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Becoming an electrician in America requires several thousand hours of education.
Licensing is administered at the state level through the State Board of Electrical
Examiners.
A lot of the education has to do with learning building codes for safety reasons, which
are enforced at the local level and conform to national standards set by the
National Electrical Code (NEC), which has been backed by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). The NEC is nine chapters and provides insight on
material for the written test that must be taken for licensure. Electrical professions
begin with apprenticeships, then move to Journeymen and ultimately advance
to the zenith of Master Electrician.
Different states have different requirements for licensure. Texas has ten different
electrical licenses. Due to strict building code regulations, local governments sometimes
only allow licensed electricians for certain electrical installation and repair work.
Ultimately, electricians are high paid professionals who must continue education
as electrical technology evolves and improves.
