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Florida Electrical License Types: EC, ER, ES and More

Florida runs two tiers of electrical contractor license and a set of specialty categories under them. This page takes the letters one at a time, says what each allows, and shows where the county journeyman card fits.

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On this page
  1. Two tiers, one board
  2. The certified licenses
  3. The registered licenses
  4. The specialty categories and their class codes
  5. Reading a Florida license number
  6. Journeyman and master are not state types
  7. Which one do you actually need
  8. Questions people ask
  9. What this page cites

Two tiers, one board

Every state electrical license in Florida is a contractor license issued by the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board. The split that matters is certified against registered.

A certified license lets the holder contract anywhere in the state. A registered license is limited to the jurisdiction whose local competency card it rests on, and s. 489.513 says a registered contractor may contract only in the area and for the type of work the registration covers unless further local licenses are obtained.

The certified licenses

The registered licenses

All of them are printed on the board page as limited to a specific jurisdiction and available where that jurisdiction allows them. The application is form ECLB 3, which DBPR calls the way to register your county or city competency card so you can work as a contractor there.

The specialty categories and their class codes

The board lists the specialty contractor categories with class codes: elevator specialist 066, utility line electrical specialist 068, low voltage system specialist 069, residential electrical contracting 043, maintenance of electrical fixtures 065, electrical advertising signs 067, and Two-Way Radio Communications Systems.

The Know Your Scope chart groups the certified specialty scopes as residential electrical, utility line, lighting maintenance, sign, limited energy systems, described there as CCTV, central music and vacuum, intercom, electric locks and fiber optic, and two-way radio.

Rule chapter 61G6-7 holds the specialty rules, with 61G6-7.001 effective 9/25/2024.

Reading a Florida license number

The prefix is the license type. EC, EF, EG and ES are certified. ER, EY, EH, EZ, EI, ET and EJ are registered. The board's own search at DBPR prints the prefix beside the name, so you can tell in a few seconds whether a contractor can work statewide or only in one county.

A registered license also carries the jurisdiction. If the work is outside it, the license doesn't reach, and s. 489.513 is the section that says so.

Journeyman and master are not state types

You'll see journeyman and master electrician titles all over Florida job ads. They exist, but they come from counties and municipalities, not from DBPR.

Miami-Dade, for example, runs journeyman and master levels for electricians, burglar alarm, fire alarm and sign work through its Construction Trades Qualifying Board. The state has no equivalent card, so a Miami-Dade master electrician is a county credential, and the contractor license above it is the state one.

Which one do you actually need

If you work for a licensed contractor and want to stay an employee, none of them. Section 489.503 covers you inside your employer's scope.

If you want to run jobs and pull permits in one county, the registered route plus that county's competency card is the shorter road. If you want to work statewide or bid across county lines, the certified route is the one, and s. 489.514 lets a registered contractor move up to certified without the certification exam under conditions, which is covered on the contractor page.

Questions people ask

What is an EC license in Florida?

EC is the certified electrical contractor license. The board's scope chart says it permits all types of electrical work anywhere in the state, and it is issued by the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board under Chapter 489, Part II.

What is the difference between an EC and an ER license?

EC is certified and statewide. ER is registered and limited to the jurisdiction whose competency card the registration is built on, for the type of work that card covers, under s. 489.513.

What does an ES or ET license cover?

Both are specialty licenses. ES is the certified version and works statewide inside its specialty scope, while ET is registered and covers residential electrical, lighting maintenance, sign, utility line and limited energy work inside one jurisdiction.

Which Florida license covers low voltage work?

The board lists low voltage system specialist as class code 069, and the Know Your Scope chart puts limited energy systems, described as CCTV, central music and vacuum, intercom, electric locks and fiber optic, inside the specialty scopes. Alarm work has its own EF and EG licenses.

Is there a master electrician license in Florida?

Not from the state. Master electrician is a county credential in places such as Miami-Dade, which runs master levels for electrician, burglar alarm, fire alarm, sign, low voltage, electric utility and TV antenna work.

How many electrical license types does Florida have?

Four certified types and five registered types on the board's list, plus the specialty categories underneath them. The categories carry class codes, from residential electrical contracting at 043 through low voltage system specialist at 069.

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