Checked against primary sources 2026-11-13
El Paso Electrician Rules: Contractor Registration and Local Training
El Paso's contractor registration sheet for electrical contractors asks for a state contractor license and a state master electrician license, and the TDLR profile has to show the business name.
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Who registers electrical contractors in El Paso
The city's contractor registration requirements sheet, revised 07/2024, lists two state licenses for an electrical contractor: an Electrical Contractor's License and a state Master Electrician license. It adds a note that the TDLR master electrician profile must reflect your business name on the TDLR website. Revision 07/2024 is the sheet I read on 13 November 2026, so ask the One Stop Shop whether a newer one is in use.
The electrical section also asks for a general liability certificate of insurance that names the City of El Paso as certificate holder. The sheet doesn't list a minimum for electrical contractors in the lines I could tie to that section.
The fee lines on the sheet are laid out so loosely that they can't be tied to the electrical row with confidence. Call the One Stop Shop at 915.212.0104 for the current fee before you pay. The office is at 811 Texas Ave., El Paso, TX 79901.
Texas law limits what a city can collect from a licensed electrician, and our City rules page quotes the rule.
When you call, have your state contractor license and the master electrician's license in front of you, and check that the TDLR profile shows your business name. The state side of those two licenses is on our contractor license page and our master electrician page.
Code edition: a question for the One Stop Shop
The registration sheet doesn't name a National Electrical Code edition or local amendments. The state exams have referenced the 2026 NEC since 1 September 2026, according to the PSI candidate bulletin updated 15 September 2026.
Before you bid or pull a permit, ask the One Stop Shop which edition and which local amendments apply to your job. Our page on which code edition applies explains the state side.
Exam site in El Paso
PSI lists one El Paso site for the TDLR electrician exams: 11500 Pellicano Dr, Suite B13, El Paso, TX 79936.
With one site in town, book early and check the bulletin for the current list. The hours calculator gives you a date from your logged hours, and the hours page shows what each license requires.
Training programs in El Paso
The El Paso Electricians JATC is a joint venture of IBEW Local Union 583 and the El Paso Chapter of NECA. Its inside wireman apprenticeship requires 1,000 classroom hours and 8,000 on-the-job training hours, with related classroom instruction of at least six hours a week. A journeyman wireman monitors each apprentice's on-the-job training at a participating contractor.
El Paso Community College runs a one year Electrical Technology program that students can take for college credit or as continuing education. The college says it prepares students for entry-level apprentice work in home, business and factory electrical systems.
Our classes page explains which kinds of training credit hours toward a license.
Apprentices in El Paso also begin with a TDLR apprentice license. The page for starting with no experience explains that first step, and the supervision page says who can oversee your work while you earn hours.
Find your test date, then check your paperwork
Start with the hours calculator: give it the hours you've logged and your usual week, and it shows the day you can sit the exam and the day you can hold the license, with the rule behind each one. Then the application check asks two questions and counts what your own file has to carry.
Both start free and neither needs an account. The complete checklist for your situation is $19, paid once.
Cities around El Paso
El Paso has a 2024 Census estimate of 681,723 people. Nearby cities with their 2024 Census estimates are Socorro (38,642), Horizon City (24,802) and San Elizario (10,128). Each is its own city, so ask its permit office what it requires.
The nearest city pages on this site are San Antonio and Austin.
What this page cites
- City of El Paso, Contractor Registration Requirements Rev. 07/2024: electrical contractor requirements, TDLR profile note and One Stop Shop contact. Read 13 November 2026. source
- PSI, TDLR electrician candidate bulletin Test site address and the 2026 NEC exam reference. Read 13 November 2026. source
- El Paso Electricians JATC, About Us IBEW Local 583 and NECA joint venture, classroom and on-the-job hours. Read 13 November 2026. source
- El Paso Community College, Electrical Technology One year program, credit or continuing education. Read 13 November 2026. source
- Tex. Occ. Code 1305.201 Municipal regulation of electricians, including the fee bar in subsection (f). source
- U.S. Census Bureau, city population estimates 2024 Census estimates for El Paso and the nearby cities named above. source