Category: Electrician careers, career change & licensing

NEC 312 and 404 for the Journeyman Exam: Cabinet Wiring Space, Wet Locations and Switch Installation Rules

2026 NEC cabinets (312) and switches (404): the 40 and 75 percent wiring space limits, wet-location fittings, knife switch position and 6 ft 7 in.

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NEC 250.30 Separately Derived Systems for the Journeyman Exam: Bonding Jumper, Electrode and GEC Size Step by Step

How 2026 NEC 250.30 grounds a transformer secondary: one bonding point, the building electrode, a GEC sized from the derived conductors, worked out.

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NEC 250.118 with 348 and 350 for the Journeyman Exam: When Flexible Conduit Counts as the Equipment Grounding Conductor

2026 NEC 250.118 lists what can serve as the equipment ground. See when LFMC qualifies: 3/8 to 1/2 trade size, 20 A or less, 6 ft total.

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NEC 250.104 and 250.92 to 250.94 for the Journeyman Exam: Bonding Piping, Structural Steel, Service Raceways and the Intersystem Terminal

2026 NEC bonding beyond the EGC: water and gas piping, structural steel (250.104), service raceways (250.92) and the intersystem bonding terminal.

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Texas Master Electrician Exam and Contractor Readiness: What It Tests, How It Differs From Journeyman, and Who Qualifies (2026)

The Texas Master Electrician exam in detail: eligibility (2 years as a Journeyman and 12,000 hours), the two-part PSI exam on the 2026 NEC, how its topic weights differ from…

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Texas Maintenance Electrician License: Requirements, the Exam, the In-House Exemption and How It Compares With Journeyman (2026)

How the Texas Maintenance Electrician license works: 8,000 hours under a Master or Maintenance Electrician, the $20 mailed application, the 60-item PSI exam, annual renewal with 4 hours of CE,…

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Texas Journeyman Lineman License: Who Needs It, the 7,000-Hour and 3.5-Year Routes, and the 40-Item Exam (2026)

How the TDLR Journeyman Lineman license works in Texas: what lineman work it covers, who is exempt (including utility work under the utility's exclusive control), the 7,000-hour DOL apprenticeship or…

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Fire Alarm Work in Texas: Who Regulates It, Which License You Need, and How It Relates to an Electrician License (2026)

Who regulates fire alarm work in Texas and what it means for electricians: TDLR's electrician-licensing exemption for fire alarm circuits, the State Fire Marshal's Office fire alarm licenses (technician, planning…

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Texas Apprentice Electrician, Year 3: Motors, Transformers, Troubleshooting and Getting Ready to Apply for Journeyman (2026)

A guide to the third year of a Texas electrical apprenticeship (about 4,000 to 5,999 hours): the motor, transformer, controls and troubleshooting skills to build, the Residential Wireman option at…

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Texas Apprentice Electrician, Year 2: What to Learn, How Your Hours Add Up, Pay and Changing Employers (2026)

A guide to the second year of a Texas electrical apprenticeship (about 2,000 to 3,999 hours): the skills to build, how fast hours add up toward 7,000 and 8,000, what…

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