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Florida Electrical Contractor Exam: 100 Questions

Unlimited Electrical Contractor is the technical and safety paper behind the certified EC license. It's 100 questions over five hours, open book, and it sits beside a separate 50 question business paper. Both need 75 percent.

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On this page
  1. What this exam is
  2. The paper itself
  3. Who runs it and how you book
  4. The books you're allowed to carry
  5. What you need before you can sit
  6. What it costs
  7. If you don't pass
  8. How to prepare for it
  9. Questions people ask
  10. What this page cites

What this exam is

Florida licenses electrical contractors, not electricians. The Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board issues two tiers: a certified license, which lets the holder contract anywhere in the state, and a registered license, which is limited to the jurisdiction whose local competency card the person holds.

The certified route runs through this exam. The department describes the examination as two parts, technical and safety, and business. The technical and safety part for the unrestricted scope is the Unlimited Electrical Contractor paper, coded UE by the vendor.

Passing it doesn't issue anything on its own. It's one item on the certified license checklist, which also asks for a credit report, a business financial statement showing a net worth of at least $10,000, and insurance.

The paper itself

100 questions. Five hours. Open book. That's three minutes a question if you use the whole clock, and the clock is what most candidates run out of rather than knowledge.

The pass mark is 75 percent, and the booklet applies it to both sections. The business paper is separate: 50 questions in two and a half hours, also open book, also 75 percent.

A passing score stays good for three years from the date of the examination. If you already hold a current certified license in another category, the board says you don't have to sit the business and finance exam again.

Who runs it and how you book

Pearson VUE runs the paper for the department. It's computer based and the department's page says it's available on a daily basis at testing sites, so you're picking a date rather than waiting for a sitting. You become eligible to schedule within 72 hours after your application is approved.

Book by phone on 888.204.6230 or online through the vendor's Florida page. The booklet asks you to call at least five business days before the date you want.

The books you're allowed to carry

It's open book and the department strongly encourages candidates to bring the approved references. The list is published by reference number, and the ones that apply to the UE paper include:

Two titles people expect on the UE row are not on it. NEON, Techniques and Handling as RN25 and Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures as RN28 are marked for the sign specialty, lighting maintenance and utility line papers, so no UE question can turn on either book.

The list also carries the dates future editions take over. The 2026 National Electrical Code is scheduled to become the reference edition on August 21, 2027, and several of the other books move on the same date.

What you carry has to meet the binding and marking rules. The book rules page has those in full.

What you need before you can sit

Section 489.511 puts the age at 18 and then asks for one of several experience records, each measured inside a lookback window. In the board's plainer wording they run: three years of management experience in the trade within six years; four years as a foreman, supervisor or contractor within eight; four years of Armed Forces supervisory experience within eight; six years of training, technical education or supervisory experience within twelve; six years of technical experience with the armed forces or government within twelve; three years licensed as a professional engineer qualified in electrical engineering within twelve; or a combination totaling six years.

Education can stand in for part of the management path, but no more than half of it. For the EC category the board asks that 40 percent of the experience be three phase work.

The experience page walks each path and what counts as proof.

What it costs

The certified examination application to the department is $263.25. The computer based exam fee paid to the vendor is $123.75. A retake is $67.25. The board's page says application fees are not refundable.

If you don't pass

The two sections are treated differently. The booklet allows three attempts at the business section, after which the candidate has to reapply. On the technical and safety section, each failure means reapplying to the department for a new authorization to test.

Section 489.511 lets the board set how often a candidate may test and allows it to require additional education after three unsuccessful attempts. The retakes page covers the fees and the reapplication.

How to prepare for it

Three things decide an open book paper: whether your book is tabbed, whether you can find a rule by subject rather than by memory, and whether the arithmetic comes out under time pressure.

What the paper covers sets out the areas. The study plan puts them in a six week order. The free practice test gives you 30 timed questions with the working shown on every miss.

We're not a training provider, an approved course or an examination vendor, and nothing here is endorsed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board or Pearson VUE. We're independent of all three.

Questions people ask

How many questions is the Florida electrical contractor exam?

The Unlimited Electrical Contractor technical and safety paper is 100 questions with a five hour limit. The business paper that goes with it is 50 questions in two and a half hours.

What's the passing score?

75 percent, and the booklet applies it to both sections. A passing score stays good for three years from the date of the examination.

Is the Florida electrical contractor exam open book?

Yes. The department strongly encourages candidates to bring the approved references, and the reference list names the edition of each book.

Which NEC edition does it use?

The 2023 edition of NFPA 70, listed as reference RN9. The 2026 edition is scheduled to take over on August 21, 2027.

What does it cost?

The certified examination application to the department is $263.25 and the computer based exam fee to the vendor is $123.75. A retake is $67.25 and application fees are not refundable.

Do I have to sit the business exam too?

Yes, unless you already hold a current certified license in another category. The board says a holder of one doesn't have to retake the business and finance exam.

How soon can I book after approval?

The department's page says candidates become eligible to schedule within 72 hours after approval. The booklet asks you to call at least five business days before the date you want.

Put it to the test

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Every miss comes back with the arithmetic worked out and the code section named, so you learn the trap and not just the answer. No account.

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What this page cites

If your book is the other edition

The 2023 to 2026 section crosswalk maps every section that moved, both directions, $29 once.

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The Florida certification examinations are open book from the approved reference list. The National Electrical Code on that list is the 2023 edition, and the list carries a 2026 edition dated to take over on 21 August 2027.

All practice questions are original. They are not actual exam questions.

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Every rule here is cited to the section it comes from, and corrections are logged in public with the date. This is study material rather than electrical advice, and it does not replace your own code book or your inspector.

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