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Free NEC Journeyman Electrician Exam Cheat Sheet
The 20 most-tested NEC code sections, grounding rules, conduit fill tables, and calculation shortcuts — condensed to one page. Used by 4,000+ electricians preparing for the journeyman exam.
What's Inside
The journeyman electrician exam pulls heavily from a handful of NEC articles. We analyzed 500+ practice questions to find exactly which facts appear most — and put them on one page you can review the morning of your exam.
- 1Branch circuit sizing for 15A, 20A, 30A, 40A, 50A receptacles — NEC 210.21
- 2Minimum burial depth: UF cable = 12″, rigid metal conduit = 6″, GFCI-protected = 12″
- 3AFCI required in: bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, hallways (NEC 210.12)
- 4Grounding vs Bonding: grounding = connects to earth. Bonding = connects metal parts together.
- 5Conduit fill: max 40% fill for 3+ conductors (NEC Chapter 9, Table 1)
- …15 more inside — enter your email to get them all
Also covers:
- ✓ Box fill calculations (NEC 314.16)
- ✓ Overcurrent protection sizing rules
- ✓ Motor circuit sizing (125% rule)
- ✓ Wire ampacity tables you need to memorize
- ✓ Common exam trap questions explained
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About the Journeyman Electrician Exam
The journeyman electrician exam is administered by your state's electrical licensing board and is based on the National Electrical Code (NEC). Most states use the 2020 or 2023 edition. The exam typically has 80–100 multiple-choice questions and requires a passing score of 70–75%.
The most-tested topics are: branch circuit requirements, grounding and bonding, conduit fill, box fill calculations, service entrance sizing, and motor circuit protection. These 6 areas account for roughly 60% of most state exams.
The exam is open-book — you can bring a copy of the NEC. But you won't have time to look everything up. The cheat sheet gives you the 20 facts you need to know cold, without flipping pages.
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