Required Books
The references listed below are permitted to be taken into the examination. These references may be tabbed (with a permanent index tab) and highlighted. They are available for purchase from our online bookstore or by calling 800-992-1910.
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Pre-Approval is required to sit for the exam.
Journeyman – * If Reciprocal check off from which state and be sure to include a certified letter from reciprocating state (New Hampshire or Maine ONLY), Photocopy of license is NOT acceptable form of proof.
* If you have completed the Vermont Apprenticeship Program (within the past 2 years) please include a copy of your completion certificate – affidavits not required for this submission.
* If neither of the above applies you must show proof of 12,000hrs of experience through signed affidavits from your previous employers.
* $115.00 3 year license fee.
A person licensed under this chapter as a journeyman electrician is entitled to perform electrical installations under the direction of a master electrician or a type-s journeyman in connection with that specialty field, and may supervise an apprentice electrician or an electrician's helper employed by a master electrician under the master electrician's direction. In the case of an apprentice or helper, “supervise” means that the journeyman is physically present on the work site and is immediately available to direct and supervise that apprentice or helper.
To apply for Board review and approval, submit a completed application to the State at the following address:
State of Vermont
Division of Fire Safety
1311 US Route 302 B Berlin Suite 600
Barre, VT 05641-2351
(802) 479-7561
Reciprocity agreements exist with New Hampshire and Maine.
Vermont equires 15 hours of Continuing Education each year for both Masters & Journeyman
The exam is 90 questions, open-book with a 4-hr time limit.
Exam fees are $65 for Paper & Pencil testing & $100 for Computer based testing.
Topics include General Knowledge, Service & Servie Equipment, Feeders, Branch Circuits & Conductors, Wiring Methods & Materials, Equipment & Devices, Control Devices, Motors & Generators, Special Occupancies, Equipment & Conditions, Local Amendments.
American Contractors offers a 2-day seminar to prepare for the Vermont Journeyman Electrician examination. Please contact us at 800-992-1910 for more information.
This seminar will cover the National Electrical Code as it applies to your state contractor licensing exam. With more than 20 years in the electrical industry, author of several books and currently an inspector at one the world's largest and most popular theme parks, our instructor will impress you with his knowledge of the code and his relaxed teaching style.
You will leave prepared for the exam but you will also gain important information that can be applied to your trade everyday. Most importantly, each component of your exam will be covered including the math. Test strategy is also covered to ensure you are confident about taking the exam.