SUPERVISING ELECTRICIAN

Summary
Hawai‘i’s supervising
electrician requirements are higher than the national median. It ranks in the top quintile in experience
required and fees. Hawai‘i also does not provide for some form of reciprocity
or endorsement. In addition, it does not require continuing education for
license renewal.
Requirement
|
Hawai‘i
|
Category Rank
|
National Median
|
OVERALL
RANK (quintile)
|
1
|
|
|
Education
and Experience
|
9 years
experience
|
1
|
6 years
experience
|
Examination
|
Written
examination
|
Not Ranked
|
All
states that license supervising electricians require a written examination
|
Fees
|
$340
|
1
|
$169
|
Continuing
Education
|
None
|
5
|
5 hours per year. Hawai'i is one of 9 states that do not
require continuing education
|
Reciprocity
or Endorsement
|
No
|
1
|
Hawai'i is one of 9 states that do not
provide for some form of reciprocity or endorsement
|
Notes on supervising
electrician ranking:
1 = most difficult, most requirements, highest fees.
5 = least difficult, fewest requirements, lowest fees.
Licensing: Sixteen
states do not license supervising electricians or its equivalent. Another five states license its supervising
electricians at the city, county, or local level but do not administer the
license at the state level. These
twenty-one states were not included in the study or ranking.
Education and Experience: Only
Massachusetts specifically requires classroom instruction. All other states that license supervising
electricians or its equivalent accept experience. Experience includes any experience required to obtain
a journeyman's license plus journeyman experience required for a supervising
electrician's license.
Examination: This category was not ranked. All states
require a written examination.
Fees: Rank is based
on the cost of an initial license, and an annualized renewal fee.
Continuing education: This is expressed as hours per year. In states that issue multi-year licenses,
this number is an annualized amount. Hawai'i is one of nine
states that do not require continuing education.
Reciprocity: Rank is
based on whether a state offers reciprocity or endorsement. A rank of 1 was
assigned for states that do not have reciprocity or endorsement, and a rank of
5 for states that do. Hawai'i is one of nine states that license
supervising electricians that do not specifically provide for some form of
reciprocity or endorsement.
Sources: In addition to state websites, we
referred to Contractor's State Licensing Information Directory, National
Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, 2005 Edition.