE, and also considers ICC national exams at 75% or more.
jocogov.org

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

What’s on the exam

KGH content percent: General Knowledge 6; Services and Service Equipment 11; Feeders 4; Branch Circuits and Conductors 19; Wiring Methods and Materials 26; Equipment and Devices 13; Control Devices 4; Motors and Generators 6; Special Occupancies, Equipment, and Conditions 11 (100 total).

Confirm these with the board

Kansas City, Kansas / Wyandotte County: we found no official page; check with the Unified Government
Topeka experience requirement: not confirmed
Each local body decides which ICC exam ID it accepts; confirm with the body where you'll work

None statewide. Local: Wichita/Sedgwick County MABCD ↗

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

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