Texas electrician exam pass rates
The calculations part is the hardest. In fiscal 2025, 20.6% of 6,328 candidates passed journeyman calculations and 19.1% of 3,946 passed master calculations. Every year since 2022, about 1 in 5 has passed master calculations.
Main exams by year
Tested counts pass plus fail; no-shows are left out, as in the TDLR tables. The fiscal year runs September 1 to August 31.
Fiscal 2025
| Exam | Tested | Passed | Pass rate | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journeyman: calculations | 6,328 | 1,301 | 20.6% | |
| Journeyman: NEC knowledge | 5,731 | 1,402 | 24.5% | |
| Journeyman (single exam) | 5,050 | 1,390 | 27.5% | |
| Master: calculations | 3,946 | 753 | 19.1% | |
| Master: NEC knowledge | 3,472 | 771 | 22.2% | |
| Residential wireman | 1,098 | 331 | 30.2% | |
| All electrician exams | 26,303 | 6,181 | 23.5% | |
| Residential appliance installer | 480 | 172 | 35.8% | |
| Journeyman sign | 55 | 14 | 25.5% | |
| Master sign | 54 | 23 | 42.6% | |
| Journeyman industrial | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | |
| Journeyman lineman | 20 | 8 | 40% | |
| Maintenance electrician | 18 | 8 | 44.4% |
Fiscal 2024
| Exam | Tested | Passed | Pass rate | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journeyman (single exam) | 8,490 | 2,365 | 27.9% | |
| Master: calculations | 3,487 | 696 | 20% | |
| Master: NEC knowledge | 2,934 | 763 | 26% | |
| Residential wireman | 967 | 317 | 32.8% | |
| All electrician exams | 15,170 | 4,000 | 26.4% | |
| Residential appliance installer | 374 | 164 | 43.9% | |
| Journeyman sign | 52 | 20 | 38.5% | |
| Journeyman lineman | 33 | 8 | 24.2% | |
| Journeyman industrial | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | |
| Master sign | 32 | 19 | 59.4% | |
| Maintenance electrician | 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
Fiscal 2023
| Exam | Tested | Passed | Pass rate | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journeyman (single exam) | 7,799 | 2,307 | 29.6% | |
| Master: calculations | 3,644 | 791 | 21.7% | |
| Master: NEC knowledge | 3,090 | 798 | 25.8% | |
| Residential wireman | 927 | 294 | 31.7% | |
| All electrician exams | 14,797 | 4,091 | 27.7% | |
| Residential appliance installer | 406 | 186 | 45.8% | |
| Journeyman sign | 52 | 17 | 32.7% | |
| Master sign | 38 | 22 | 57.9% | |
| Journeyman lineman | 33 | 6 | 18.2% | |
| Journeyman industrial | 20 | 1 | 5% | |
| Maintenance electrician | 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
Fiscal 2022
| Exam | Tested | Passed | Pass rate | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journeyman (single exam) | 7,048 | 2,134 | 30.3% | |
| Master: calculations | 2,876 | 596 | 20.7% | |
| Master: NEC knowledge | 2,433 | 639 | 26.3% | |
| Residential wireman | 722 | 257 | 35.6% | |
| All electrician exams | 12,306 | 3,453 | 28.1% | |
| Residential appliance installer | 285 | 122 | 42.8% | |
| Journeyman sign | 54 | 21 | 38.9% | |
| Master sign | 48 | 19 | 39.6% | |
| Journeyman lineman | 42 | 8 | 19.1% | |
| Maintenance electrician | 9 | 7 | 77.8% | |
| Journeyman industrial | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
What the numbers say
- Master: calculations: 2022 20.7% → 2023 21.7% → 2024 20% → 2025 19.1%
- Master: NEC knowledge: 2022 26.3% → 2023 25.8% → 2024 26% → 2025 22.2%
- Journeyman (single exam): 2022 30.3% → 2023 29.6% → 2024 27.9% → 2025 27.5%
- Residential wireman: 2022 35.6% → 2023 31.7% → 2024 32.8% → 2025 30.2%
The journeyman exam split into two parts on March 11, 2025, which is why fiscal 2025 has three journeyman rows: the single exam before the split and the two new parts. Part pass rates are not directly comparable with the single exam of earlier years.
These rates count attempts, not people: a retake counts again. The lesson is still clear: practice calculations against the clock. Start with the calculations or a practice exam.
Sources
- TDLR electrician exam statistics, fiscal 2025
- TDLR electrician exam statistics, fiscal 2024
- TDLR electrician exam statistics, fiscal 2023
- TDLR electrician exam statistics, fiscal 2022
Checked . TDLR did not publish a fiscal 2021 page.