WA State Licensing
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries requires all contractors, journeymen, trainees and administrators to have an electrical license.
6A - unlimited voltage/phase/amperage.
6B - single-phase below 250 volts and less than 120 amps.
They also offer HVAC General/Specialty contractor licenses.​
all contractors are required to have an electrical administrator on staff.
continuing education
Master electricians and electricians, are required to complete 24 hours of continuing education course work in the 3 years between certification renewals:
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8 hours of your CEUs must be on currently adopted National Electrical Code (NEC) changes.
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4 hours must be on currently adopted Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 19.28 and related Washington Administrative Codes (WAC). The remaining 12 hours of continuing education credits can be any other course from the list of approved courses below. You cannot take the same class more than once and receive credit.
Note: Continuing education courses can only be credited to electricians, master electricians, and administrators. They do not count toward a trainee’s basic classroom instruction requirements.
basic classroom
Basic classroom courses are intended for electrical trainees. These courses meet a trainee’s educational requirements both for renewal of their certificate and for electrical examination approval. Trainees must take 48 hours of basic classroom instruction every 2 years to renew their certificate. These hours may be included as part of a registered apprenticeship or electrical training program, or they can be taken separately. As their name suggests, these courses must be taught in a classroom-based environment. Electricians, administrators, and master electricians who take basic classroom instruction courses can only receive credit for these courses as industry related instruction.
Note: If a specialty electrician is also a trainee, basic classroom instruction can only count toward their trainee renewal or their continuing education – it can’t be counted twice.
Becoming an Electrical Administrator
To become an administrator you must take and pass the administrator exam for the specialty you would like to be certified in. There are no prerequisites to take the administrator exam. Anyone can take an administrator exam by contacting PSI, the testing center responsible for administration of electrical exams for L&I.
There are 2 levels of electrical administrator certificates: general (AD01) and 14 specialties
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Electrical administrators are required to complete 24 hours of continuing education course work in the 3 years between certification renewals:
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8 hours of your CEUs must be on currently adopted National Electrical Code (NEC) changes.
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4 hours must be on currently adopted Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 19.28 and related Washington Administrative Codes (WAC). The remaining 12 hours of continuing education credits can be any other course from the list of approved courses below. You cannot take the same class more than once and receive credit.