Montana to Oklahoma: journeyman electrician license reciprocity
Oklahoma has a reciprocity agreement with Montana: a Montana journeyman electrician can get a Oklahoma license without retaking the trade exam.
Reference only, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the licensing board before you apply. Full disclaimer.
Reciprocal Journeyman Electrician License Agreement with Montana
A signed state-to-state agreement. The trade exam is waived; you apply, prove your history, and pay the fee.
CIB lists Montana as a state with a written Reciprocal Journeyman Electrician License Agreement. A Montana journeyman who obtained the license by examination (not grandfathered), has held it in good standing for at least one year, lawfully practiced in Montana during the year before applying, is current on continuing education and has no pending discipline files the Reciprocal Journeyman Application with a complete work history and $75; CIB verifies the hours with Montana and no Oklahoma exam is required.
At a glance
- Trade exam
- Waived
- Law / code exam
- Not required
- Agreement
- Active
What you must already have
- You must have held your Montana license for at least 1 year.
- Your Montana license must be active and in good standing.
- Your Montana license must have been obtained by examination, not by reciprocity or grandfathering.
- You must have no disciplinary action or unresolved complaints on your record.
- Lawfully practiced the trade in Montana during the one year immediately before application (OAC 158:40-7-5(c)(3))
What you'll do to get licensed in Oklahoma
- 1Application fee. Pay the application fee ($25). Journeyman application fee, non-refundable.
- 2License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($50). Initial journeyman license fee, paid with the reciprocity application.
- 3Other. Reciprocal Journeyman Application with complete Work History; verification of current licensure from Montana.
Published fees on this path total $75, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.
How Oklahoma licenses journeyman electricians
Oklahoma journeyman electrician · “Unlimited Electrical Journeyman”
Statewide license
Issued by Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB), Electrical Licensing Unit
Oklahoma issues statewide electrical journeyman licenses through the Construction Industries Board (CIB) in three categories: Unlimited, Residential and Refinery. The Unlimited Electrical Journeyman license requires 8,000 verifiable hours as a registered apprentice under a licensed journeyman or contractor while employed by an electrical contractor, of which 4,000 must be commercial/industrial and up to 2,000 may be formal electrical education, plus passing the PSI-administered exam with 70% (59 O.S. §1684). The fee is $75 ($25 application plus $50 initial license) and the PSI exam fee is $92 per portion. CIB has written journeyman reciprocity agreements with ten states, and reciprocal applicants are exempt from the Oklahoma exam. Journeymen must be employed by a licensed contractor and complete 12 hours of continuing education every three years.
Common questions
- Do I have to take the Oklahoma journeyman electrician exam if I'm licensed in Montana?
- No. The trade exam is waived on this path under the agreement with Montana.
- How long do I need to have held my Montana license?
- At least 1 year before applying.
- What does it cost to get a Oklahoma journeyman electrician license from Montana?
- Published fees on this path total $75, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
- Does it work the other way, from Oklahoma to Montana?
- Not necessarily. Reciprocity is directed. Going from Oklahoma to Montana, the mechanism is endorsement.
Sources
- Oklahoma CIB - Electrical Industry · Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Agency Page · verified September 23, 2026
- Oklahoma CIB - Electrical Application Information and Application for Electrical Licensure (revised June 2024) · Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Form · verified September 23, 2026
- Oklahoma CIB - Electrical Journeyman · Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Agency Page · verified September 23, 2026
- Oklahoma CIB - Guidelines for Electrical License Through Reciprocity · Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026
- Oklahoma Electrical License Act, 59 O.S. §§ 1680-1690 (effective 11-1-2025) · 59 O.S. §§ 1684, 1685, 1685.1 · Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Statute · verified September 23, 2026
- OAC Title 158, Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations (permanent rules effective 07/11/2026) · OAC 158:40-5-3, 158:40-5-5, 158:40-7-1, 158:40-7-5, 158:40-9-1, 158:40-9-2, 158:40-9-2.4, 158:40-9-3, 158:40-9-4 · Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Admin Rule · verified September 23, 2026
- State of Oklahoma Electrical, Mechanical, Roofing and Plumbing Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI, effective 12/18/2025) · PSI Services for the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board · Form · verified September 23, 2026
Verified dates are when a person last opened each source and confirmed the facts above. Cite the board, not us.