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How to get an electrician license in Oklahoma

Hours, exam, fees, renewal and continuing education for Oklahoma, pulled from official OK sources and checked .

Quick answer
  • Licensing body: Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB), Electrical
  • State journeyman license: Yes (CIB licenses unlimited, residential and refinery electrical journeymen statewide.)
  • Unlimited Electrical Journeyman: 8,000 verifiable hours of on-the-job electrical construction experience while employed by an electrical contractor and registered as an apprentice under a licensed journeyman or contractor. At least 4,000 hours must be commercial or industrial work, and up to 2,000 hours can come from formal electrical education shown on an official transcript.
  • Exam: open book, via PSI
  • Code edition: The PSI exams (bulletin effective 9/11/2026) use NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, 2023 edition.

Requirements by license

Unlimited Electrical Journeyman

Experience8,000 verifiable hours of on-the-job electrical construction experience while employed by an electrical contractor and registered as an apprentice under a licensed journeyman or contractor. At least 4,000 hours must be commercial or industrial work, and up to 2,000 hours can come from formal electrical education shown on an official transcript.Source: oklahoma.gov · as of
ExamPSI. Open book. 100 scored questions, 240 minutes, 70% to pass. Open book, NEC 2023 (PSI bulletin effective 9/11/2026). $92 per exam portion, paid to PSI. After a failed electrical exam you wait 30 days to retest.Source: test-takers.psiexams.com · as of
Fees
  • Journeyman license ($50 license + $25 processing): $75
  • Exam portion (paid to PSI): $92
Source: oklahoma.gov · as of · Exam fee: test-takers.psiexams.com
RenewalEvery year. A license lasts no more than 1 year and expires on the last day of your birth month. $75 to renew; a late fee starts 30 days after expiration, making the total $100.Source: oklahoma.gov · as of · Fees: oklahoma.gov
CE to renew12 hours per 3-year period
  • 6 hours on the codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission
  • 6 hours on approved electrical topics such as theory, wiring methods, grounding, NFPA 70E safety or the Electrical License Act
Required for renewals since January 1, 2026: 12 hours in the 36 months before renewal, from courses approved in advance by the Committee of Electrical Examiners.
Source: oklahoma.gov · as of · Section 1688.1 of the Electrical License Act.

Unlimited Electrical Contractor

Experience12,000 verifiable hours of electrical construction experience while employed by a licensed electrical contractor, including 4,000 hours and 2 years as a licensed unlimited journeyman and 6,000 hours of commercial or industrial work. Up to 2,000 hours can come from formal electrical education.Source: oklahoma.gov · as of
ExamPSI. Open book. Trade exam of 100 scored questions in 240 minutes, plus a business and law exam of 50 scored questions in 120 minutes; 70% to pass each. Open book, NEC 2023 (PSI bulletin effective 9/11/2026). $92 per exam portion, paid to PSI. After a failed electrical exam you wait 30 days to retest.Source: test-takers.psiexams.com · as of
Fees
  • Contractor license ($300 license + $30 processing): $330
  • Exam portion (paid to PSI): $92
Source: oklahoma.gov · as of · Exam fee: test-takers.psiexams.com
RenewalEvery year. Expires on the last day of the licensee's birth month. $200 to renew; a late fee starts 30 days after expiration, making the total $300.Source: oklahoma.gov · as of · Term: oklahoma.gov
CE to renew12 hours per 3-year period
  • 6 hours on the codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission
  • 6 hours on other approved electrical topics
Same rule as journeymen (section 1688.1).
Source: oklahoma.gov · as of

License types in Oklahoma

  • Unlimited Electrical Journeyman
  • Residential Electrical Journeyman
  • Refinery Electrical Journeyman
  • Unlimited Electrical Contractor
  • Residential Electrical Contractor
  • Limited Electrical Contractor
  • Electrical Apprentice (registration)
Source: oklahoma.gov · as of

Reciprocity (licensed in another state?)

Oklahoma has journeyman electrician reciprocity agreements with Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Your license can't be a grandfathered license, you must have held it for at least 1 year, and you complete the application with your work history. The reciprocal journeyman license fee is $75.Source: oklahoma.gov · as of · Fee: oklahoma.gov

FAQ

Does Oklahoma have a state journeyman electrician license?

Yes. The Construction Industries Board licenses unlimited electrical journeymen; you need 8,000 hours as a registered apprentice, with 4,000 hours of commercial or industrial work.

Is the Oklahoma journeyman electrician exam open book?

Yes. The PSI unlimited journeyman exam is open book with the 2023 NEC, and it has 100 scored questions in 240 minutes with 70% needed to pass.

How much does an Oklahoma journeyman electrician license cost?

The license costs $75, and each PSI exam portion costs $92.

Does Oklahoma have electrician license reciprocity?

Yes. Oklahoma has journeyman reciprocity with Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Your license must not be grandfathered and you must have held it for at least 1 year.

Already licensed? See Oklahoma electrician license renewal & CE requirements.

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