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Augusta-Richmond County

Augusta GA Electrician License: Classes and Local Rules

Augusta-Richmond County adds a local layer that most of Georgia doesn't have: its own electrical contractor business license, with insurance and a bond behind it. The state license comes first, and this page covers both, plus where to train here.

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On this page
  1. The state license comes first
  2. The Augusta-Richmond County license
  3. Augusta's sheet and the ampere question
  4. Where to train in Augusta
  5. Where you sit the exam
  6. What the work pays around Augusta
  7. Your next move in Augusta
  8. Questions people ask
  9. What this page cites

The state license comes first

The license that matters here is the state one. The Georgia Secretary of State's Division of Electrical Contractors issues Class I restricted and Class II unrestricted electrical contractor licenses, and its FAQ says the board licenses electrical contractors, not electricians.

So there's no journeyman card to earn and no city test to sit. You work for a licensed electrical contractor, log four years of installation work under that license, then apply through the GOALS portal and sit the PSI exam.

The Augusta-Richmond County license

Augusta's electrical contractor requirement sheet asks for a local electrical contractor business license in addition to the Georgia state license, and tells applicants to get the state license first from the Secretary of State on (478) 207-2440 or at www.sos.ga.gov.

What the sheet asks for:

Applications go to 535 Telfair St. 3rd FL, Augusta, GA 30901. The county's permit information page is the starting point for permits.

Note the tension. Attorney General Opinion 99-2 says a local government may not require a state licensed electrical contractor to get a local license or pass a local exam, except as O.C.G.A. 43-14-12 allows, and 43-14-12 lets locals adopt building codes and suspend licenses. Augusta's local requirement is framed as a business license rather than a trade competency card. Both documents are current, and we name both.

Augusta's sheet and the ampere question

Augusta's sheet describes Class I, which it writes as ER, as capped at 400 amperes at the service drop or the service lateral. The board's current rule says 200 amperes, and the board's own application form says 400 in its Class 2 experience test.

That's a live disagreement between the state's own documents, repeated locally. The license types page lays it out. If your work sits between the two figures, ask the board before you quote it.

Where to train in Augusta

IBEW Local 1579

The hall is at 1250 Reynolds St., Augusta, GA 30901, and the apprenticeship page gives the IBEW and NECA Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee address as 403 Beverly Rd, Martinez, GA 30907, phone 706-722-4100.

Its listed requirements are a minimum age of 18, high school graduation or a GED with at least one year of Algebra, a valid Georgia or South Carolina driver's license, a criminal background check within 30 days, a passing aptitude test score, an interview with management and labor representatives, and physical fitness for the work. The application fee is $45 and non refundable, and the window it posts runs January 4, 2027 through June 2, 2027.

Augusta Technical College

The college's program list carries Electrical Systems Technology as a diploma, Electrical Contracting Technician as a technical certificate of credit, Electrical Control Systems as a diploma and Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology as an Associate of Applied Science.

School can count toward the board's experience requirement, though how much is unsettled in the rule itself. The experience page explains both readings.

Where you sit the exam

PSI lists no test center in Augusta. Of its four Georgia sites, Macon is the closest.

PSI lists four Georgia sites: Duluth at 3505 Koger Blvd Suite 175, Marietta at 2100 Roswell Road NE Suite 2128, Macon at 3902 Northside Dr Suite C5 and Tifton at 251 Southwell Blvd Suite A.

Those addresses come from PSI's bulletin for the sister division of the same state board rather than from bulletin 4783, which names no Georgia addresses and says only that the electrical exams run at PSI centers across the Southeast. Confirm the site when you schedule at test-takers.psiexams.com/gaco or on 855-898-0711.

What the work pays around Augusta

Electricians in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area had a median wage of $28.69 an hour and $59,660 a year in the May 2025 wage data republished by O*NET from the Bureau of Labor Statistics series. Statewide the median is $28.04 and $58,320, and the national median in the same release is $30.38 and $63,190.

That sits above the Atlanta metro figure of $28.20 an hour and above the statewide median.

Those are medians for every electrician counted in the area, from first year helpers to people running work. The static Bureau of Labor Statistics tables for states and metros have been retired, which is why the figure comes from O*NET's republished version of the same series.

Your next move in Augusta

If you're working toward the license, the state's four years is the long pole and Augusta's insurance and bond only matter once you're contracting here.

If you're already licensed elsewhere in Georgia and taking work in Augusta, budget for the local license, the insurance certificate and the bond before you pull a permit. Start with the contractor page and the county's own sheet.

Questions people ask

Do I need an Augusta business license to do electrical work?

Augusta-Richmond County's own sheet asks for a local electrical contractor business license in addition to the state license, along with liability insurance, a surety bond and vehicle decals. Get the state license first, as the sheet directs.

How much insurance and bond does Augusta require?

A certificate of liability insurance of at least $50,000/$100,000 with the county as certificate holder, and a surety bond of at least $20,000 for commercial work or $15,000 for residential, with the county as obligee.

Where do I apply in Augusta?

535 Telfair St. 3rd FL, Augusta, GA 30901, per the county's electrical contractor sheet. The county's permit information page covers permits themselves.

How do I start an electrician apprenticeship in Augusta?

Through IBEW Local 1579 and its joint committee at 403 Beverly Rd, Martinez, phone 706-722-4100. It asks for age 18, a diploma or GED with a year of Algebra, a driver's license, a background check and an aptitude test, with a $45 application fee.

Which Augusta school teaches electrical work?

Augusta Technical College, which lists Electrical Systems Technology and Electrical Control Systems diplomas, an Electrical Contracting Technician certificate and an Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology degree.

What do electricians make in Augusta?

A median of $28.69 an hour and $59,660 a year for the Augusta-Richmond County GA-SC area in the May 2025 wage data republished by O*NET, above the Georgia median of $28.04.

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