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Delaware Division of Professional Regulation · checked 2026-10-21

Delaware Electrician License Requirements

Statewide master, limited, residential and journeyperson electrician licenses issued for the Board of Electrical Examiners under 24 Del. C. chapter 14. Master electrician: 4 years of experience at minimum, plus an exam.

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  1. 1JP · Journeyperson electrician 4 years
  2. 2ME · Master electrician 4 years
Issued by
Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
Top credential
Master electrician
Time to top
4 years
Exams
2 of 2 levels
Reciprocity
none named

License levels in Delaware

The Delaware path has 2 steps on this page: Journeyperson electrician and Master electrician. The source counts experience in hours and classroom instruction separately; the "time from start" column turns those hours into full-time years at 2,000 hours a year.

LevelExperienceClassroomTime from startExamFees
JP Journeyperson electrician8,000 hours—4 yearsYesNot printed
ME Master electrician8,000 hours576 h4 yearsYesNot printed
JP4 yearsME4 years
Years from the start of the trade to each Delaware electrician level, from the hours and years in the source (2,000 hours counted as one full-time year). Bars are to scale.

Journeyperson electrician (JP)

At least 20 years old, and either a board-approved apprenticeship with its final exam (the state exam is then waived) or more than 8,000 hours of full-time electrical work and the written standardized exam. Source: 24 Del. C. § 1408, Electrician license qualifications.

Master electrician (ME)

One of: 8,000 hours of full-time experience under a licensed master electrician plus 576 hours of related instruction (the route used for the time shown); six years of full-time experience under a master; or four years under a master plus two years of technical training. Then the written standardized exam. Source: 24 Del. C. § 1408, Electrician license qualifications.

Delaware also issues narrower classes on the same page: Limited electrician (three years, or 4,000 hours plus 288 hours of related instruction) and Residential electrician (over 4,000 hours or an approved residential apprenticeship, plus exam).

Exam

2 of the 2 levels listed here require an exam: Journeyperson electrician and Master electrician. The source does not print a pass mark.

Fees

The Delaware source read prints no dollar amounts for this license. The code sections read print no fees; fees are set by the Division of Professional Regulation.

Reciprocity

The Delaware sources read for this trade name no reciprocity agreement and no route for out-of-state licensees.

Seen from the other side: Maryland lists Delaware among its partners on its own board page (Maryland). Each state applies its own conditions, so read both pages.

How Delaware compares

Among the 24 states on this site that state a minimum time to the top electrician credential, Delaware ranks 7 of 24 from shortest (2 years) to longest (9 years). New Hampshire, California, Florida and Georgia set the same 4 years. The classroom requirement here peaks at 576 hours.

South Carolina2 yearsNew Hampshire4 yearsCalifornia4 yearsFlorida4 yearsGeorgia4 yearsArizona4 yearsDelaware4 yearsNevada4 yearsWashington4 yearsMassachusetts5 yearsOhio5 yearsMinnesota5 yearsNorth Dakota5 yearsVirginia5 yearsConnecticut6 yearsMaine6 yearsTexas6 yearsMichigan6 yearsOklahoma6 yearsMaryland7 yearsKentucky8 yearsMontana8 yearsOregon8 yearsHawaii9 years
Minimum years to the top electrician credential in each state that states one; Delaware highlighted. Bars are to scale; states whose source gives no floor are not drawn.

Same trade elsewhere: California · Texas · Florida · Ohio · Georgia. All states side by side: Electrician license requirements by state.

Other trades in Delaware

All covered trades on one page: Delaware trade licenses.

Background reading: From apprentice to master: how long each state takes · How trade license exams work.

Questions

Who issues the electrician license in Delaware?

Delaware Division of Professional Regulation, Board of Electrical Examiners. Statewide master, limited, residential and journeyperson electrician licenses issued for the Board of Electrical Examiners under 24 Del. C. chapter 14.

How long does it take to qualify for the Master electrician in Delaware?

4 years by this site's count. One of: 8,000 hours of full-time experience under a licensed master electrician plus 576 hours of related instruction (the route used for the time shown); six years of full-time experience under a master; or four years under a master plus two years of technical training. Then the written standardized exam.

Does Delaware have electrician license reciprocity?

The Delaware sources read name no reciprocity agreement for this trade.

Sources and last checked

WhatSourceChecked
Issuing authorityDelaware Division of Professional Regulation, Board of Electrical Examiners2026-10-21
JP requirements24 Del. C. § 1408, Electrician license qualifications2026-10-21
ME requirements24 Del. C. § 1408, Electrician license qualifications2026-10-21
Law cited24 Del. C. § 14082026-10-21

This page summarises what the Delaware source said on 2026-10-21. It is general information, not legal advice; the board's own page and the statute are the authority and can change. Confirm with Delaware Division of Professional Regulation before applying. The free official route is the board itself: its page, application forms and staff answer eligibility questions.