# How to Get a Maintenance Electrician License in Texas (2026): 8,000 Hours

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# How to get a maintenance electrician license in Texas

The maintenance electrician license suits electricians who maintain facilities rather than build them. The hours match a journeyman's, but the work is limited to electrical maintenance.

Reviewed 8 October 2026 against TDLR's application page

## At a glance

Scope| Electrical maintenance work under the general supervision of a master electrician  
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Experience| 8,000 hours under a master electrician or a Texas-licensed maintenance electrician  
Application| By mail, $20 non-refundable  
Exam| PSI, open book, 70% to pass  
License term| 1 year  
  
[Official TDLR application page](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/apply/individuals/maintenance.htm>) [Exam guide and pass rates](</exams/maintenance-electrician-exam-texas>)

## Step by step

  1. **Log 8,000 hours.** Under a master electrician or a licensed maintenance electrician. Each supervisor signs an Experience Verification Form.
  2. **Mail the application and \$20.** The initial license is applied for by mail.
  3. **Pass the exam.** TDLR approves you to test after verifying the application.

## Maintenance or journeyman?

The hours are the same, and the journeyman license covers more work. The maintenance license makes sense when your experience comes from maintaining a facility rather than from construction, and when supervision by a maintenance electrician is what you have.

## How many people hold this license

The public TDLR license file dated 20 September 2026 shows **550 active maintenance electrician licenses** , of which 538 come up for renewal in the next twelve months.

Where they are: Harris County (280), Montgomery County (41), Fort Bend County (39), Tarrant County (38), Brazoria County (17).

[See the full county breakdown and renewal calendar](</trade/maintenance-electrician>)

## After you are licensed

  * **Renewal:** every year, judging by the expiration dates in the license file.
  * **Continuing education:** 4 hours a year: NEC, Texas law and rules, electrical safety. [TDLR CE rules](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/elecce.htm>)
  * [Full renewal guide for this trade](</guides/electrician-license-renewal-texas>)

## Before you apply

  * **Criminal history.** TDLR runs a background check on every applicant. With any conviction other than a minor traffic offence, or a guilty or no-contest plea with deferred adjudication, include the Criminal History Questionnaire. Reviews take one to six weeks. You can ask TDLR in advance whether a conviction would bar you, through a [criminal history evaluation letter](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/crimHistoryEval.htm>).
  * **Lawful presence.** TDLR may ask for proof of lawful presence in the United States. Send documents only if it asks. [What TDLR accepts](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/lawful-presence.htm>).
  * **Military.** Service members, veterans and spouses may qualify for [fee waivers and other provisions](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/military/>).

## Questions

### How many hours to be a maintenance electrician in Texas?

8,000 hours under a master electrician or a licensed maintenance electrician.

### How many people hold this license in Texas?

The public TDLR license file dated 20 September 2026 shows 550 active maintenance electrician licenses.

## Related licenses

  * [How to get a journeyman electrician license in Texas](</get-licensed/journeyman-electrician-license-texas>)
  * [How to get a master electrician license in Texas](</get-licensed/master-electrician-license-texas>)
  * [How to get an apprentice electrician license in Texas](</get-licensed/apprentice-electrician-license-texas>)
  * [All license guides](</get-licensed>)

## Sources

[TDLR: Apply for a Maintenance Electrician license](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/apply/individuals/maintenance.htm>). License counts compiled from the public [TDLR license file](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/licensesearch/licfile.asp>) dated 20 September 2026.

Reviewed 8 October 2026. Written by an independent site; not an official TDLR publication and not legal advice. Fees and requirements change: confirm them on the TDLR page before you apply.

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