Each state has its own exam rules, weak-spot diagnostic, and practice bank built for that test. Pick yours to see the format, the rules, and where you stand.
TDLR Journeyman Electrician exam
Since March 2025 the exam is two separately-scored parts, and the Calculations part fails the most people. A strong code score no longer carries a weak math score.
California General Electrician exam
References are provided at the test center as on-screen PDFs you search, so the skill that decides it is knowing the Code's words and section numbers to search for, not memorizing the rules or tabbing a book.
Michigan Journeyman Electrician exam
Michigan needs 75%, five points higher than most states, and it is open book. Fast, accurate navigation in your bound code book is what clears the higher bar, and only factory tabs and markings are allowed, so you cannot index it yourself.
Washington General Journey Level Electrician (01) exam
About a fifth of the exam is a separate Washington Laws & Rules section on RCW 19.28 and WAC 296-46B that you pass on its own, and generic NEC prep skips it. The exam also still tests the 2020 NEC, not the 2023 field code.
Maryland Journeyperson + Master Electrician exams
Open book on the 2020 NEC, but only about one in four passes. The test rewards fast, accurate codebook navigation under the clock, not memorization.
These pages cover current exam format, fees, references, retake rules, and official sources. They are fact guides, not a claim that a paid state question bank is ready.
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