ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area How to become a journeyman electrician?

What constitutes "one year practical experience"? How many hours a week is enough? Does it have to be under a master electrician, or can it simply be practical electrical work? I'm in VA, btw.

I'm an engineer and, well, don't work for a master electrician. Thus, most of my "practical experience" was in building my home. And let me tell you- it sucks to see obvious easy problems I wouldn't hesitate to fix in my own home, yet be completely unable to legally touch them. Do design, oversight & inspection of electrical work count as practical experience?