Arkansas Residential Electrician (Master and Journeyman)

Requirements to Obtaining your License.

• Residential Master Electrician: New applicants must have three years experience in wiring one or two family dwellings.
• Residential Journeyman Electrician: New applicants must have two years experience in wiring one or two family dwellings.
• Pre-approval is required from the board before sitting for the exam.

Work that can be Done Under this License

A Residential Master electrician is any person who engages in the business of installing electrical power or control systems; maintaining, altering or repairing any electrical devices, equipment, or any other electrical apparatus in a one or two family dwelling. A Residential Journeyman electrician works under the supervision of a master electrician.

Applying to get your License

The license fee is $50 per year for a master license and $25 for a journeyman license.

To apply for a license, contact the Arkansas Board of Electrical Examiners at 501-682-4548. Your application must be processed before sitting for the exam. Average processing time is one week

Reciprocity Agreements

Continuing Education

Exam Details

• The Arkansas Residential Master Electrical exam consists of 60 questions and has a time limit of three hours while the Residential Journeyman exam has 40 questions and a time limit of 2 hours.
• The examination is OPEN book.
• The examination fee for a paper/pencil exam is $56 or if you wish to take your test on a computer for quicker score processing the fee is $86.
• A score of 70% is needed to pass.
• To schedule an examination, contact Experior at 1-888-763-0131.

Books and References for the Exam

• The following references recommended to study for the Arkansas Master and Journeyman examinations. These references may be purchased from our online contractors bookstore or by calling 1-800-952-0910. Please note that only the 2005 National Electrical Code may be used during the exam.

  • 2005 National Electrical Code
  • Alternating Current Fundamentals
  • Mike Holt's Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

Exam Review, Training, Education

As of this time, we do not have a seminar or study guide available. However, we do have practice tests available for the 2005 National Electrical Code. To enroll, click the following link or call our office toll free at 1-800-952-0910.