ArizonaElectrician License Requirements

Arizona is unusual in that it has no state-level individual electrician licensing at all — only contractor licensing through the ROC. Individual electrician credentials (journeyman, apprentice) exist only at the municipal level, and not all municipalities require them. This creates a patchwork system where licensing requirements vary significantly by city. Arizona is also a 'home rule' state with no statewide NEC adoption — each municipality independently adopts its own NEC edition.

Arizona does NOT license individual electricians (journeyman, apprentice, master) at the state level — only contractors through the ROC.

Some municipalities (Phoenix, Tucson, etc.) have their own local journeyman electrician licensing requirements.

No state-mandated continuing education for contractor license renewal.

NASCLA Electrical Exam accepted as alternative to AZ ROC trade exam.

Background checks expire after 90 days and are processed through AccusourceHR.

Contractor exam (C-11): 110 questions, 240 minutes, 70% passing score, open book.

Bond amounts vary: R-11 $4,250-$7,500 based on volume; C-11 $2,500-$50,000 depending on volume.

Recovery Fund assessment of $370 required for residential contractors, or $200,000 surety/cash bond alternative.

The fees shown ($720 total initial) apply to the C-11 Electrical Contractor license issued by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC). Arizona does NOT license individual journeyman or apprentice electricians at the state level — those licenses are handled by local municipalities where required. Not all Arizona municipalities require individual electrician licenses.