Mike Holt’s Rating of the Electrical Industry - 2009

Mike Holt continues his dedication to safety in the industry. Following are the findings of the updated analysis conducted by Mike Holt Enterprises to rate and assign a safety grade to each of the U.S. states. The criteria is based on a state-wide rating even though we know that there are counties within these states that may rate higher (or lower). The assigned rating is based on the state-wide adoption of the requirements.

 

Congratulations to North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota for their “A+” rating. These states have set the standard for electrical safety by adopting the most current Code on a state-wide level, requiring licensing for Inspectors, Apprentices, Journeymen, Master Electricians, Professional Engineers, as well as requiring continuing education at the state level for all of these classifications.

 

We'd also like to congratulate Iowa for being the most improved state. Their grade has gone from D to B+ due to the enactment of a statewide licensing program for electricians and electrical contractors which took effect January 1, 2008.

 

To see how the rankings were determined view the spreadsheets detailing our analysis:

 

2007 Data

2009 Data

 

If you disagree, or have updated information that you feel would change the rankings please let us know.

 

State	07 Grade	09 Grade	Change	Reason
Alabama	B-	B-	0	0
Alaska	B	B+	+1	Code
Arizona	D	D	0	0
Arkansas	A-	A-	0	0
California	A-	A-	0	0
Colorado	C+	B-	+1	Code
Connecticut	A-	A-	0	0
DC	C	C	0	0
Delaware	A-	B+	-1	Code
Florida	B+	B	-1	Code
Georgia	B	B	0	0
Hawaii	B-	C+	-1	Code
Idaho	B+	B+	0	0
Illinois	D	D	0	0
Indiana	C-	D+	-1	Code
Iowa	D	B+	+7	Licensing/CEU adopted
Kansas	C-	D+	-1	Code
Kentucky	A-	A-	0	0
Louisiana	C	C+	+1	CEU adopted
Maine	A	A	0	0
Maryland	D	D	0	0
Massachusetts	A-	A-	0	0
Michigan	A-	A-	0	0
Minnesota	B+	B+	0	0
Mississippi	D+	D+	0	0
Missouri	D+	D	-1	Code
Montana	B	B	0	0
Nebraska	B+	B	-1	Code
Nevada	C-	C-	0	0
New Hampshire	A-	A-	0	0
New Jersey	B+	B+	0	0
New Mexico	B+	B+	0	0
New York	D+	D+	0	0
North Carolina	A	A	0	0
North Dakota	A+	A+	0	0
Ohio	A-	A-	0	0
Oklahoma	A+	A	-1	Code
Oregon	A+	A+	0	0
Pennsylvania	C	C-	-1	Code
Rhode Island	A	A	0	0
South Carolina	B-	B-	0	0
South Dakota	A	A+	+1	Code
Tennessee	B	B	0	0
Texas	B+	B+	0	0
Utah	A	A	0	0
Vermont	B	B+	+1	Code
Virginia	B+	A-	+1	CEU adopted
Washington	A-	A	+1	Code
West Virginia	B	B	0	0
Wisconsin	A-	B+	-1	Code
Wyoming	A	A	0	0
Puerto Rico	B	B-	-1	Code

 

2007 Data

2009 Data