State of Maine Requirements

The information listed below is a snippet from the "State of Maine Electricians' Examining Board" website. Click here to view the entire document. 

State of Maine Electricians' Examining Board - Master Electrician

A Master Electrician is a qualified individual engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment.

Requirements

• Examination - Complete at least 4,000 hours of service as a journeyman electrician or at least 12,000 hours of experience in electrical installations, as defined in section 1101, and complete a program of study comprising 576 hours consisting of 45 hour courses each in Electricity I, Electricity II, Electronics I, Math I, Controls I, Controls II, Motors, Blueprint Reading/Drafting, Transformers and a current National Electrical Code course and 126 hours of degree-related courses as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution .

• Reciprocity - The Electricians' Examining Board shall issue a license to any person who files a sworn application, is licensed by another state or territory of the United States that has a reciprocity agreement with the State of Maine, who has passed a written examination from the reciprocating state and is actively engaged in work as an electrician for a minimum of six years. The State of Maine presently has reciprocity agreements with New Hampshire and Vermont.

• Continuing Education - 15 Hour current National Electrical Code course as adopted by the board. The current National Electrical Code update schedule (PDF) is based on an assumed 3 year code cycle and subject to actual publication dates by the National Electrical Code.

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