Electrician Licenses

Class A License

To perform the work of Master Electrician. “Master Electrician” shall in short mean any person engaged in the installation or repair of electrical wiring, appliances or devices for heat, light or power purposes or for signaling devices operating on 50 volts or more and any person who supervises or contracts to perform the foregoing work.

Download Class A Application

Application Fee

A $50.00 fee must be paid at time of application, refundable if not eligible for testing. (This covers first testing fee.) $20.00 fee to be paid to retest, payment must be made in advance.

$100.00 fee plus $50.00 for a sign will be required after passing the test. The annual renewal fee shall be $100.00 payable on or before the expiration date. There is a late renewal charge of $50.00.

Qualifications Required

• Place of Business
  The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Board that he/she has or will establish a place for the regular transaction of business or that he/she is exclusively employed by a person who owns or operates a plant used or occupied for commercial or industrial purposes.
• Experience
  The applicant shall have successfully served as a Journeyman for at least five (5) years in the electrical contracting and construction field. Trade school training may reduce the five (5) year requirement at the discretion of the Board.
• Knowledge
  The applicant shall have a working knowledge of electricity, and the natural laws of electricity, appliances and devices for electric light, heat, power and signaling purposes used and required in such work, combined with a practical working knowledge of the National Electrical Code. The applicant shall demonstrate this knowledge in a written examination.
• Age and Citizenship
  The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and must be a minimum of twenty-one years of age.
• Application and License Fees
  All applicants must show proof of $500,000.00 Liability Insurance.

Class B License

To perform the work of Master Electrician but only for a single job or installation at one location or property. See “Waiver of Exam” below. Must have current valid license from another area that currently reciprocates with Greene County.

Download Class B Application

Application Fee

$150.00 fee for residential, commercial/industrial, $150.00 if job is under 5000 square fee, $500.00 if over 5000 square feet, (One job only). This license is renewable once at $50.00. If the job is not completed at the end of two years the applicant must file another application and submit a fee of $100.00.

Qualifications Required

• Place of Business
  The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Board that he/she has or will establish a place for the regular transaction of business or that he/she is exclusively employed by a person who owns or operates a plant used or occupied for commercial or industrial purposes.
• Experience
  The applicant shall have successfully served as a Journeyman for at least five (5) years in the electrical contracting and construction field. Trade school training may reduce the five (5) year requirement at the discretion of the Board.
• Knowledge
  The applicant shall have a working knowledge of electricity, and the natural laws of electricity, appliances and devices for electric light, heat, power and signaling purposes used and required in such work, combined with a practical working knowledge of the National Electrical Code. The applicant shall demonstrate this knowledge in a written examination.
• Age and Citizenship
  The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and must be a minimum of twenty-one years of age.
• Application and License Fees
  All applicants must show proof of $500,000.00 Liability Insurance.