Apply for a Master Electricians' certificate

You must qualify to apply for a master electrician's certificate.

Do I meet the eligibility requirements?

• If you have held a general journey level electrician certificate with L&I for at least 4 years, you may qualify to take the master general journey level electrician examination.
• If you have held a specialty electrician certificate with L&I for at least 2 years, you may qualify to take the master specialty electrician examination for that specialty.

There are 3 ways to apply:

1. Apply Online if you meet the eligibility requirements you can submit your application and pay your fee online. You'll need the following:
   • Your name and address.
   • Your Social Security number (required by federal law).
   • $154.00 application fee. (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express).
   • Email address and phone number.
2. Apply in person
   • Meet the eligibilty requirements as noted above.
   • Bring your completed master electrician's application to any L&I office location.
   • $154 application fee — Pay by Cash, Check, Money order, or Credit Card
3. Apply by mail
   • Meet the eligibilty requirements as noted above.
   • Complete a master electrician's application.
   • Send your completed application form and $154 application fee, payable by check or money order to the L&I address printed on the application.

We will approve or deny your application within 5 days, and notify you by mail.

If you are approved, you are responsible for scheduling an exam with PSI. Information on how to schedule the exam is included in the approval letter. Study the content outlines for your exam.

If you are denied, you will receive information indicating why the application was denied and how to re-apply.

Refunds

The application fee is non-refundable after a certificate has been issued. Refund requests before the certificate has been issued can be made in writing to L&I, minus a processing fee of $33.30.