Can you get a Texas electrician license with a felony?

Most people need about 4 years to reach journeyman, since TDLR requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under a master electrician and full-time work adds up to about 2,000 hours a year. You can take the journeyman exam at 7,000 hours, and a residential wireman license takes 4,000 hours. A master license takes 12,000 hours plus two years holding a journeyman license.

TDLR's fees are low. The apprentice license costs $20, a journeyman license is a $30 application plus a $78 PSI exam, and a master license is a $45 application plus a $78 exam. A residential wireman license is $20 to apply and $64 for the exam, and each license renews every year for the same amount as its application fee.

Yes. TDLR requires apprentices to complete 4 hours of continuing education before each yearly renewal, or to be enrolled in a TDLR-registered electrical apprenticeship training course. The hours must come from a TDLR-registered provider and be taken during the license term you're renewing, and Buildforce's TDLR-approved CE course covers all 4 hours online for $5.

Sometimes. TDLR has reciprocal agreements for journeyman licenses with Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming, and for master licenses with a shorter list of states. You need to have passed that state's exam, held the license for at least a year and logged 8,000 hours (12,000 for a master) under a master electrician. Each agreement has its own paperwork, so check the list for your state before you apply.

It depends on the conviction. TDLR reviews criminal history case by case, looking at the nature of the offense and how long ago it happened, and a review can take one to six weeks. Applicants with a conviction send a Criminal History Questionnaire with the application, and you can ask TDLR to review your background before you apply.