Journeyman electrician license in Washington
8000Training hours or experience
8,000 hours, no more than 4,000 of which can be worked in 4,000 hour specialties1
The details
- License name
- 01 General Journey Level Electrician Certificate.1
- Education or training
- 8,000 hours of work experience, starting as an electrical trainee, plus 96 hours of Basic Classroom Instruction.1
- Exam
- After L&I approves your application, you schedule the exam with PSI.1
- Renewal
- Every 3 years on your birthdate, with 24 hours of approved continuing education including 8 hours of code update.1
- Moving from another state
- Reciprocal agreement with Oregon for general journeyman holders who completed an 8,000 hour apprenticeship with at least 576 classroom hours.1
- Licensing board
- Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.1
The sources we read do not say: fees.
Fee amounts are on the application forms, not the page we opened. Renewal fees double after expiration.
Sources
- Electrician, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.