Open-book exam, graded on speed under pressure. Generic NEC prep teaches the rules but ignores codebook navigation reflex and the timed calculation work that decides most exams. We train both. First attempt or retake.
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A retaker, a first-timer, a guy testing next week, and a master candidate should not get the same study advice. Pick the box that sounds most like your situation.
A failed attempt usually means a few sections bled points under pressure. Start with the retake plan, then use the diagnostic to name the repair.
Read the retake planFirst attemptBefore you buy a giant course, take the free diagnostic. You will see whether calculations, grounding, motors, or lookup speed needs the first block.
Take the diagnosticExam booked soonWhen the date is close, the fix is pacing: easy answers first, recognized calculations second, slow lookups last.
Fix exam-day pacingMaster trackService loads, feeders, motors, transformers, and code navigation carry more weight. Use the master guide before you assume any practice bank fits.
Check master prepMost candidates who fail their state’s electrician licensing exam don’t fail because they don’t know the material. They fail because they ran out of time before they could prove it. Apprentices on their first attempt, retakers on their second, career-changers building knowledge from scratch. Every path ends at the same 4-hour clock with the same 800-page codebook in front of you.
Picture exam day. You sit down with the reference materials the test center allows and a hard clock running. Question 3 is a motor calculation that takes you 8 minutes because the Table 430.250 reference is unfamiliar. Now you have 12 fewer minutes for the back third of the exam. Question 64 is a 30-second lookup you would have nailed if you had time. You don’t.
That’s the trap. Whether you’re reviewing what you’ve learned or learning it for the first time, the test grades two skills on top of knowledge: codebook navigation reflex (find article 250.66 in under 6 seconds, with or without your tabs) and calculation muscle memory (run voltage drop without consulting the formula sheet). Generic NEC prep teaches the rules. We train the speed.
JourneymanIQ is built for working electricians prepping for their licensing exam: apprentices working toward their first license, retakers fixing what cost them last time, journeymen heading for master. Same engine, different content tuned to where you are. The rest of this page shows exactly what’s inside.
One real practice question, click-to-answer. Show the math when you’re ready. Same depth on every question in the bank.
Pick an answer. See if you got it. Read why.
Every state bank is built this way. Texas, California, Michigan, Washington, and Maryland each get original questions tagged to that exam’s NEC edition and domain mix. Each question carries the controlling article, the wrong-answer reasoning, and a memory hook in plain English.
Each state has its own question bank, drill set, and prep plan. Same engine, different content tuned to the actual exam rules, topic mix, and codebook you sit with.
TDLR Journeyman Electrician exam
California General Electrician exam
Michigan Journeyman Electrician exam
Washington General Journey Level Electrician (01) exam
Maryland Journeyperson + Master Electrician exams
15 questions across the actual exam domains. 90 seconds. No signup. You see your weak topics before you commit a dollar.
A 30-day adaptive plan tells you what to study tonight. The engine surfaces questions weighted toward your bottom-2 domains, not your strongest.
Practice questions, code-navigation drills, calculator walkthroughs, formula cards on spaced-repetition. 60-90 minutes a day. Mobile-first.
Wave Mock simulates the 5-pass exam strategy. Run it twice in the last 2 weeks. When your score crosses 80% in practice mode, you’re ready.
Most prep sites tell you the count. Here’s the count plus what each piece does for you on exam day.
Generic NEC prep misses the state exam layer. JourneymanIQ keeps every state’s study path separate, tuned to that exam’s rules, edition, and topic mix.
Most prep tools assume you have your personal marked-up codebook in front of you. California candidates need index speed without that assumption.
Most calculators give you the answer. Ours show the work step-by-step with the NEC article citation, so you learn the method, not just the number.
The wave-pass method is the single biggest difference between candidates who finish the exam and candidates who run out of time. We built the simulator that trains it.
You decide if you’re ready. We just tell you the truth about where you stand.
