Moving to Nebraska as a journeyman electrician: every state's rule
Nebraska has reciprocity agreements with 13 states. Everyone else follows its standard out-of-state path: endorsement.
Nebraska journeyman electrician · “Journeyman Electrician”
Statewide license
Issued by Nebraska State Electrical Division (State Electrical Board)
Nebraska issues a statewide Journeyman Electrician license through the State Electrical Division under the State Electrical Act. A new applicant needs four years (8,000 hours) of verifiable experience acceptable to the State Electrical Board (apprentice registration counts, and an associate degree in electrical technology earns one year of credit), pays a $90 application fee, and passes the PSI-administered exam covering the 2023 NEC (open book), electrical theory, the State Electrical Act and emergency circuits. The license fee is $37.50 when issued in an even-numbered year or $75 in an odd-numbered year; all licenses expire December 31 of even-numbered years and renewal requires 12 hours of continuing education. The Board has reciprocal journeyman agreements with thirteen states, and reciprocal applicants are licensed without the Nebraska exam. A Residential Journeyman (RW) license with a three-year requirement also exists.
States Nebraska reciprocates with
Every origin state
| State | Mechanism | Note | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Alaska | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Arizona | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Arkansas | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| California | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Colorado | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Connecticut | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Delaware | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| District of Columbia | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Florida | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Georgia | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Hawaii | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Idaho | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Illinois | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Indiana | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Iowa | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Kansas | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Kentucky | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Louisiana | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Maine | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Maryland | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Massachusetts | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Michigan | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Minnesota | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Mississippi | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Missouri | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Montana | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Nevada | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| New Hampshire | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| New Jersey | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| New Mexico | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| New York | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| North Carolina | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| North Dakota | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Ohio | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Oklahoma | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Oregon | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Pennsylvania | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Rhode Island | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| South Carolina | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| South Dakota | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Tennessee | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-15 |
| Texas | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |
| Utah | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Vermont | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Virginia | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Washington | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| West Virginia | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Wisconsin | Endorsement | 2026-09-15 | |
| Wyoming | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-15 |