Texas journeyman license cost starts at the $30 TDLR application fee plus $78 per PSI exam sitting. Add your code book, tabs, travel and any retakes here.
Updated 2026-10-17 · Read the article ›Texas Experience Verification Form (ELC017): one per supervising master electrician, with hours, dates, license info and a signature. Check every field here.
Updated 2026-10-17 · Read the article ›Texas journeyman exam study materials must match the 2026 NEC, the two-part PSI format and the outline. Check your code book, tabs and practice tests here.
Updated 2026-10-17 · Read the article ›Texas journeyman exam NEC book rules: bring a soft-bound NEC. Prior notes and highlighting are fine; only publisher permanent tabs; no spiral or Handbook.
Updated 2026-10-22 · Read the article ›The Texas journeyman exam format has two parts: NEC Knowledge, 59 items in 130 minutes, and Calculations, 26 items in 110 minutes. Pass each at 70%.
Updated 2026-10-17 · Read the article ›Texas journeyman exam calculator rules: PSI allows only a non-programmable, silent, battery-operated calculator with no paper tape and no alphabet keyboard.
Updated 2026-10-22 · Read the article ›Journeyman exam conduit and box fill: count allowances under 314.16, then for conduit use the 40% column of Chapter 9 Table 4, divide and round down.
Updated 2026-10-22 · Read the article ›How to apply for a Texas journeyman electrician license: mail form ELC-LIC-005, your hours forms and a $30 check or money order to TDLR in Austin.
Updated 2026-10-17 · Read the article ›How Texas electrical apprentices can practice wiring and terminations on de-energized lab boards, and what a good termination looks like when checked.
Updated 2026-10-19 · Read the article ›Where Texas electrical apprentices practice wire prep and pulling, how a pull crew splits the work, and the signals and safety habits for your first pull.
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