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How to become an electrician in Utah
8,000 hours of supervised work, then the state exam.2 Utah licenses electricians through DOPL.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 UT
- 59 registered programs
Classroom first
Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.
- Pay
- You pay tuition
- In UT
- 8 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 license from DOPL.
Start as an apprentice or trainee
Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.
- Issued by
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Electrician program
Log 8,000 hours8,000 hrs
About 4 years of full-time work under a licensed electrician. Plus 576 classroom hours. Keep your own log of hours and pay stubs.
- Issued by
- Your employer signs off
- Time
- 8,000 hrs
Pass the journeyman exam
Apply to DOPL with your hours, then book the exam with Prov.
- Issued by
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Electrician program
Keep it currentEvery 2 years
Renew every 2 years. 16 hours per license period, 12 of them core (8 hours on the NEC and 4 hours on NFPA 70E)
- Issued by
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Electrician program
- Time
- Every 2 years
Run your own shop
To bid and contract on your own you need a electrical contractor license or registration.
- Issued by
- DOPL - Electrical
Exam vendor, code book, fees, renewal and reciprocity for the Utah journeyman license.
$62,000
a year is the median for electricians in Utah ($29.81 an hour, May 2025).4
Pay by city and percentile- Salt Lake City–Murray$30.11
- Ogden$29.82
- Provo–Orem$29.26
- Logan$27.92
- St. George$27.17
Questions
How long does it take to become an electrician in Utah?
About 4 years of full-time work: the journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of supervised experience.2
Do you need a license to work on your own as an electrician in Utah?
Check DOPL before you bid work on your own.1
Are electricians in demand in Utah?
Projections Central expects about 1,420 electrician openings a year in Utah through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3
Find an apprenticeship near you
59 registered programs in Utah. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.
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Sources
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Electrician program (commerce.utah.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Electrician program: experience requirements (commerce.utah.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Utah, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)