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Every Page on This Site, Grouped

Every North Carolina page here, in the order you meet it: what the state licenses, the exams and their format, the code edition in force, your city, and the free practice.

How this is organized

Each page below cites the rule, the statute section or the bulletin its numbers come from. Where sources disagree, the page says so instead of picking one.

The path

• North Carolina Electrician Questions - Answered and Cited

  Twenty North Carolina electrician questions answered in the words people type, each tied to the Board, the licensing statute or the exam handbook.

• North Carolina Electrical Apprenticeship - How to Start

  A North Carolina electrical apprenticeship is a job with class hours. The state registers programs through ApprenticeshipNC and issues no apprentice card.

• How to Become an Electrician in North Carolina - Steps

  To become an electrician in North Carolina you get hired by a licensed contractor, learn in a program, log hours, then sit a Board exam for a class.

• North Carolina Electrician License - Requirements 2026

  A North Carolina electrician license is a business license in the Limited, Intermediate, Unlimited or a special restricted class. Hours, exam and fees.

• NC Electrical License Experience - Hours and Credit Rules

  NC electrical license experience is counted in two buckets: total hours and a primary floor inside them, from 3,000 hours at Limited to 9,000 at Unlimited.

The licenses

• North Carolina Electrical Contractor License - The Rules

  The North Carolina electrical contractor license goes to the business, with a listed qualified individual behind it, an exam at 70 and a yearly fee.

• Journeyman Electrician North Carolina - What Exists Here

  A journeyman electrician in North Carolina holds no state card. The word means an experience credit, an apprenticeship card or a Raleigh certificate.

• NC Electrical License Classifications - What Each Allows

  NC electrical license classifications run Limited, Intermediate and Unlimited plus seven special restricted classes, each with its own dollar limit.

Rules and money

• NC Electrical License Lookup - How to Verify a License

  An NC electrical license lookup runs on the Board's free public search. Here is what it shows, how to read a class and when a paid verification applies.

• NC Electrical Continuing Education - Hours and Classes

  NC electrical continuing education is 8 hours a year for Limited, Intermediate, Unlimited and SFD, 4 for special restricted, half of it in a classroom.

• NC Electrical License Fees and Renewal - Every Amount

  NC electrical license fees start at $125 to apply and sit, then run $100 to $200 a year by classification, with a $25 late renewal fee.

• NC Electrical License Reciprocity - Ten States and a Test

  NC electrical license reciprocity covers ten states. The technical exam is waived, but a 25 question North Carolina laws and rules test still applies.

The exam

• NC Electrical Contractor Exam Questions - Answered

  Twenty questions about the NC electrical contractor exam and the code, each answered in a few sentences and cited to the Board, PSI or the state code page.

• NC Electrical Exam Book Rules - Tabs, Marks and Books

  NC electrical exam book rules: bound references only, no loose leaf, no post-it tabs, marking done before the session, and no writing during the exam.

• What Is on the NC Electrical Contractor Exam - By Area

  What is on the NC electrical contractor exam: the Board prints a subject matter scope in its handbook, and its reference list shows what the paper covers.

• NC Fire Alarm and Low Voltage Exam - 50 Questions, 3 Hours

  The NC fire alarm and low voltage exam, SP-FA/LV, is 50 multiple choice questions in three hours, open book, with the 2020 NEC and NFPA 72 allowed.

• NC Intermediate Electrical Contractor Exam - Format

  The NC Intermediate electrical contractor exam is 100 questions in six hours, open book. It needs 5,750 hours, and the license needs a bonding statement.

• NC Limited Electrical Contractor Exam - 100 Questions

  The NC Limited electrical contractor exam is 100 multiple choice questions in up to six hours, open book, and 70 out of 100 passes. Here is the format.

• NC Residential Dwelling Electrical Exam - SP-SFD Format

  The NC Residential Dwelling exam, SP-SFD, is 40 multiple choice questions in three hours, open book. It needs 3,000 hours with 2,000 of them primary.

• Failed the NC Electrical Exam - Retakes and the Wait

  Failed the NC electrical contractor exam? The wait is three months in the same classification, the re-apply form is separate, and a review costs $25.

• NC Special Restricted Electrical Exams - Format and Fee

  NC special restricted electrical exams for SP-PH, SP-WP, SP-ES and SP-EL run 40 questions in three hours, open book, at a minimum grade of 70.

• NC Swimming Pool Bonding Exam - 25 Questions, 1 Hour

  The NC Swimming Pool Bonding exam, SP-SP, is 25 multiple choice questions in one hour, open book, on the 2020 NEC, with a minimum grade of 70 to pass.

