John, you rang?
Here is West Virginia, I suppose one could perform independent work as a Journeyman if none of the jobs exceeded $999.99.
A homeowner can perform their own work unlicensed, if I'm not mistaken.
The State Fire Marshal controls the electrician licenses, the levels being Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master.
One has to have someone in their company with a Masters in order to qualify for a Contractor's. And at one time (just a few years ago) one had to take the WV Contractor's test in business law and electrical, given by the proctor "Experior".
Now, apparently the EC license and the Masters license is reciprocal, in that if you have one, simply write a check for the other.
With this latest change, and all of the grand-fathered ECs and electricians before me, I feel I'm one of the few who actually had to take ALL of the tests!
Tom, please feel free to add to or correct my claims here!
[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 01-10-2003).]