Kansas to Alaska: master electrician license reciprocity
Kansas does not issue a statewide master electrician license, so there is nothing to transfer. Here is Alaska's standard path for out-of-state applicants.
Your origin state does not issue a statewide license at this level, so there is no license to transfer. The destination's standard out-of-state path is shown; expect to meet it in full.
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Electrical Administrator license by credentials (all states)
Your out-of-state credentials give no advantage. You meet the destination's requirements from scratch.
Alaska publishes no state-by-state reciprocity list for electrical administrators; every out-of-state applicant uses licensure by credentials under AS 08.40.120(b) and 12 AAC 32.025. The department waives the examination if the applicant holds a current, active electrical administrator (or equivalent) license in another state, has that state send verification of licensure directly to the division, has the state verify on form 08-4899b that the applicant passed an exam equivalent to Alaska's (with the exam content outline), and meets the experience qualifications for the category applied for. CBPL warns that passing an exam in another state does not guarantee qualification, and transcripts must come directly from the school if education is used to qualify. The fee is $150 (nonrefundable application) plus $170 (license), $320 in total. An applicant who cannot document an equivalent exam applies by examination instead (form 08-4898) and must score at least 70% on the PSI electrical administrator exam within the 12 months before licensure.
The division does not publish which states' administrator, master or contractor exams it accepts as equivalent; each is reviewed with the exam content outline. The PSI exam fee for the by-examination route is not published on the application form. A journeyman-level trade license alone is not an electrical administrator equivalent.
At a glance
- Trade exam
- Waived
- Law / code exam
- Not required
- Out-of-state hours
- Count toward eligibility
What you must already have
- Your Kansas license must be active and in good standing.
- You must have passed a licensing exam in Kansas that the destination considers comparable.
- Meets the category qualifications in 12 AAC 32.055-32.075 (e.g. Unlimited Commercial Wiring: journeyman electrician in inside commercial wiring for four of the last six years, or an EE degree plus one year, or other listed combinations)
What you'll do to get licensed in Alaska
- 1Application fee. Pay the application fee ($150). Nonrefundable application fee (12 AAC 02.210).
- 2License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($170). Biennial license fee; licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years.
- 3Other. Verification of licensure sent directly by every jurisdiction where an electrical administrator license is or was held, including any disciplinary history.
- 4Trade exam. Pass the destination's trade exam (if applicable). PSI Electrical Administrator examination (70% minimum, results valid one year) - required only if an equivalent out-of-state exam cannot be verified.
Published fees on this path total $320, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.
What you'll need to buy or arrange
Exam preparation
Most boards contract PSI, Prov, or ICC for exams. Check which code edition the exam is written to before buying a prep course.
- Trade exam · if applicable
How Alaska licenses master electricians
Alaska master electrician · “Electrical Administrator”
Statewide license
Alaska has no master electrician license. Its highest person-held electrical credential is the Electrical Administrator license issued under AS 08.40 by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL), which is treated here as the master level; CBPL describes it as a supervisory license required for at least one employee of every Alaska contractor doing NEC or NESC work, and it does not by itself allow the holder to perform that work (a journeyman certificate of fitness from the Department of Labor is needed for hands-on work). An electrical administrator is an individual who passes the PSI-administered administrator exam (70%) and meets category experience rules, for example four of the last six years as a journeyman electrician in inside commercial wiring for the Unlimited Commercial Wiring category (12 AAC 32.145); the license is issued in categories (Unlimited Linework Outside, Outside Communications, Unlimited Commercial Wiring, Inside Communications, Residential Wiring, Controls) and the holder may be assigned to only one registered contractor. The administrator license does not by itself allow the holder to perform code work; administrators who also hold a journeyman COF from the Department of Labor function like a master electrician in other states. Fees are $150 to apply plus $170 for the biennial license, which expires December 31 of odd-numbered years.
