How to renew the Apprentice Electrician License.

Apprentice Electrician and Apprentice Electrical Sign Licenses Renewal

Apprentice Electrician and Apprentice Electrical Sign Licenses Renewal

An Apprentice electrician license is valid for one year. TDLR (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation) will send a reminder by email or postcard 60 days before the license expires. At that point, the apprentices must choose either to:

• Take four hours of continuing education, which you can find HERE, or 
• Enroll in a department-registered electrical apprenticeship training course for license renewal.

The coursework must be completed within the term of the license or before the expiration of the license. Otherwise, it will cause late fees.

The required course must be from an approved TDLR provider. It should address the following:

• National Electrical Code, 
• Texas Electrician Law 
• Texas Electrician Administrative Rules 
• Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E)

To learn the steps on how to renew a license or find out more information on an Apprentice Electrician license renewal please read Continuing education for electricians in Texas.

The time to renew an apprentice license might be a suitable time to consider future steps in this career. To look into the requirements to become a Journeyman Electrician please read below for Journeyman Electrician and Journeyman Electrician Sign Licenses.

Apprentice Electricians’ Individual Licenses specifics.

An apprentice electrician learns and assists in the installation of electrical work under the supervision of a master electrician, journeyman electrician, or residential wireman.

An apprentice electrical sign learns and assists in the installation of electrical sign work under the supervision of a master electrician, master sign electrician, or journeyman sign electrician.

Requirements:

• Minimum age Apprentice Electrician: sixteen 
• Minimum age Apprentice Electrical Sign: eighteen
• Experience: none
• Temporary license: Apply online at TDLR’s website, valid for one year, no exam necessary.
• The temporary license is valid for one year.

How to renew the Journeyman Electrician Sign Licenses.

Journeyman Electrician and Journeyman Electrician Sign Licenses

A journeyman electrician works under the general supervision of a master electrician or on behalf of an electrical contractor, while performing “Electrical Work” (installing, maintaining, or extending an electrical wiring system and the appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with the use of electrical energy).

Journeyman Sign Electricians are licensed to perform electrical sign work while working under the general supervision of a Master Electrician or a Master Sign Electrician.

Requirements for license: 

• Complete and document 8,000 hrs. of on-the-job training under supervision of a Master electrician.
• Apply for verification from TDLR and take an exam before completing the 8,000 hrs.
• Apply by mail for the initial license application
• The license is valid for one year.

How to renew the Journeyman Electrician and Journeyman Electrician Sign Licenses

Journeyman Electrician and Journeyman Electrician Sign License Renewal

A Journeyman electrician license is valid for one year. TDLR  will send a reminder by email or postcard 60 days before the license expires. 

It is mandatory to:

• Take four hours of continuing education from an approved TDLR provider (Find the course HERE).
• The required course should address the following:
  • National Electrical Code, 
  • Texas Electrician Law 
  • Texas Electrician Administrative Rules
  • Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E)

The coursework must be completed within the term of the license or before the expiration of the license, otherwise, it will cause late fees.

To learn the steps on how to renew a license or find out more information on a Journeyman Electrician license renewal please read

Continuing education for electricians in Texas.

The period to renew a journeyman license might be a suitable time to consider the future steps on this career. To look into the requirements to become a Master Electrician please read the page Master Electrician License or Master Sign Electrician License.

Journeyman Industrial Electrician License

A Journeyman Industrial Electrician engages in electrical work exclusively at businesses that operate a chemical plant or plants from the gas and oil industry. This is a limited license and cannot be used to obtain a Master Electrician License.

Requirements for license: 

• Complete and document 8,000 hours of on-the-job training as a licensed electrical apprentice under the supervision of a master electrician.
• Apply for verification from TDLR
• Pass the journeyman industrial electrician examination.
• Apply by mail for the initial license application.
• The license is valid for one year.

Journeyman Lineman License

A Journeyman Lineman electrical work involves the maintenance and operation of equipment that transmits and distributes electricity from the electricity’s original source to a substation for further distribution.

This is a limited license and cannot be used to obtain a Master Electrician License.

Requirements for license:

• Complete and document 7,000 hours of training in an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor.
• Or 3 ½ years of experience as a journeyman lineman for an electric utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or electrical contractor in Texas. 
• Apply for verification from TDLR.
• Pass the journeyman lineman examination.
• Apply by mail for the initial license application.
• The license is valid for one year.