Most people have no idea what to ask an electrician for. Start with what it is doing.
Each one is a page rather than a paragraph, because each one is a different conversation with a different worry underneath it.
Emergency electrician
Emergency electrical work across South Jersey at any hour, licensed and insured under New Jersey 19320. A breaker that will not reset, half the house dark, or something that smells like it is burning is a call to make now rather than in the morning.
Troubleshooting and repairs
The dead outlet, the flickering light, the room that lost power with nothing tripped. Licensed and insured across South Jersey, with a free estimate and the price agreed first.
Panel replacement and service upgrades
Panel replacements and service upgrades across South Jersey, licensed and insured, with a free estimate and the price agreed before anything comes off the wall.
EV charger installation
Level 2 charger installation across South Jersey, licensed and insured under New Jersey 19320. Usually a dedicated circuit to the garage or the driveway, and sometimes a service upgrade in front of it.
Generator installation
Standby and portable generator wiring across South Jersey, licensed and insured under New Jersey 19320. A transfer switch or an interlock on the panel, sized to what the house draws, and the permit is part of the job.
Outdoor and recessed lighting
Interior and exterior recessed lighting across South Jersey, licensed and insured, with a free estimate and the price agreed before anything is cut.
New construction and renovations
Full rough in and finish work for additions, gut jobs and new builds across South Jersey, residential and commercial, licensed and insured under New Jersey 19320, with a free estimate and the price agreed before work starts.
Dedicated circuits
Their own line for the appliances that keep tripping everything else in the room, run across South Jersey by a licensed and insured electrician under New Jersey 19320, with a free estimate and the price agreed before work starts.
The questions that do not fit on one page.
Real questions off the forums and the state's own guidance, including the generator ones, answered without a sales pitch.
Someone unlicensed did electrical work in my house. Can that be made legal?
It can, and this gets asked in South Jersey more than people admit. Getting legal means a licensed electrical contractor looking at what was actually done, which usually means opening up what was closed, then permitted work and a municipal inspection to close it out with a Certificate of Approval. Nobody here is going to make you feel stupid about it. The point of the call is the house, not the history.
The original question on RedditCan I do my own electrical work on my house in New Jersey?
On your own home, the state's licensing act has an exemption for work you do on a dwelling you live in yourself or that an immediate family member lives in. What that exemption is not is an exemption from permits and inspections, which apply no matter who does the work. It also does not stretch to a rental, a duplex or a multi family building, which is where most of the confusion comes from, and those need a licensed electrical contractor.
The New Jersey statute