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Where a Wisconsin journeyman electrician license transfers

4 documented states waive the exam for Wisconsin journeymans. 16 review by endorsement, 14 credit your hours, 0 give no credit.

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Wisconsin journeyman electrician · “Journeyman Electrician”

Statewide license

Verified September 15, 2026· 6 sources

Issued by Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)

Wisconsin issues a statewide Journeyman Electrician license through the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS); under Wis. Stat. 101.862 no one may install, repair or maintain electrical wiring without a DSPS license or registration, and there is no municipal electrician licensing. A new applicant under Wis. Stat. 101.87 either completes a recognized construction electrician apprenticeship or documents 48 months with at least 8,000 hours of experience, applies in the LicensE portal, and passes the DSPS journeyman exam (open book, 70% to pass; based on the 2017 NEC until October 1, 2026, then the 2023 NEC). Under Wis. Stat. 101.874 DSPS may enter into reciprocal agreements, and Form 3106 currently waives the exam only for journeymen licensed by examination in Iowa or New Hampshire. The license is renewed every four years for $100.

Exam waived

Every destination

Reciprocity 4Endorsement 16Experience credit 14Not applicable 16
Every state's rule for a Wisconsin license
StateMechanismNoteVerified
AlabamaExperience credit2026-09-15
AlaskaEndorsement2026-09-15
ArizonaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-14
ArkansasReciprocityexplicit agreement2026-09-15
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
IdahoReciprocityexplicit agreement2026-09-14
IllinoisNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-14
IndianaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-15
IowaReciprocityexplicit agreement2026-09-15
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 HampshireReciprocityexplicit 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
OregonExperience credit2026-09-14
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
WashingtonExperience credit2026-09-14
West VirginiaEndorsement2026-09-15
WyomingExperience credit2026-09-15

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