Oregon & Washington State License Information
WASHINGTON STATE
Department of Labor & Industries
Electrical Licensing & Certification
MAILING ADDRESS Ph: (360) 902-5269 LOCATION
P.O. Box 44000 Fax: (360) 902-5296 7273 Linderson Way SW
Olympia, WA 98504-4000 website: www.lni.wa.gov Tumwater, WA 98501-5414
Email www.ElectricalProgram@lni.wa.gov
ELECTRICAL TRAINEE REQUIREMENTS
Electrical trainees must work under the supervision of a Journeyman, Master or Specialty Electrician while they are gaining the required hours of experience to become certified as a Journeyman or Specialty Electrician. Trainees must renew their trainee cards every two years until they pass the state exam to become a Journeyman, Master or Specialty Electrician.
OREGON STATE
Building Codes Division
Licensing Department
MAILING ADDRESS Ph: (503) 378-4133 LOCATION
P.O. Box 14470 Fax: (503) 378-2322 1535 Edgewater St. NW
Salem, OR 97309-0404 website: www.bcd.oregon.gov Salem, OR 97304
OREGON LICENSE RENEWAL
3 year cycle
Continuing Education is part of the requirement for renewing most Electrical Licenses.
The table below gives the requirements by license type.
Please notice that a portion of Continuing Education credits must be from Code Change classes.
You have not met the Continuing Education requirements for license renewal if you do not have the correct amount of Code Change Continuing Education credits.
| LICENSE TYPE Required |
Code Change (CC) credits |
Total required cont Ed. Credits to Renew All credits may be
in CC |
| General Supervising Electrician |
S |
12CC |
24CR |
| Limited Supervising Electrician |
PS |
12CC |
24CR |
| General Journeyman Electrician |
J |
8CC |
24CR |
Limited Journeyman Manufacturing
Plant Electrician |
PJ |
8CC |
16CR |
| Limited Residential Electrician |
LR |
4CC |
16CR |
| Limited Maintenance Electrician |
LME |
2CC |
8CR |
| Limited Energy Technician Class A |
LEA |
8CC |
8CR |
| Limited Energy Technician Class B |
LEB |
2CC |
8CR |
| Limited Renewable Energy Technician |
LRT |
2CC |
4CR |
| LOOK UP YOUR OREGON LICENSE: www.licenseinfo.oregon.gov |
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CC = Code Change |
CR= Code Related |
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