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Kansas to New Hampshire: master electrician license reciprocity

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Kansas does not issue a statewide master electrician license, so there is nothing to transfer. Here is New Hampshire'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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Traditional application and examination (non-qualifying jurisdictions)

Your out-of-state credentials give no advantage. You meet the destination's requirements from scratch.

A master electrician licensed in a state that OPLC has not determined to be substantially similar cannot use the Plc 313 endorsement route and applies through the traditional process under RSA 319-C:7: document 8,000 hours of service as an apprentice electrician (the board may credit approved schooling or military experience) and at least 600 hours of education, pass the Prov master electrician examination ($90), and pay the $198 two-year license fee. OPLC's FAQ notes that an applicant may ask the Executive Director to reconsider whether a non-listed jurisdiction is substantially similar, and Plc 313.11 allows a waiver request based on a combination of education, training and licensed work experience.

The statute sets the same 8,000 apprentice hours for master and journeyman, but the application form requires exam applicants for master to document a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job training as a licensed journeyman, or as a licensed master in another state, certified per employer by a licensed electrician; an out-of-state master therefore qualifies for the exam on their existing master experience. OPLC's checklist says all applications take 10-14 business days after receipt.

At a glance

Trade exam
Required
Law / code exam
Not required
Out-of-state hours
Count toward eligibility
Typical processing
About 14 days

What you must already have

  • You must document at least 8,000 hours of qualifying work experience.Service as an apprentice electrician (RSA 319-C:7, II(a)); the board may credit approved schooling or military experience.
  • At least 600 hours of education meeting criteria set by the board (RSA 319-C:7, II(b))
  • Minimum 2,000 hours of on-the-job training as a licensed journeyman, or as a licensed master in another state, certified by a licensed electrician (application form)The form's wording; RSA 319-C:7 itself lists only the apprentice hours and education.

What you'll do to get licensed in New Hampshire

  1. 1Trade exam. Pass the destination's trade exam. New Hampshire master electrician examination administered by Prov (NEC-based, proctored, written or computerized).
  2. 2Exam fee. Pay the exam fee ($90). Master electrician examination fee (Plc 1004.07).
  3. 3Application fee. Pay the application fee ($198). Master electrician application processing and licensing fee, two-year license (Plc 1002.13).
  4. 4Other. Disclose on the application any unannulled felony conviction and any suspension, revocation or sanction of an electrician's license in any jurisdiction, with three references and a recent photograph (Elec 302.04). No fingerprint criminal records check is listed for electricians; OPLC's endorsement checklist requires it for health-related professions only..

Published fees on this path total $288, 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
  • Exam fee · $90

How New Hampshire licenses master electricians

New Hampshire master electrician · “Master Electrician”

Statewide license

Verified September 15, 2026· 9 sources

Issued by New Hampshire Electricians' Board, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)

New Hampshire issues a statewide Master Electrician license through the Electricians' Board within OPLC; a master may employ other electricians and is the qualifying individual for an electrical business entity. RSA 319-C:7 sets the same statutory qualifications for master and journeyman (8,000 apprentice hours, 600 hours of education and a board-approved exam), and OPLC's endorsement rule Plc 313.24 measures other states' master pathways against 2,000 hours (one year) as a licensed journeyman plus a state master exam. The Prov master exam costs $90 and the license $198 for two years. Since May 3, 2024 masters from jurisdictions OPLC has found substantially similar (Connecticut electrical contractors, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington) are licensed by endorsement without examination after one year of experience as a licensed master; other out-of-state masters apply through the traditional application and exam, for which the Board's form counts experience as a licensed master in another state toward the 2,000-hour journeyman requirement.

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Why Kansas has nothing to transfer

Kansas master electrician

Licensed by cities and counties

Verified September 15, 2026· 10 sources

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.

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Common questions

Do I have to take the New Hampshire master electrician exam if I'm licensed in Kansas?
Yes. New Hampshire requires the trade exam on this path.
What does it cost to get a New Hampshire master electrician license from Kansas?
Published fees on this path total $288, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
Do my Kansas work hours count in New Hampshire?
Yes. Documented out-of-state experience counts toward New Hampshire's eligibility requirements.
How long does the application take?
The board's published or typical processing time is about 14 days.
Does it work the other way, from New Hampshire to Kansas?
Not necessarily. Reciprocity is directed. Going from New Hampshire to Kansas, the mechanism is not applicable.

