Nebraska journeyman electrician exam: format, NEC edition and fee
The Nebraska State Electrical Board licenses journeyman electricians, and PSI has run its exams since 1 October 2023, when the Board moved them from ICC. These facts come from the Nebraska State Electrical Division's pages, the Board's Policy 37, PSI's two Nebraska journeyman test listings and PSI's NASCLA bulletin (dated 27 September 2024), read on 13 November 2026. Nebraska sets its own rules and can change them, so confirm with the Board and the bulletin before you book.
The exam in brief
- Vendor: PSI, at test centers only. The Division says there is no at-home testing. PSI's Nebraska sites are in Grand Island, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff and Sidney, and PSI has centers outside the state too.
- NEC edition: 2023. The Division says all PSI testing switched to the 2023 code on 1 August 2024, and the bulletin accepts a 2020 or 2023 book (see the next section).
- Which exam: PSI lists two Nebraska journeyman exams, the "NE Journeyman Electrician" ($120, 270 minutes) and the "NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Journeyman Electricians" ($130, 300 minutes). Only the NASCLA exam has a published outline.
- NASCLA journeyman exam: 100 questions in 300 minutes, with a minimum passing score of 75. Up to 10 unscored experimental items may be added, and the time you spend on them comes off your exam time.
- Book: open book. The NASCLA journeyman list allows the NEC or the NEC Handbook (2020 or 2023), OSHA's construction and general industry standards (29 CFR 1926 and 1910), NFPA 70E (2024), Ugly's Electrical References (2023), NFPA 72 (2022) and Mike Holt's Understanding Electrical Theory for NEC Applications. A blueprint packet is handed out at the test center. Books may be highlighted, underlined and indexed with permanent tabs only, and must not be written in or hold extra papers.
- Calculator: silent, nonprinting and non-programmable.
- Route: apply to the Board online. A journeyman license needs at least four years (8,000 hours) of verifiable electrical experience, and the Division lists a $90 application fee. Once you are approved, the Division sends your eligibility to PSI, and PSI emails you a link to schedule along with the bulletin for your exam. The Division's email also includes a short quiz on the State Electrical Act and Board rules, which you send back after you pass.
- Retakes: the bulletin gives you 90 days from approval to test, with one attempt per approval. If you do not pass, you apply to the Board again. Policy 37 allows three attempts a year, counted from your first approval, and then a 90-day wait.
- License fee: $37.50 for a license issued in an even-numbered year, $75 in an odd-numbered year.
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Which exam and which edition
PSI's listing for the NE Journeyman Electrician exam links the same NASCLA bulletin, which has no section of its own for that exam, so its question count and passing score are not published. The Division lists four topics for every license exam except apprentice registration: the 2023 NEC, basic electrical theory, the Nebraska State Electrical Act, and emergency circuits including fire alarm circuits. The NASCLA outline has no law area, but the state exam may include State Electrical Act questions, which our course does not cover. Ask the Board which exam your approval is for, and read the bulletin PSI sends you.
On the edition, the bulletin says code questions use only the code editions it lists. The Division moved PSI testing to the 2023 code on 1 August 2024 and said the bulletins would allow a 2020 or 2023 book. If you bring a 2020 book, practice your lookups in it, because section numbers can move between editions. The open-book rules guide shows how other states' book rules compare.
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What it covers
The NASCLA journeyman outline lists ten areas by item count: Interpreting Plans and Specifications 6, Basic Electrical Safety 8, Electrical Theory and Principles 10, Testing and Troubleshooting 7, General Code Requirements 15, Wiring and Protection 18, Wiring Methods and Materials 16, Equipment for General Use 10, Special Occupancies and Special Equipment 8, and Special Conditions and Communication Systems 2. Plans, safety and troubleshooting together make up 21 of the 100 items. Our journeyman exam outline touches plans and job safety only lightly and has no troubleshooting area, so study those from the OSHA, NFPA 70E and theory references on the list.
How our practice exam fits
Our practice exam is written to the 2023 NEC, the edition Nebraska tests, and has the same 100 questions as the NASCLA outline. It allows 240 minutes against NASCLA's 300, so you train at a faster pace than exam day asks. Read the safety references and practice plan reading separately, since the blueprint packet is only handed out on the day. The Board lists 13 states for journeyman reciprocity, Texas among them, and our Texas reciprocity post covers the Texas side. It is not Nebraska's exam. See the journeyman exam guide for how other states compare.
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Sources
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- NASCLA accredited examinations candidate information bulletin, PSI for the Nebraska State Electrical Board, dated 27 Sep 2024. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- PSI test listing for NE Journeyman Electrician, with its fee and 270-minute portion. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- PSI test listing for the NASCLA journeyman exam, with its fee and 300-minute portion. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- PSI Exams, Nebraska State Electrical Division. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- Exam Information and Licensing Applications, Nebraska State Electrical Division. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- Journeyman Electrician, Nebraska State Electrical Division. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- State Act Update and 2023 Code Adoption, Nebraska State Electrical Division. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
- Policy 37, exam testing requirements, Nebraska State Electrical Division, 11 Jul 2025. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
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