Texas Journeyman Electrician Exam Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The Texas Journeyman Electrician exam is the written licensing examination for the Texas journeyman electrician license. It is issued under the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), Electricians program, and is delivered by PSI Services LLC. Under the current format the exam has two parts, NEC knowledge and calculations, and you must pass each with 70%. This portal's practice mock follows the 80-question, 240-minute outline from the earlier single-part bulletin.

Electrical work in Texas is licensed by the state. Passing the written exam is a required step before TDLR issues the journeyman electrician license.

Electricians preparing for a Texas journeyman license and candidates retaking either part. Experience and application requirements are set by TDLR; check them before you register.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

TDLR and PSI set the retake rules and fees; check the current PSI candidate bulletin and the TDLR electrician exam page before you reschedule.

Passing standard: TDLR states that a score of 70% or better is required to pass the exam, and that each part must be passed. Under the current format the exam has two parts, NEC knowledge and calculations, and you must pass each with 70%. This portal's practice mock follows the 80-question, 240-minute outline from the earlier single-part bulletin. No official pass rate for this exam was available in the sources we reviewed, so none is quoted here.

Under the current format the exam has two parts, NEC knowledge and calculations, and you must pass each with 70%. This portal's practice mock follows the 80-question, 240-minute outline from the earlier single-part bulletin. Format: Two parts (NEC knowledge + calculations), 70% required on each; practice mock: 80 questions · 240 minutes. Passing standard: TDLR states that a score of 70% or better is required to pass the exam, and that each part must be passed.

• Definitions, Calculations, Theory, and Plans6.25%
• Electrical Services, Service Equipment, and Separately Derived Systems12.5%
• Electrical Feeders7.5%
• Branch Circuits and Conductors17.5%
• Electrical Wiring Methods and Electrical Materials15%
• Electrical Equipment and Devices15%
• Motors and Generators8.75%
• Electrical Control Devices and Disconnecting Means2.5%
• Special Occupancies, Equipment, and Conditions11.25%
• Renewable Energy Technologies3.75%

The content outline spreads questions across 10 areas: Definitions, Calculations, Theory, and Plans (6.25%); Electrical Services, Service Equipment, and Separately Derived Systems (12.5%); Electrical Feeders (7.5%); Branch Circuits and Conductors (17.5%); Electrical Wiring Methods and Electrical Materials (15.0%); Electrical Equipment and Devices (15.0%); Motors and Generators (8.75%); Electrical Control Devices and Disconnecting Means (2.5%); Special Occupancies, Equipment, and Conditions (11.25%); Renewable Energy Technologies (3.75%).

TDLR sets the experience, application and fee requirements for a journeyman electrician license and approves you to schedule the exam; confirm the current requirements with TDLR before you register.

US$78 for the journeyman electrician examination, per the TDLR/PSI candidate bulletin. The TDLR application fee and any experience requirements are separate.

After you are licensed, Texas requires periodic license renewal and continuing education on the TDLR schedule; check TDLR for the current hours and deadlines.

Start with the heaviest areas of the content outline: Branch Circuits and Conductors (17.5%); Electrical Wiring Methods and Electrical Materials (15.0%); Electrical Equipment and Devices (15.0%). Then work through the remaining areas, practise jurisdiction-specific rules separately from the general content, and finish with timed full-length practice runs of 80 questions in 240 minutes.

Content outlines, fees and passing standards change; this guide follows the materials listed under Verification as of October 2026. Check the licensing authority and test administrator before you register.