How to get an electrician license in Massachusetts: the official requirements
The Journeyman Electrician license, the experience and training it takes, the exam and how to apply, from the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians.
In Massachusetts, the state electrical license for individual electricians is issued by the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians. The Journeyman Electrician license from the Board of State Examiners of Electricians, which you qualify for by exam. Experience and training: 8,000 hours of work over at least 4 years under a licensed Massachusetts journeyman. Licensing exam: The Board's licensing exam, scheduled with PSI, the Board's exam vendor, once your online application is approved. PSI exam fees are paid to PSI. How to apply: Apply online on the eLIPSE portal and upload the required documents there, including a DOL CORI form; payment is also made in eLIPSE.
Massachusetts electrician license requirements
| Requirement | Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| License you apply for | The Journeyman Electrician license from the Board of State Examiners of Electricians, which you qualify for by exam. |
| Apprentice or trainee registration | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians. |
| Experience and training | 8,000 hours of work over at least 4 years under a licensed Massachusetts journeyman. |
| Classroom hours | 600 hours of Board-approved education, plus a 15-hour Code-Update class. |
| Licensing exam | The Board's licensing exam, scheduled with PSI, the Board's exam vendor, once your online application is approved. PSI exam fees are paid to PSI. |
| How to apply | Apply online on the eLIPSE portal and upload the required documents there, including a DOL CORI form; payment is also made in eLIPSE. |
| Background check | A DOL CORI (criminal offender record information) form is part of the online application. |
| State fees | Journeyman application fee: $31, paid when you apply. License fee: $104, paid once you are approved. Fee payments are non-refundable; exam fees are paid to PSI and not included. |
| License term | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians. |
| Continuing education | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians. |
Where the official source we read does not state something, the table says so rather than guessing. Fees shown are the licensing authority's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, schools, apprenticeship programs, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
This page covers the electrical license issued by the state. Cities and counties can have their own registration, permit or license rules; ask the local building department where you will work.
How to get licensed in Massachusetts
- Complete 600 hours of education at a Board-approved school.
- Work 8,000 hours over at least 4 years under a licensed Massachusetts journeyman.
- Take the 15-hour Code-Update class.
- Apply online in eLIPSE with your documents, including the DOL CORI form, and pay the $31 application fee.
- Once approved, schedule and take the exam with PSI.
- When you are approved for licensure, pay the $104 license fee.
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How this page is built
Each fact on this page comes from the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians (sources named below), read on the dates shown, with the exact wording we relied on kept on file. Requirements and fees change; the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians's current instructions govern. We re-read each state's sources every six months (next review by May 10, 2027).
- Not legal advice.
- Licensing rules can change. Verify current requirements with the issuing agency.
- Fees shown are the licensing authority's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, schools, apprenticeship programs, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
- This page covers the electrical license issued by the state. Cities and counties can have their own registration, permit or license rules; ask the local building department where you will work.
- This page covers the individual license named above. Master, contractor, specialty, sign, residential, limited and out-of-state (reciprocity) licenses have their own rules.
- Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure, Board of State Examiners of Electricians, Apply for an individual electrical or systems license (read in Chrome), official source, read Nov 9, 2026.