08-19-2006, 01:42 PM
Below is what Hawaii requires for licensing electricians. From http://www.contractors-license.org/hi/Hawaii.html
Not implying it is bad in any way. But I don't think that average owner-builder is interested in taking that much time to be allowed to wire their own home. Nor do most other states who rely on their building department inspectors to inspect the work done by an owner-builder and pass/fail it on the same basis as that done by a licensed electrician.
License Type Requirements
Supervising Electrician 4 years experience as a licensed journey worker electrician or equivalent
Journey Worker Electrician 5 years but not less that 10,000 hours of all aspects of electrical wiring work, primarily involved in residential and commercial wiring
Supervising Industrial Electrician 4 years experience as a licensed journey worker industrial electrician or equivalent
Journey Worker Industrial Electrician 5 years but not less that 10,000 hours of industrial wiring work
Maintenance Electrician 1 year electrical maintenance wiring work or 2 years electrical trade schooling
Supervising Specialty Electrician 4 years experience as a licensed journey worker specialty electrician or equivalent
Journey Worker Specialty Electrician
Not implying it is bad in any way. But I don't think that average owner-builder is interested in taking that much time to be allowed to wire their own home. Nor do most other states who rely on their building department inspectors to inspect the work done by an owner-builder and pass/fail it on the same basis as that done by a licensed electrician.
License Type Requirements
Supervising Electrician 4 years experience as a licensed journey worker electrician or equivalent
Journey Worker Electrician 5 years but not less that 10,000 hours of all aspects of electrical wiring work, primarily involved in residential and commercial wiring
Supervising Industrial Electrician 4 years experience as a licensed journey worker industrial electrician or equivalent
Journey Worker Industrial Electrician 5 years but not less that 10,000 hours of industrial wiring work
Maintenance Electrician 1 year electrical maintenance wiring work or 2 years electrical trade schooling
Supervising Specialty Electrician 4 years experience as a licensed journey worker specialty electrician or equivalent
Journey Worker Specialty Electrician