State-by-state electrician licensing rules and which states accept your license.
Gray = unverified, yellow = partial, green = complete.
| State | Level | Accepts licenses from | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| AK | state | AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, OK, OR, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY | partial |
| AZ | contractor only (no state journeyman/master license) | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| AR | state | AK, CO, IA, ID, ME, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, OK, OR, SD, TX, VT, WI, WY | partial |
| CA | state (DIR electrician certification + CSLB C-10 contractor) | AZ | partial |
| CO | state | AK, AR, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, OK, SD, UT, WY | partial |
| CT | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| DE | state | AR, CO, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, TX, VA, VT, WV, WY | partial |
| DC | district | MD, VA | partial |
| FL | state (contractors) | CA, CO, GA, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX | partial |
| GA | state (electrical contractors only; Board does not license electricians) | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| HI | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| ID | state | AK, AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, ME, MN, MT, ND, NH, NM, OK, OR, SD, TX, WI, WY | partial |
| IL | local_only | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| IN | local_only | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| IA | state | AK, AR, CO, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, OK, SD, TX, WI, WY | partial |
| KS | local_only | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| KY | state | OH, VA, WV | partial |
| LA | state (contractor licensing via LSLBC; journeyman level unknown) | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| ME | state | ID, ND, NH, OR, VT, WY | partial |
| MD | state (master electricians; journeyman/apprentice registrations) | DC, DE, VA, WV | partial |
| MA | state | NH | partial |
| MI | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| MN | state | AK, AR, CO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY | partial |
| MS | state (contractors via MSBOC) | AL, NC, OH, SC | partial |
| MO | local + optional statewide contractor license | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| MT | state | AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY | partial |
| NE | state | AK, AR, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY | partial |
| NV | contractor only (C-2); journeyman licensing local, e.g. Clark County | CT, LA | partial |
| NH | state | CT, DE, ID, MA, ME, ND, NJ, OR, RI, VT, WA | partial |
| NJ | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| NM | state | AK, AR, CO, ID, MT, NE, OK, SD, TX, WY | partial |
| NY | local_only | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| NC | state (electrical contractors) | AL, FL, GA, MS, OH, TN, TX, VA, WV | partial |
| ND | state | AK, AR, CO, IA, ID, ME, MN, MT, NE, NH, SD, UT, WY | partial |
| OH | state (contractors via OCILB) | KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV | partial |
| OK | state | AK, AR, CO, IA, ID, MT, NE, SD, TX, WY | partial |
| OR | state | AR, ID, ME, MT, UT, WA, WY | partial |
| PA | local_only | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| RI | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| SC | state (residential electrician via Residential Builders Commission; commercial >$10k via Contractor's Licensing Board) | MS, NC | partial |
| SD | state | AK, AR, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, OK, TX, WY | partial |
| TN | state (contractors; Limited Licensed Electrician) | AL, LA, MS, NC, OH, SC, TX, WV | partial |
| TX | state | AK, AL, AR, IA, ID, LA, NC, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TN, WY | partial |
| UT | state | CT, DC, DE, HI, MA, NH, NJ, RI, VT | partial |
| VT | state | ME, NH | partial |
| VA | state | AL, DC, KY, MD, NC, OH, WV | partial |
| WA | state | OR | partial |
| WV | state | Unknown, check with the board | partial |
| WI | state | IA, NH | partial |
| WY | state | AK, AR, CO, IA, ID, ME, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT | partial |