Are you sure the guy working on your electrical system is an actual electrician? The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has 4 levels of electrician that they recognize. You want to know that you have the proper level of electrician working on your home. Having a trained, qualified, and insured electrician doing electrical repairs when it comes to your home's electrical system will help give you Peace of Mind. Even if it's only for a consultation with an electrician, you should always make sure that he is licensed as an electrician and carries his card on him to prove it. An unqualified and uninsured electrician could reek havoc on your homeowners insurance should something go wrong. Homeowners should be aware of this fact. To find out more about our licensing and insurance information please go to the Powers Electrical Service "About Us" page.

The 4 levels of electrician recognized by TDLR are:

1 | Apprentice Electrician |

An Apprentice Electrician is just starting his career as an electrician. An Apprentice Electrician is only allowed to work on a job site when a Residential Specialist Electrician or Journeyman Electrician are present. 

2 | Residential Specialist Electrician |

Residential Specialist Electrician is the first level after Apprentice Electrician. After two years of training as an Apprentice Electrician the Apprentice Electrician is eligible for the Residential Specialist Electrician Exam. Residential Specialist Electricians (Electricians carrying a Wireman Electricians License) are licensed to work unsupervised in residential homes and begin training Apprentice Electricians for residential electrical installations. Residential Specialist Electricians are not licensed to do commercial electrical work unsupervised by at least a Journeyman Electrician. 

3 | Journeyman Electrician |

Some Electricians chose not to go with a Wireman Electricians License (because they only do commercial work) and wait the required four years (8000 hrs) to become a Journeyman Electrician. The TDLR allows Journeyman Electricians to work on any electrical job under a Master Electricians license. Journeyman Electricians are not allowed to be insured for your safety without having a Master Electrician above him.

4 | Master Electrician |

Casey Powers is the Master Electrician and owner of Powers Electrical Service in Burleson, TX. An electrical contracting company or electrician service company can not legally operate without a Master Electrician.