A journeyman electrician is a professional tradesperson in the second stage of the electrician career pathway. They have trained for years as an apprentice and can now work independently. They still report to a master electrician, but they have a license to perform their own electrical work.

Journeyman electricians are electricians who have acquired the training and experience necessary to work independently, but who have not attained licensure as master electricians.

Journeyman electrician means a person havingan individual who has the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment and power limited systems in accordance with the standard rules and regulations governing such work.