We’re honest about where competitors are stronger. Use the right tool for your situation.
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Massive video library. Self-paced. Built for the multi-month learner.
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Adaptive practice for the focused 30 to 60-day window. Tells you what to study tonight, surfaces your weakest topics, simulates the 5-pass exam strategy.
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Calculation workbooks. The gold standard for hand-calc drilling.
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All six TDLR domains and four California domains, not just calculations. Mobile-first daily structure.
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Free but unstructured. 4,000 hours of content with no idea which 60 minutes you actually need.
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A daily plan that tells you what to study tonight. Adaptive surfacing of your weak topics. The 60 minutes that matter.
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Outdated NEC editions. Inaccurate at best, copyright violations at worst.
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Original questions, current NEC 2023 references, every wrong answer reasoned, every article tagged.
Pass rates verified from TDLR Electrician Exam Statistics (FY2025) and DIR official 2022 data. See /exam-stats for the full breakdown.
Or $129 one-time for 3 months of access if you’re prepping over a longer window. Same access, $43/month effective, and Pro+ does not auto-renew. The diagnostic is always free and runs without a signup.
Cancel anytime. Pause whenever. Your progress and readiness score stay in your account.
YouTube has 4,000 hours of NEC content. None of it adapts to where you stand. You can spend a Saturday watching videos and end up with 6 hours of generic explanation across topics that don’t move your score, and zero structured drilling on the topics that will. JourneymanIQ tracks every question you answer and surfaces the topics you’re weakest on. The platform thinks like a foreman who knows where you’re bleeding points and points you at the right material every night.
No. Your account stays active. Your progress, your readiness score, your weak-spot data: all of it sits in your account. Cancel any month. The button lives in your account settings. No retention call. No ‘are you sure’ forms.
The exam is hard. Many candidates don’t pass on the first try. The platform doesn’t promise outcomes. It tracks where you stand and updates after every session. If your readiness score reads 58, that’s what it says. We won’t soften the number to keep you subscribed. If you do fail, your account stays active. Most guys who fail twice fail because nothing changed in their prep between attempts. The platform shows you what to change.
Yes. Every TDLR question is written to NEC 2023, the edition the Texas exam is referenced to. California General Electrician prep follows the current DIR/CPS HR bulletin, which lists NEC 2023, NFPA 70E 2024, and the CAL/OSHA guide as provided references. When exam references change, the platform updates.
Yes. The app runs in any modern phone browser. Same questions, same calculators, same study guides. Most working electricians study during slow stretches at work or on the couch after dinner. Mobile-first means you don’t need to be at a desk to make progress.
Every practice question is original content, written and tagged against current NEC 2023 references and the state exam outline. Every wrong answer carries a reasoning trace and a memory hook so you understand the trap. Every readiness score is the truth. We don’t soften the number to keep you subscribed. Every NEC reference is paraphrased, never reproduced verbatim, because NFPA owns the copyright and we respect it.
JourneymanIQ is run by working tradespeople. The Texas bank shipped first because that’s where we knew people. California followed once we’d done the research on the current DIR/CPS HR/Pearson VUE bulletin and the provided-reference rule. Every feature you see was built because a real candidate told us they needed it: index keyword drills for provided references, the Wave Mock for time pressure, spaced-repetition formula cards because cramming doesn’t stick.
What we promise is concrete: we tell you which NEC sections to focus on, in priority order, based on what your diagnostic revealed. Adaptive practice surfaces your weak topics so your study window goes to the gaps, not the strengths. The work is yours to do. We just point you at the right material every night.
The JourneymanIQ Study Hall is open to everyone. Rooms by state and by NEC skill, a fresh drill every day, answered questions that cite article numbers instead of copied code, live group sessions, and real-time chat with others sitting the same exam. You post under a pseudonym, never your real name.
15 minutes. No signup. We’ll tell you which sections of your state’s exam will lose you points if you walked in this week.
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