OKLAHOMA · electrician
Unlimited Electrical Journeyman
Oklahoma Construction Industries Board — Electrical License Unit →Scope of Work
An Unlimited Electrical Journeyman in Oklahoma may perform electrical work in the category for which the person is licensed while employed by a licensed electrical contractor. A journeyman cannot contract to furnish labor or labor and materials in the journeyman's own name. Source: OAC Title 158 Chapter 40 §158:40-5-2, Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/electrical-industry/title_158_chapter_40.pdf).
Experience and Training
Applicants for the Unlimited Electrical Journeyman examination must be 18 years of age or older and must verify 8,000 hours (4 years) on-the-job experience in the electrical construction trade under the supervision of a journeyman or contractor, while employed by a licensed electrical contractor. At least 4,000 hours of the experience must be verified in commercial or industrial work. No more than 2,000 verified actual classroom hours of formal electrical education may be counted toward the experience requirement. Source: OAC 158:40-7-1(b). A Registered Apprentice Electrician registration must be on file with the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board for all experience obtained in Oklahoma, per OAC 158:40-9-1(a).
Military Crosswalk
Oklahoma accepts substantially equivalent education, training, and experience completed as a member of the Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard, or Naval Militia toward licensure examination under OAC 158:40-9-2.1 and OAC 158:1-3-10.
Exam
The electrical license examination includes written questions (open book, closed book, and problems) based on the standard of installation adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (NEC and the electrical portion of the IRC), and a practical shop portion. The maximum grade value on each part is 100 points and the passing score is 75% or more on each part. Source: OAC 158:40-9-2.
Reciprocity
Oklahoma recognizes reciprocity only where a written reciprocity agreement exists between the Construction Industries Board and the applicant's home state under OAC 158:40-7-5. Applicants without a reciprocity agreement may qualify for Exam Equivalency under OAC 158:40-9-2.4 if the home state exam is pre-approved by the Committee and the applicant scored 70% or higher, is in good standing, and has no pending disciplinary matters.
Renewal and CE
1-year renewal cycle. Renewal journeyman license fee is $75.00 (late fee $100.00), journeyman application fee is $25.00, and initial journeyman license fee is $50.00. Continuing education is 6 hours every 3 years or 36 months preceding the license expiration date; a licensee is exempt from CE for 3 years from the date the licensee passed the current licensing exam. Source: OAC 158:40-9-3(b) and OAC 158:40-9-4.
Scope Limitations
A journeyman cannot contract in the journeyman's own name, cannot pull permits as a contractor, and cannot supervise more than three apprentices at a job site. Foreman or supervisor duties on any electrical work require a valid journeyman or contractor license in the appropriate category. Source: OAC 158:40-5-2 and OAC 158:40-11-2.