In the USA, each state typically requires Electricians to be licensed. You can click on the state name below to obtain the requirements for licensure and renewals.
The current National Electrical Code is adopted by the states based on each states laws & rules. Please check with the Authority Having Jurisdiction before beginning a course of study, so you know which revision of the NEC to use.
| Alabama | Hawaii | Massachusetts | New Mexico | South Dakota |
| Alaska | Idaho | Michigan | New York | Tennessee |
| Arizona | Illinois | Minnesota | North Carolina | Texas |
| Arkansas | Indiana | Mississippi | North Dakota | Vermont |
| California | Iowa | Missouri | Ohio | Utah |
| Colorado | Kansas | Montana | Oklahoma | Virginia |
| Connecticut | Kentucky | Nebraska | Oregon | Washington |
| Delaware | Louisiana | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | West Virginia |
| Florida | Maine | New Hampshire | Nevada | Wisconsin |
| Georgia | Maryland | New Jersey | South Carolina | Wyoming |
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