The Maintenance Electrician license covers the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of existing electrical systems — it does not authorize new electrical installations or major system modifications. The license is built for in-house electrical staff working for a single employer, and is common in facilities management, manufacturing plants, commercial buildings, and institutional settings such as hospitals and schools.
To qualify, you need 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under a licensed Master Electrician or Maintenance Electrician, plus a passing score on the TDLR Maintenance Electrician exam.
The license renews annually for $20 — tied with the Apprentice and Residential Wireman licenses for the lowest renewal fee of any electrical license type — and requires the same 4 hours of TDLR-approved CE each year as every other individual electrical license: NEC content plus Texas law, administrative rules, and NFPA 70E safety. Late renewal costs $30 within 90 days and $40 from 91 days to 18 months (still $40 to 3 years, with TDLR executive-director approval); after 3 years expired, you must reapply as a new applicant.
What it means for your renewal
Even though your scope is limited to existing systems, code changes still affect how you troubleshoot and repair them — and at every annual renewal you attest that your 4 hours are complete, with your approved provider reporting the completion straight to TDLR. One 4-hour maintenance electrician course covers everything, with no final exam.
Authority: Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1305