Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from New Hampshire's official board.
The 560 education hours inside a registered apprenticeship is the requirement out-of-state electricians most often fail on, because many states have no classroom component at all. Check that the program, not just the hours, matches before applying by endorsement.
| Requirements | JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN. FOUR YEARS of full-time work, or 8,000 HOURS of work IN NOT MORE THAN SIX YEARS, as an apprentice electrician in an apprenticeship program that includes NOT LESS THAN 560 HOURS OF EDUCATION. Three conditions, and each one bites differently. The hours can be accumulated over up to six years, so part-time or seasonal work is accommodated, but there is a ceiling: hours older than the six-year window do not carry. And the 560 classroom hours must be part of an apprenticeship program, not merely coursework taken alongside the job. The board publishes its apprenticeship requirements separately from its licensing requirements; read both, because the apprenticeship page is where the education standard is set. |
| Reciprocity | New Hampshire's journeyman license is named in North Dakota's published reciprocal agreement, so it carries into the plains-state network. For applicants coming into New Hampshire, the board licenses by ENDORSEMENT against these same four-year / 8,000-hour / 560-education-hour standards, so an out-of-state applicant should check their apprenticeship's education component before applying. |
| Renewal | Licenses renew with the Electricians' Board through OPLC on its published cycle, with continuing education in the National Electrical Code as a condition of renewal. |
| Notes | The 560 education hours inside a registered apprenticeship is the requirement out-of-state electricians most often fail on, because many states have no classroom component at all. Check that the program, not just the hours, matches before applying by endorsement. |
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