• NC Electrical Exam Day - ID, Centers and What to Bring

  What to bring to the NC electrical contractor exam: two signature bearing IDs, one with a photo, your own bound books, and the seven PSI center addresses.

• NC Unlimited Electrical Contractor Exam - 100 Questions

  The NC Unlimited electrical contractor exam is 100 questions in six hours, open book. It needs 9,000 hours and two supervise and direct statements.

• Which NEC Edition Is on the NC Electrical Exam - 2020

  The NC electrical contractor exam is written on the 2020 National Electrical Code, with NFPA 72 2013 where that book is allowed. Here is what that changes.

The code

• North Carolina 2023 Electrical Code - Adopted, Delayed

  The North Carolina 2023 electrical code is adopted but not in force. Its published status is an indefinite delay from an original date of 1 January 2025.

• North Carolina Electrical Code Amendments - What Changed

  North Carolina electrical code amendments sit in two published documents for the 2020 edition, and one of them redefines selective coordination.

• North Carolina Electrical Code - Which NEC Edition Now

  The North Carolina Electrical Code in force is the 2020 edition, the 2020 NEC with state amendments, effective 1 November 2021 and still marked current.

Your city

• Asheville NC Electrician License - Classes and Exam Site

  An Asheville electrician license comes from the state Board. Here is the five year IBEW apprenticeship, the college program and the PSI test center.

• Charlotte NC Electrician License - Classes and Exam Site

  A Charlotte electrician license comes from the state Board, not the city. Here are the apprenticeships, the college program, the test center and local pay.

• Durham NC Electrician License - Classes and the Exam

  A Durham electrician license comes from the state Board. Here are the training center and college program in the city, the nearest test site and local pay.

• Fayetteville NC Electrician License - Classes and Exam

  A Fayetteville electrician license comes from the state Board. Here is the college program built for it, the PSI test center and local electrician pay.

• Greensboro NC Electrician License - Classes and Exams

  A Greensboro electrician license comes from the state Board. Here is the college program, the nearest test centers, and what electricians earn locally.

• Raleigh NC Electrician License - Classes and Exam Site

  A Raleigh electrician license means a state Board classification, and Raleigh also runs its own journeyman certificate. Classes, test center and pay.

• Wilmington NC Electrician License - Classes and Exam Site

  A Wilmington electrician license comes from the state Board. Here is the four year Cape Fear apprenticeship, the PSI test center and local pay.

• Winston-Salem NC Electrician License - Classes and Exam

  A Winston-Salem electrician license comes from the state Board. Here is the college program, the PSI test center and what local electricians earn.

Study

• NC Electrical Contractor Exam Study Plan - Six Weeks

  A six week NC electrical contractor exam study plan built on the Board's own advice: the handbook, the 2020 code book, an hour a day and timed practice.

• NC Electrician Practice Questions - Free, by Topic

  Free NC electrician practice questions by topic, with the working and the code section on every miss, plus a timed practice test and the $79 bank.

• NC Electrician Exam Tools - Calculators, Games and Labs

  Free NC electrician exam tools: eight calculators, six games, four labs and five drills that show the working, plus the hours calculator for eligibility.

Practice

• North Carolina Electrician Practice Test, Free and Timed

  Thirty free practice questions, timed and scored by content area, with the arithmetic worked out on every miss and the code section named.

• North Carolina Electrician Practice Questions by Topic

  Fifty four free question sets, twenty five questions each, every answer opening with the code section it comes from.

• Diagnostic - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  24 questions, then the two areas to work on. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Where does it live? - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Name the article, against the clock. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Question of the day - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  One a day, with a streak. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Spot the violation - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  A drawn scene, find what is wrong. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Calculation ladder - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Eight rungs, ten problems each. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Method calculators - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  You type the table values in. Free, no account, and every answer names the section it comes from.