Why Kansas has nothing to transfer
Kansas master electrician
Licensed by cities and counties
Kansas does not issue a master electrician license; the master credential exists only at the county and city level under the framework in K.S.A. 12-1525 to 12-1527. State law requires a master certificate of competency to rest on a valid journeyman certificate held for at least two years plus a passing score of 75% on an ICC, IAPMO or Prometric standard master exam, and makes that certificate valid proof of competency in every Kansas jurisdiction that licenses electricians. Sedgwick County/Wichita (MABCD) issues master electrician certificates ($35) to certified journeymen with two more years of field experience who pass ICC 554/KGD/F16/G16/T16; Kansas City, Kansas licenses master electricians after four years of experience including two years of commercial or industrial work; Lawrence certifies masters with four years of field experience or two years as a journeyman ($20); and Johnson County uses the ICC Standard Master Electrician exam (554/KGD) to qualify the individual behind a Class DE electrical contractor license ($325 for a new license). None of these jurisdictions has a reciprocity agreement with another state - MABCD states it does not reciprocate with other jurisdictions - so an out-of-state master's advantage is limited to submitting an already-passed ICC master exam score (Johnson County and MABCD accept the ICC national master exams) and documented experience in place of retesting.
How local licensing works in Kansas
How local licensing works. Kansas has no state master electrician license. K.S.A. 12-1526(f) requires applicants for a master certificate to have held a valid journeyman certificate for at least two years, and 12-1525 designates the ICC, IAPMO and Prometric master exams (75% minimum). A master certificate of competency earned on a standard exam is accepted for licensure in any other Kansas county or city without re-examination; a license based on a local alternative exam is valid only in that jurisdiction unless a reciprocal agreement exists (12-1527).
Sedgwick County and Wichita (MABCD). Master electrician certificate: current electrical journeyman certificate plus two years of field experience as a certified journeyman, and a 75% score on ICC 554, KGD, F16, G16 or T16 Master Electrician. New certificate $35, two-year term, renewal $35 with six trade and six general CEUs. An electrical contractor license additionally needs a qualified person holding the master certificate, $300,000 general liability insurance naming MABCD, and 12 hours of CE per renewal; trade contractor licenses expire December 31 of odd years. MABCD states it does not reciprocate with other jurisdictions or with state testing.
Johnson County. The county licenses electrical contractors (Class DE, electrical services only) rather than individual masters. The company's Qualifying Individual must show a passing score on the ICC Standard Master Electrician exam (554 or KGD, Pearson VUE); the county accepts equivalent ICC, Prometric, ETS-subsidiary and IAPMO exams and may recognize ICC National exams with a verified score of 75% or higher. Fees: $100 application plus $225 per license type ($325 for one new license), $225 renewal, $75 late fee; eight hours of CE per classification per year for the Qualifying Individual.
Kansas City, Kansas (Unified Government). Code sec. 8-158: no one may work as a master electrician without a Unified Government master electrician's license. Applicants must be 21 and document one year of experience planning, laying out and supervising electrical installations plus three additional years under a licensed electrical contractor or master electrician, at least two of them in commercial or industrial work; an approved post-high-school electrical course earns up to two years' credit. Testing is through Prometric via the Building Inspection division; fees and reciprocity are not published.
Lawrence. Master electrician certification requires four years of practical field experience or two years as a journeyman, verified by notarized employer statements, and a 75% score on the K.S.A. standard exam ($50 exam application); license $20, renewal $10, six hours of CE per year. Certificates of competency from other Kansas jurisdictions are accepted.
Out-of-state masters. No interstate reciprocity is published anywhere in Kansas. A master who already passed an ICC master exam elsewhere should present the score (Sedgwick County lists the national ICC 554/F16/G16/T16 exams; Johnson County will consider ICC National scores of 75%+) with experience documentation; otherwise the ICC or Prometric master exam must be taken through a sponsoring Kansas jurisdiction, after which the certificate is portable statewide.
