Michigan journeyman electrician exam: format, NEC edition and fee
Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), through its Bureau of Construction Codes, licenses journeyman electricians, and PSI runs the exam. These facts come from PSI's Michigan electrical bulletin (effective 8/20/2026), read on 7 November 2026. Michigan sets its own rules and can change them, so confirm with LARA and the bulletin before you book.
The exam in brief
- Exam: Journeyman Electrician
- Vendor: PSI
- NEC edition: 2023. Other editions may be used during the exam, but the questions are based on 2023.
- Questions: 80
- Time: 150 minutes
- Passing score: 75%
- Book: open book. The NEC with factory markings, highlighting and factory tabs only, plus Michigan's licensing act and electrical code rules. No NEC Handbook.
- Calculator: the bulletin lists calculators among personal items you cannot bring. Read the bulletin for what is provided.
- Fee: $100 per attempt
- Attempts: journeyman candidates get 2 attempts within 1 year, then reapply with the state.
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What it covers
Michigan lists its topics without weights: grounding and bonding, overcurrent protection, wiring methods, boxes and cabinets, services, feeders, motors and controls, special occupancies, load calculations, lighting, appliances, box and raceway fill, power-limited circuits, electrical theory and trade knowledge, and Michigan's licensing act and rules. Each NEC topic falls into one of the twelve areas in our journeyman exam outline.
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Our practice exam is written to the 2023 NEC, the edition Michigan tests, but it is 100 questions in 240 minutes rather than Michigan's 80 in 150, and it does not cover Michigan's act and rules. With only two attempts a year, practice at Michigan's pace too: under 2 minutes a question.
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Sources
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- PSI examinations, Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes. Retrieved 7 Nov 2026.
- Electrical candidate information bulletin, PSI for Michigan, effective 8/20/2026. Retrieved 7 Nov 2026.
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