Mike Holt’s Rating of the Electrical Industry - February 2007

The following are the findings of an analysis conducted by Mike Holt Enterprises to rate and assign a grade to each state. Our goal is to conduct this research on an annual basis and to distribute the results at the beginning of each year.

Congratulations to South Dakota for ranking No. 1 in the nation. South Dakota has set the standard for electrical safety by adopting the 2005 NEC on a state-wide level, requiring licensing for Apprentices, Journeymen, Master Electricians, Professional Engineers, as well as requiring continuing education at the state level for all of these classifications.

This is our first draft, so if you know we have made a mistake with any of our findings (click here or on the link below to see how the rankings were determined) please let us know. In addition, if you believe you have more appropriate information, please send it our way and we’ll make the necessary adjustments.

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut DC Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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Click Here to view the spreadsheet detailing our analysis.