How to become an electrician in Utah

The path in Utah, step by step

Utah licenses electrical work at the state level through the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Contracting. These are the steps it lays out, in order.

1. Earn your Journeyman Electrician license and log 8,000 hours as a licensed journeyman.
2. Pass the Utah Master Electrician Law and Rule exam (and the practical exam if you have not passed it) to get your Master Electrician license.
3. Take the 30-hour pre-licensure course and pass the Contractor Business and Law exam.
4. Buy general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per incident and $2,000,000 total, and set up workers comp or a waiver.
5. Register your business entity and get a federal EIN.
6. Apply to DOPL for the E200 or E201 classification and pay the $175 fee.

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Finding an apprenticeship in Utah

Utah has no recognized State Apprenticeship Agency, so the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship registers and oversees programs there through a state field office. Apprenticeship.gov lists the Utah Apprenticeship Office as the contact.

Either way, a registered program means paid work with a mentor, raises as you progress, classroom instruction and a credential recognized in every state. Search open spots in the Apprenticeship Job Finder.

Across the country. Most electricians learn the trade in a 4 or 5 year apprenticeship. Each year brings about 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training plus some classroom instruction.

License levels and exams in Utah

The license to aim for: E200 General Electrical Contractor (or E201 Residential Electrical Contractor), qualified by a Master Electrician.

Trade exam. Yes. Pass the Utah Master Electrician Law and Rule exam and the Utah Electrician Practical exam. The practical is not needed if you passed it as a journeyman.

Business exam. Yes. E200 and E201 require the Utah Contractor Business and Law Exam.

Keeping it. Contractor licenses expire on November 30 of odd years. You need 6 continuing education hours, 3 of them taught live, and an active liability insurance certificate to renew.

Coming from another state. Licensure by endorsement is possible if your state shows an equivalent license on DOPL's Master Electrician endorsement map. All applicants still pass the Utah Master Electrician Law and Rule exam.

What the Utah license costs

The fees the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Contracting lists. Exam fees from a testing company, insurance and any bond come on top.

What electricians earn in Utah

The median electrician in Utah earned $29.81 an hour in May 2025, 34th of 51 states, with 11,450 on payrolls. The national median was $30.38.

At the bottom of the range, a quarter of electricians in Utah earned under $23.25 an hour and a tenth under $19.20. At the top, a quarter earned over $38.13 and a tenth over $42.84.

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Jobs ahead in Utah

Utah's labor market office projects jobs for electricians growing from 11,780 in 2022 to 16,750 in 2032, a change of 42.2%. Counting people who retire or change careers, that is about 1,740 openings a year.

Jobs are projected to grow 42.2% from 2022 to 2032, faster than the 6.5% projected nationally, ranking 1st of the 50 states in the file.

These are the state's own long-term projections, published together on Projections Central for the occupation group electricians.

Starting your own electrician business in Utah

To contract on your own in Utah, the license is the E200 General Electrical Contractor (or E201 Residential Electrical Contractor), qualified by a Master Electrician.

Insurance. General liability of at least $1,000,000 per incident and $2,000,000 total, with DOPL as certificate holder. If you have employees you need workers comp; if not, a workers comp coverage waiver from the Utah Labor Commission.

Pricing comes next. Paying yourself the Utah median of $29.81 an hour, the labor rate calculator's starting numbers (one person, 2 unbilled hours a day, $90,000 of overhead, 15% profit) come to $122.94 per billable hour. Try your own in the electrician labor rate calculator.

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