Kentucky journeyman electrician exam: format, NEC edition and fee
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Electrical Licensing Board licenses journeyman electricians, and Prov runs the exam. These facts come from Prov's Kentucky bulletin (KY CIB 2026.11.09, last revised 9 November 2026) and Prov's Kentucky test page, read on 9 November 2026. Prov says it does not decide which exam you need, so ask the Board before you schedule. Kentucky sets its own rules and can change them, so confirm with the Board and the bulletin before you book.
The exam in brief
- Exam: Journeyman Electrician (Skill Exam), 2023 edition
- Vendor: Prov
- NEC edition: 2023. Prov says the items were selected to comply with the 2023 NEC.
- Questions: 80
- Time: 180 minutes
- Passing score: 70%
- Book: open book. The 2023 NEC and Ugly's Electrical References (2017) are both marked open book. Permanent tabs are allowed, repositionable tabs and sticky notes are not, and highlighting and underlining must be in pen and done before the exam. Formulas handwritten in pen before the exam are allowed where your licensing board authorizes them, and no other handwritten notes are.
- Where you test: one of Prov's 11 testing centers in Kentucky, or from home through Prov's remote proctoring.
- Fee: $80, paid to Prov when you register.
- Retakes: no limit on attempts, with 30 days between them.
- Language: English or Spanish.
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What it covers
The bulletin lists ten areas by item count: General Electrical Theory and Principles 7, Plan Reading 5, Wiring and Protection 15, Wiring Methods and Materials 17, Motors and Controls 11, Equipment for General Use 10, Special Occupancies 5, Special Equipment 4, Special Conditions 3 and Communication Systems 3. Business and law questions sit in Kentucky's separate electrical contractor exam, not in this one. Each area falls into one or more of the twelve in our journeyman exam outline. Our outline folds plan reading into its definitions and general requirements area, so give Kentucky's 5 plan reading items some extra practice.
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How our practice exam fits
Our practice exam is written to the 2023 NEC, the edition Kentucky's journeyman exam uses, and like Kentucky's it has no law and rules section. It is 100 questions in 240 minutes against Kentucky's 80 in 180, so Kentucky's pace is a little faster at 2.25 minutes a question. Motors and controls carry 11 items here, more than in our outline, so work extra motor circuit problems. Since Ugly's is on the open-book list, practice with it beside your NEC. It is not Kentucky's exam. See the journeyman exam guide for how other states compare.
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Sources
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- Kentucky Electrical Licensing Board examinations, Prov. Retrieved 9 Nov 2026.
- Electrical Licensing Board candidate information bulletin, Prov, KY CIB 2026.11.09, effective 31 Oct 2026, last revised 9 Nov 2026. Retrieved 9 Nov 2026.
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