• Agricultural buildings questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on agricultural buildings, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Ampacity derating questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on ampacity derating, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Appliances and water heaters questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on appliances and water heaters, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Box fill questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on box fill, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Boxes and conduit bodies questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on boxes and conduit bodies, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Branch circuit ratings questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on branch circuit ratings, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Branch circuits questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on branch circuits, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Cable types questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on cable types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Conduit fill questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on conduit fill, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Continuous loads questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on continuous loads, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Disconnecting means questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on disconnecting means, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Enclosure types questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on enclosure types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Equipment grounding conductor questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on equipment grounding conductor, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Expansion fittings questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on expansion fittings, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Feeders questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on feeders, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Gfci afci locations questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on gfci afci locations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Grounding electrode conductor questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on grounding electrode conductor, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Grounding electrodes questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on grounding electrodes, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Grounding vs bonding questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on grounding vs bonding, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Hazardous locations questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on hazardous locations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Health care questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on health care, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Hvac circuits questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on hvac circuits, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Location types questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on location types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Luminaires and closets questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on luminaires and closets, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Marinas questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on marinas, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Motor calculations questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on motor calculations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Motor feeder sizing questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on motor feeder sizing, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Motor overload protection questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on motor overload protection, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Multiwire branch circuits questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on multiwire branch circuits, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Neutral current carrying questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on neutral current carrying, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Neutral ground bond questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on neutral ground bond, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Ohms law questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on ohms law, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Overcurrent small conductors questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on overcurrent small conductors, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Panelboards questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on panelboards, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Parallel conductors questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on parallel conductors, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Photovoltaic systems questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on photovoltaic systems, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Physical damage questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on physical damage, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Pools and spas questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on pools and spas, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Power calculations questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on power calculations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Receptacle spacing questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on receptacle spacing, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Receptacle types questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on receptacle types, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Separately derived systems questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on separately derived systems, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Series parallel questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on series parallel, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Services questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on services, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Support and securing questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on support and securing, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Switches questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on switches, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Tap rules questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on tap rules, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Temporary installations questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on temporary installations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Termination temperature questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on termination temperature, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Transformer calculations questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on transformer calculations, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Underground burial questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on underground burial, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Voltage drop questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on voltage drop, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Wiring methods questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on wiring methods, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

• Working space questions - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty five free practice questions on working space, each answer opening with the section it comes from.

Tools

• NC Electrician Experience Calculator - Hours to Test

  North Carolina electrician experience calculator. Put in the hours you have worked and it tells you which classification you can apply for and when.

• Which North Carolina Electrician License Do You Need? Free Router

  Answer two questions and see which North Carolina electrician credential your situation points at, with the hours, the exam, the fees and the trap on that route.

• Voltage drop calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Table 8 built in, both methods. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Conduit fill calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Tables 1, 4 and 5 built in. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Box fill calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Every box in Table 314.16(A). Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Wire size calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Load to conductor, with the steps. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Ampacity calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Correction, adjustment, termination cap. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Motor calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  FLC, conductors, overload, device. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Transformer calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  kVA to amps and the device. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Ohm's law calculator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Any two values give the other two. Free, with the method written out and the section named.

• Ampacity sprint - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Table 310.16 against the clock. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Wire size sprint - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Table 310.16 in reverse. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Code navigation race - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Name the chapter, article or section. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Definitions flashcards - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Article 100 terms, spaced out. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Which table? - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  A job, four tables, one right book page. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

• Grounding, bonding, or both - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Twenty-four items, three buckets. Free, against the clock, with the section behind every prompt.

Labs

• North Carolina Electrician Labs, Bend, Wire and Build

  Four free hands-on labs: bend EMT, wire a three way, fill a box and build a grounding electrode system, with the section named on every line.

• Conduit bending simulator - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Offsets, saddles and 90s, worked live. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Switch wiring lab - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  3-way and 4-way, drag the wires. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Box fill lab - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Drop conductors in and watch it fill. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Grounding electrode lab - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  Build it, bond it, size the GEC. Free, and the rule is named on every move you make.

• Conduit bending math - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The multipliers, worked in prose. The method in prose, with the section behind each step.

• 3-way switch wiring - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  What each conductor is doing. The method in prose, with the section behind each step.

• 4-way switch wiring - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The switch in the middle. The method in prose, with the section behind each step.

Study

• Ampacity derating - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on ampacity derating, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Box fill - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on box fill, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Conduit fill - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on conduit fill, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Grounding electrode conductor - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on grounding electrode conductor, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Grounding vs bonding - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on grounding vs bonding, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Motor feeder sizing - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on motor feeder sizing, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Motor overload protection - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on motor overload protection, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Neutral ground bond - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on neutral ground bond, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Power calculations - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on power calculations, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Termination temperature - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on termination temperature, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.

• Voltage drop - North Carolina Electrician Prep

  The study page on voltage drop, written to the 2026 numbering with the edition North Carolina tests on named at the top.