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How to become an electrician in New Hampshire
8,000 hours of supervised work, then the state exam.1 New Hampshire licenses electricians through the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.1
Pick your way in
Every route ends at the same place: 8,000 logged hours and the state exam.
Earn while you learn
A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.
- Pay
- From day one
- In NH
- 35 registered programs
Classroom first
Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.
- Pay
- You pay tuition
- In NH
- 1 schools with programs
Start on a crew
Get hired as a helper by a licensed electrical contractor and log hours on the job.
- Pay
- Paid on the job
- Start
- No experience needed
The license steps
journeyman and master from the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.
Start as an apprentice or trainee$33 registration
Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.
- Issued by
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
- Cost
- $33 registration
Log 8,000 hours8,000 hrs
About 4 years of full-time work under a licensed electrician. Keep your own log of hours and pay stubs.
- Issued by
- Your employer signs off
- Time
- 8,000 hrs
Pass the journeyman and master exam
Apply to the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification with your hours, then book the exam with Prov.
- Issued by
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
Keep it currentEvery year
Renew every year. 15 hours on the latest NEC changes, due within 12 months from January 1 after each new NEC edition; 30 classroom hours a year for apprentices past their fifth card renewal
- Issued by
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
- Time
- Every year
Run your own shop
To bid and contract on your own you need a electrical contractor license or registration.
- Issued by
- NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)
Exam vendor, code book, fees, renewal and reciprocity for the New Hampshire journeyman and master.
$62,840
a year is the median for electricians in New Hampshire ($30.21 an hour, May 2025).4
Pay by city and percentileQuestions
How long does it take to become an electrician in New Hampshire?
About 4 years of full-time work: the journeyman and master requires 8,000 hours of supervised experience.1
Do you need a license to work on your own as an electrician in New Hampshire?
Check the NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) before you bid work on your own.2
Are electricians in demand in New Hampshire?
Projections Central expects about 370 electrician openings a year in New Hampshire through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3
Find an apprenticeship near you
35 registered programs in New Hampshire. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.
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Sources
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (gencourt.state.nh.us, 2026-10-27)
- NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) (oplc.nh.gov)
- Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New Hampshire, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)