Journeyman electrician license in California
8000Training hours or experience
8,000 hrs of on-the-job-experience, plus 720 hours of related and supplemental instruction1
The details
- License name
- Certified General Electrician.12
- Education or training
- 8,000 hours of on the job experience plus 720 hours of related and supplemental instruction.1
- Exam
- A certification examination after the required experience or an approved trainee curriculum.1
- Fees
- $75 application fee, non-refundable, plus $100 for each examination.2
- Licensing board
- California Department of Industrial Relations, Electrician Certification Unit.1
The sources we read do not say: renewal, moving from another state.
Sources
- Some on the job experience: general electrician, California Department of Industrial Relations, Electrician Certification Unit, checked 1 November 2026
- Application for Electrician Certification, California Department of Industrial Relations, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.