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Where a Washington journeyman electrician license transfers

1 documented state waive the exam for Washington journeymans. 18 review by endorsement, 15 credit your hours, 0 give no credit.

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Washington journeyman electrician · “General Journey Level Electrician (01)”

Statewide license

Verified September 14, 2026· 4 sources

Issued by Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Electrical Program

Washington issues a statewide General Journey Level Electrician (01) certificate of competency through the Department of Labor & Industries. An out-of-state electrician can qualify to sit the Washington journey level exam with an out-of-state journey level certificate obtained by examination in a jurisdiction requiring at least 8,000 supervised hours, or with 16,000 hours of documented out-of-state experience; the exam is open book and requires a 70 percent score. Washington's only electrician reciprocity agreement is with Oregon: holders of an Oregon General Journeyman (J) or General Supervising (S) license obtained by Oregon examination can receive the 01 certificate without taking the Washington exam. Certificates renew every three years on the holder's birthdate and require 24 hours of continuing education.

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Every destination

Reciprocity 1Endorsement 18Experience credit 15Not applicable 16
Every state's rule for a Washington license
StateMechanismNoteVerified
AlabamaExperience credit2026-09-15
AlaskaEndorsement2026-09-15
ArizonaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-14
ArkansasExperience credit2026-09-15
CaliforniaExperience credit2026-09-15
ColoradoEndorsement2026-09-14
ConnecticutEndorsement2026-09-15
DelawareEndorsement2026-09-15
District of ColumbiaEndorsement2026-09-15
FloridaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
GeorgiaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
HawaiiExperience credit2026-09-15
IdahoExperience credit2026-09-14
IllinoisNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-14
IndianaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
IowaEndorsement2026-09-15
KansasNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
KentuckyExperience credit2026-09-15
LouisianaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
MaineEndorsement2026-09-15
MarylandExperience credit2026-09-15
MassachusettsExperience credit2026-09-15
MichiganExperience credit2026-09-15
MinnesotaExperience credit2026-09-15
MississippiNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
MissouriNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
MontanaEndorsementexplicit agreement2026-09-15
NebraskaEndorsement2026-09-15
NevadaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
New HampshireEndorsementexplicit agreement2026-09-15
New JerseyEndorsement2026-09-15
New MexicoExperience credit2026-09-15
New YorkNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
North CarolinaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
North DakotaExperience credit2026-09-15
OhioNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
OklahomaEndorsement2026-09-15
OregonReciprocityexplicit agreement2026-09-14
PennsylvaniaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
Rhode IslandExperience credit2026-09-15
South CarolinaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
South DakotaEndorsement2026-09-15
TennesseeNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
TexasEndorsement2026-09-14
UtahEndorsementexplicit agreement2026-09-14
VermontEndorsement2026-09-15
VirginiaEndorsement2026-09-15
West VirginiaEndorsement2026-09-15
WisconsinExperience credit2026-09-15
WyomingExperience credit2026-09-15

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