Alabama journeyman electrician exam: format, NEC edition and fee
The Alabama Electrical Contractors Board (AECB) licenses journeyman electricians, and Prov runs the exam. These facts come from Prov's Alabama bulletin (AL CIB 2026.11.09, last revised 9 November 2026), Prov's Alabama test page and AECB's "How to Get Licensed" page, read on 9 November 2026. Prov's bulletin also lists a NASCLA journey-level exam; this page covers the Alabama Electrical Journeyman exam, and the Board decides which exam you take. Alabama sets its own rules and can change them, so confirm with AECB and the bulletin before you book.
The exam in brief
- Exam: Alabama Electrical Journeyman
- Vendor: Prov
- NEC edition: 2023, the edition on the exam's reference list.
- Questions: 80
- Time: 240 minutes
- Passing score: 75%
- Book: open book, with the 2023 NEC and the American Electrician's Handbook (17th edition) both marked open book.
- Where you test: one of Prov's 19 testing centers in Alabama, or from home through Prov's remote proctoring.
- Fee: $115 for the journeyman exam, paid to AECB, not Prov. AECB adds a 4% service fee on card payments, and the journeyman license fee is $35 once you pass.
- Route: apply to AECB on paper, by mail or email, or online. The Board office must have everything by 4:00 PM fourteen days before its next meeting. Prov's page says you need a new approval from the Board before each attempt.
- Retakes: 30 days between attempts.
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What it covers
The bulletin lists fourteen areas by item count. The largest are General Electrical Knowledge 10, Raceways and Boxes 10, Conductors and Cables 10, Service, Feeders and Branch Circuits 9, and Grounding and Bonding 8. The rest are Motors 6, Special Occupancies and Equipment 6, Overcurrent Protection 5, Safety Information 5, Lighting 3, Low Voltage 2, Electrical Power 2, Illuminated Signs 2, and Fire Detection and Alarm Systems 2. There is no law and rules area. Most of these area names also appear on Connecticut's journeyperson outline. Each one falls into one of the twelve in our journeyman exam outline.
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How our practice exam fits
Our practice exam is written to the 2023 NEC, the edition on Alabama's reference list, and it runs on the same 240-minute clock. Alabama asks 80 questions in that time against our 100, so its pace is easier at 3 minutes a question, but its 75% passing score is a higher bar than the 70% most of the other bulletins we read set. Alabama gives lighting, signs and fire alarm their own items, while our outline folds them into larger areas, so give them extra time. Like Alabama's, ours has no law and rules section. If you already hold a Texas journeyman license, AECB lists the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation among its reciprocal boards, and our Texas reciprocity guide covers the Texas side. It is not Alabama's exam. See the journeyman exam guide for how other states compare.
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Sources
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- Alabama Electrical Contractors Board examinations, Prov. Retrieved 9 Nov 2026.
- Alabama Electrical Contractors Board candidate information bulletin, Prov, AL CIB 2026.11.09, effective 31 Oct 2026, last revised 9 Nov 2026. Retrieved 9 Nov 2026.
- How to Get Licensed, Alabama Electrical Contractors Board. Retrieved 9 Nov 2026.
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