Common questions
- Do I have to take the Alaska master electrician exam if I'm licensed in Kansas?
- No. The trade exam is waived on this path.
- What does it cost to get a Alaska master electrician license from Kansas?
- Published fees on this path total $320, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
- Do my Kansas work hours count in Alaska?
- Yes. Documented out-of-state experience counts toward Alaska's eligibility requirements.
- Does it work the other way, from Alaska to Kansas?
- Not necessarily. Reciprocity is directed. Going from Alaska to Kansas, the mechanism is not applicable.
Sources
- Electrical Administrator License by Credentials Application (Form 08-4899, Rev. 06/25/2025) · Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing · Form · verified September 15, 2026Categories: Unlimited Linework Outside, Outside Communications, Unlimited Commercial Wiring, Inside Communications, Residential Wiring, Controls and Control Wiring. Fees: $150 nonrefundable application fee plus $170 license fee ($320 total). Requires verification of licensure from every jurisdiction where the applicant holds or held an electrical administrator license and verification of an equivalent exam (form 08-4899b with content outline) sent directly by that state. Warns that passing an exam in another state does not guarantee qualification. Licenses are biennial, expiring December 31 of odd-numbered years.
- Electrical Administrator License by Examination Application (Form 08-4898, Rev. 06/25/2025) · Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing · Form · verified September 15, 2026By-examination path: $150 application fee plus $170 license fee ($320 total); applicant must score at least 70% on the electrical administrator examination administered by PSI Services; results are valid for one year. The PSI exam fee is not stated on the form.
- Alaska CBPL - Electrical Administrators program page · Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL) · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Program page: CBPL staffs the electrical administrator program and the Department of Commerce adopts its regulations and makes licensing decisions, while electricians are regulated by the Department of Labor's Mechanical Inspection Section. Verbatim: 'The Electrical Administrator license is required for at least one employee of a valid Alaskan Contractor that performs work that is covered by the National Electric (NEC) or National Electric Safety (NESC) codes. It is a supervisory license only and does not allow the license holder to perform work covered by the NEC or the NESC.' Lists the six categories (Controls and Control Wiring, Inside Communication, Residential Wiring, Outside Communications, Unlimited Commercial Wiring, Unlimited Line Work), online renewal, and $20 license-verification requests (up to 10 business days). The live page is behind DataDome bot protection and returns HTTP 403 to automated clients; the text was read from the Internet Archive capture of February 5, 2026 on 2026-09-15.
- Statutes and Regulations - Electrical Administrators (AS 08.40 and 12 AAC 32) · AS 08.40.090, AS 08.40.120(b), AS 08.40.130; 12 AAC 32.015, 12 AAC 32.025, 12 AAC 32.145 · Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing · Statute · verified September 15, 2026AS 08.40.090: a person may not act as an electrical administrator without a license. AS 08.40.120(b): the department shall waive the examination for an applicant licensed as an electrical administrator or the equivalent by another state who meets the category qualifications and passed an equivalent examination. 12 AAC 32.025: licensure by credentials requires verification of a current active license and of the equivalent exam, both sent directly by the other state. 12 AAC 32.015: licensure by examination requires a score of at least 70% within the preceding 12 months. 12 AAC 32.145: unlimited commercial wiring category requires e.g. four of the last six years as a journeyman electrician in inside commercial wiring, or an EE degree plus one year, or other listed combinations.
- Alaska DOLWD Mechanical Inspection - Frequently Asked Questions · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection · Faq · verified September 15, 2026Covers only electrician and plumber certificates; says 'Alaska also has Mechanical Administrator and Electrical Administrator licenses which cover supervision and sign-off of code work. Refer to DCCED for details on these licenses.' Also notes that provisional plumber certificates do not allow fuel gas work because many states exclude gas from their plumber license.
Verified dates are when a person last opened each source and confirmed the facts above. Cite the board, not us.