In Polk county you don't even need to do that. But they still inspect your work as a homeowner, and they'll let you get away with some cosmetic issues like maybe the romex isn't stapled as pretty as an electrician would do it, but it still has to meet code minimum. The NEC never mentions licensed electrician anywhere, only
qualified persons.
NC generally
is a tough state with electrical codes. They hold your feet to the fire. Some places I've been my God...what they allow for electrical installations and their definition of qualified persons become amazing in their stupidity.
@Starkherz199 this is really a job that is beyond the scope of the homeowner. I'm not saying that you couldn't ever do it, but the myriad things you need to know just don't make it worth your time.
Here's what you need to do for most effective and penny-smart.
-Plan on a 100 amp sub panel in the new outbuilding. Unless that outbuilding is 15 feet from the house, just running small branch circuits aren't worth the effort. It's not the cost of material here that is the killer overall, it's the labor. So if you have to dig might as well add a couple hundred dollars and make it right forever.
-Ideally, this outbuilding can be fed from the existing house panel that's not a super pita to get to. Even if you have to cut a bit of sheetrock to get wires into the panel, sheetrock patching is cheap compared to the other options. (house should have minimum 150 amp service now, preferably 200)
-Dig the ditch between the house and outbuilding. Code says 2 feet for direct burial, 18" in pipe. (pvc ok)
-Let the electrician do the rest. Along with sub panel in outbuilding, have him install one 20amp GFI outlet and a keyless light fixture on a switch. You can take it from there.
I tell ya, you dig that ditch for them and they'll love you long time. That's the grunt part they don't wanna do. A job like this without surprises would run around $800 and you'll be power-fat and good to go.