Do I have to take the Wisconsin journeyman electrician exam if I'm licensed in New Hampshire?

No. The trade exam is waived on this path under the agreement with New Hampshire.

How long do I need to have held my New Hampshire license?

At least 1 year before applying.

What does it cost to get a Wisconsin journeyman electrician license from New Hampshire?

Published fees on this path total $185, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.

New Hampshire to Wisconsin: journeyman electrician license reciprocity

Reciprocity· Exam waivedVerified September 15, 2026· 7 sources

Wisconsin has a reciprocity agreement with New Hampshire: a New Hampshire journeyman electrician can get a Wisconsin license without retaking the trade exam.

Reference only, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the licensing board before you apply. Full disclaimer.

Reciprocity for New Hampshire Journeyman Electricians

A signed state-to-state agreement. The trade exam is waived; you apply, prove your history, and pay the fee.

Form 3106 (Category B) states that a person who holds a valid, unexpired Journeyman Electrician license acquired through a state examination in New Hampshire may apply for a Wisconsin Journeyman Electrician license without taking the Wisconsin exam, under the reciprocal-agreement authority in Wis. Stat. 101.874. The applicant must have held the New Hampshire Journeyman Electrician license continuously for at least one year immediately before applying and must have completed an electrical apprenticeship-schooling program of at least 600 hours, 24 of them safety related, documented on Form 3106T with the New Hampshire license number for verification. The application and fees are submitted in LicensE; no Wisconsin examination is required. The agreement covers the journeyman level only; Wisconsin lists no New Hampshire master reciprocity.

At a glance

Trade exam: Waived
Law / code exam: Not required
Agreement: Active

What you must already have

Your New Hampshire license must have been obtained by examination, not by reciprocity or grandfathering.
You must have held your New Hampshire license for at least 1 year.Held continuously for at least one year immediately prior to submitting the Wisconsin application
Your New Hampshire license must be active and in good standing.
Completed an electrical apprenticeship-schooling program of at least 600 hours, 24 hours of which are safety related, documented on Form 3106T

What you'll do to get licensed in Wisconsin

1Application fee. Pay the application fee ($35). Journeyman Electrician license application fee (Table 305.02 line 26e), paid in LicensE.
2License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($150). Journeyman Electrician initial license fee (Table 305.02 line 26e); four-year credential.
3Other. Form 3106T Experience Table with the New Hampshire license number for verification by the New Hampshire licensing agency.

Published fees on this path total $185, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.

How Wisconsin licenses journeyman electricians

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.

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Common questions

Do I have to take the Wisconsin journeyman electrician exam if I'm licensed in New Hampshire?: No. The trade exam is waived on this path under the agreement with New Hampshire.
How long do I need to have held my New Hampshire license?: At least 1 year before applying.
What does it cost to get a Wisconsin journeyman electrician license from New Hampshire?: Published fees on this path total $185, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.

Sources

Wisconsin DSPS Form 3106 - Journeyman Electrician License Application Information (Rev. 12/04/2025) · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Form · verified September 15, 2026Category A (apprenticeship/experience and examination): completed recognized electrical construction apprenticeship, or 48 months with at least 8,000 hours of experience installing, repairing and maintaining electrical wiring, or 1,000 hours per year for five years; up to 2,000 hours / two years of credit for full-time electrical schooling at 500 hours per semester. Category B (reciprocity): a valid, unexpired journeyman license acquired through a state examination in Iowa (Journeyman A) or New Hampshire, held continuously for at least one year immediately before applying, licenses without the Wisconsin exam; Iowa applicants must have completed an apprenticeship or the experience hours, New Hampshire applicants a 600-hour apprenticeship-schooling program. Fees are calculated in LicensE.
Wisconsin DSPS - Journeyman Electrician Exam Information · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Exam is open book with a 70% passing score; allowed references are SPS 305 and SPS 316, the NEC, and up to two bound reference books. Exams are based on the 2017 NEC until October 1, 2026, when the 2023 NEC takes effect.
Wisconsin DSPS - Journeyman Electrician · Wis. Stat. 101.862; Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.40 · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Program page: licensing is required to install, repair or maintain electrical wiring; journeymen work under the general supervision of a master electrician; applications (Form 3106) are filed in the LicensE portal at license.wi.gov. Does not itself list reciprocity states or fees.
DSPS - Trades Renewal Dates and Fees · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Other · verified September 15, 2026HVAC Qualifier: 4-year credential renewing from date of issuance, renewal fee $100, no CE, reinstatement $200. HVAC Contractor: 4-year registration from date of issuance, renewal $40, reinstatement $200. (SPS 305 Table 305.07 still lists a 2-year term for these credentials; DSPS's current schedule is used here.) Read with pdftotext after download.
Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 305 - Licenses, Certifications and Registrations (Register August 2025) · SPS 305.02 Table 305.02; SPS 305.70; SPS 305.71 · Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · Admin Rule · verified September 15, 2026Table 305.02: HVAC Contractor registration $15 application fee and $160 registration fee; HVAC Qualifier certification $15 application fee, $25 examination fee, $60 certification fee. SPS 305.70: HVAC contractor registration is mandatory for any person, entity or business installing or servicing HVAC equipment and is applied for by the owner, partner or chief executive; a note reminds that federal Section 608 technician certification is required for refrigerant work. SPS 305.71: an individual may obtain an HVAC qualifier certification by meeting the 4-year experience/education standard, passing the exam under SPS 305.09 and paying the certification fee; a business that uses a qualifier is a 'certified HVAC business' that cannot be required to obtain local approval. The chapter contains no reciprocity or credential-by-endorsement provision for HVAC. Read with pdftotext after download.
Wis. Stat. 101.87 - Journeyman electrician license · Wis. Stat. 101.87 · Wisconsin Legislature · Statute · verified September 15, 2026Journeyman electrician qualifications: completion of a construction electrician apprenticeship of at least three years approved by the U.S. DOL or Wisconsin DWD, or 48 months with at least 8,000 hours of experience; each followed by passage of the department's examination. A two-year electrical degree or diploma counts as 12 months and 2,000 hours.
Wis. Stat. 101.874 - Reciprocal agreements (electrical credentials) · Wis. Stat. 101.874 · Wisconsin Legislature · Statute · verified September 15, 2026DSPS may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state recognizing electrician credentials as comparable only if the other state's education, experience and examination requirements are at least equivalent to Wisconsin's; under an agreement DSPS issues a credential to an applicant who submits an application, pays the fee under s. 101.82(4), and holds a valid comparable credential from the other state.

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