Oklahoma electrician license requirements

Apprentice or trainee

• Register as an apprentice under a licensed contractor or approved school, or your hours won't count. Minimum age is 16.
• Apprentice: $5 application plus $20 registration, renewed yearly.
• From 2026, renewing apprentices need 3 hours of continuing education a year. Up to 3 apprentices per journeyman.

Journeyman

• You must be at least 18.
• Unlimited journeyman: 8,000 on-the-job hours, including 4,000 commercial or industrial. Up to 2,000 hours of formal electrical education can substitute.
• Residential journeyman: 4,000 on-the-job hours. Up to 1,000 education hours can substitute.

Exam and application

1. 1.

   Apply to the Construction Industries Board. Approved candidates schedule with PSI.

2. 2.

   Unlimited: 100 questions in 4 hours. Residential: 80 questions in 3.5 hours. Both are open book (2023 NEC) and need 70%.

3. 3.

   Retest after 30 days.

Fees

Exam vendors often charge their own testing fee on top of state fees.

Reciprocity

With written agreements only: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. The license must be current, held a year and not grandfathered.

Good to know

• Oklahoma also issues a Refinery Electrical Journeyman license. Proposed rule changes could adjust fees.