Sources

  1. OPLC - Electricians' Applications (new license, reciprocity, renewal) · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Journeyman and master applicants file two paper forms: the OPLC Universal Application for Initial Licensure and the Application for Journeyman, Master or High/Medium Voltage Electrician; payment by personal check, money order or cashier's check mailed to 7 Eagle Square, Concord. 'Reciprocity Applicants: Per Plc 313.24, applicants for endorsement shall have one year of professional experience in the licensure category sought'; reciprocity information and the application are on the New Changes for Reciprocity page. Renewals are online. Opened live on 2026-09-15 through a text-extraction proxy (direct requests are refused with HTTP 403).
  2. NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification - Electricians' Board · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Board home page: regulates apprentice, journeyman, master and high/medium voltage electricians; 'For Reciprocity applicants: Per Plc 313.24, applicants for endorsement shall have one year of professional experience in the licensure category sought.'; links to the Prov Candidate Bulletin and to Applications, License Fees and Laws & Rules. Opened live on 2026-09-15 through a text-extraction proxy (oplc.nh.gov refuses direct requests from automated clients with HTTP 403); the content matches the Internet Archive capture of January 6, 2026.
  3. OPLC - Electricians' FAQs · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Faq · verified September 15, 2026'How do I reciprocate my license to New Hampshire?' points to the New Changes for Reciprocity page and repeats that Plc 313.24 endorsement applicants shall have one year of professional experience in the licensure category sought. Also covers code-update tracking in CE Broker, license verification requests and reinstatement of licenses expired 1-3 years. Opened live on 2026-09-15 through a text-extraction proxy.
  4. OPLC Electricians' Board - Application for Journeyman, Master or High/Medium Voltage Electrician (exam or reciprocal), rev. 2024-09 · Elec 302.04 · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Form · verified September 15, 2026Single form with check boxes for EXAM or RECIPROCAL and MASTER or JOURNEYMAN. The 'RECIPROCITY ONLY' section names the reciprocating state and license number and lists: 'Master and Journeyman - Maine: include a printout from the Board website. Massachusetts or Vermont: include a certified statement from that state. Journeyman ONLY - Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, or Wyoming, Iowa.' All applicants give three unrelated references (Elec 302.04), a colour photograph taken within six months, and disclose unannulled felony convictions and any license suspension, revocation or sanction in any jurisdiction. Exam applicants document experience: journeymen a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training; masters a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job training as a licensed journeyman (or licensed master in another state), each certified by a licensed electrician. Fees are 'see website'. The form is linked from the Applications page as the current journeyman/master application on 2026-09-15, although its reciprocity list predates the Plc 313.24 endorsement table.
  5. OPLC - New Changes for Reciprocity in New Hampshire (HB 594 qualifying jurisdictions and FAQs) · RSA 310:17; Plc 313.24 · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Effective May 3, 2024 OPLC accepts HB 594 endorsement applications. Electricians' Board (Plc 313.24) qualifying jurisdictions: Journeyman Electrician - Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington; Master Electrician - Connecticut (Electrical Contractor), Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington; applicants shall have one year of professional experience in the licensure category sought. FAQs: an encumbered license disqualifies; applicants from non-qualifying jurisdictions use the traditional application process; reconsideration of a jurisdiction determination may be requested under Plc 210.03; fees are those in Plc 1002. Opened live on 2026-09-15 through a text-extraction proxy (oplc.nh.gov refuses direct requests from automated clients with HTTP 403); the content matches the Internet Archive capture of August 21, 2026.
  6. OPLC - Checklist for Reciprocity/Endorsement licensing, all participating jurisdictions and professions (2025-07-31) · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Form · verified September 15, 2026Endorsement applicants mail or drop off (no email) the completed Universal Application for Initial Licensure, the profession's application fee payable to Treasurer, State of New Hampshire, and verification of licensure from every jurisdiction where currently licensed (electronic verification to [email protected], a hard copy, or a screenshot of active licensure from a primary-source state website). The FBI/criminal history records check with fingerprinting ($47 to Criminal Records) is required of health-related professions only. Applications are processed in order of receipt and require 10-14 business days after receipt; no status updates before the 10th business day; all communication is by email.
  7. OPLC - Reciprocity Licensing (HB 594 overview) · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Explains that under HB 594 (signed June 28, 2023, effective August 27, 2023) the Office 'shall issue licenses to professionals who present evidence of an active license in good standing from another jurisdiction' whose requirements are substantially similar, and that endorsement applicants no longer submit transcripts, exam results, experience evidence or references. Opened live on 2026-09-15 through a text-extraction proxy (oplc.nh.gov refuses direct requests from automated clients with HTTP 403); the content matches the Internet Archive capture of May 24, 2025.
  8. N.H. Code of Administrative Rules Plc 1000 - Fees (Table 1002.13 Electricians Board; Plc 1004.07 examination fees) · Plc 1002.13; Plc 1004.07 · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification / General Court · Admin Rule · verified September 15, 2026Table 1002.13: journeyman electrician application processing and licensing (initial, renewal or reinstatement) $110 for 2 years; master electrician $198 for 2 years; apprentice registration $33 for 12 months; high/medium voltage electrician $198. Plc 1004.07 (eff. 10-8-25): journeyman electrician examination $90; master electrician examination $90; re-licensing examination $70.
  9. N.H. Code of Administrative Rules Plc 300 - Part Plc 313 Licensure by Endorsement (Plc 313.01, 313.11, 313.24) · Plc 313.01, Plc 313.11, Plc 313.24 · New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification / General Court · Admin Rule · verified September 15, 2026Plc 313.01(b): the origin license must be from a jurisdiction with substantially similar requirements, not temporary, unencumbered, active and not suspended, revoked or surrendered. Plc 313.24 (eff. 5-3-24, #13954): the origin jurisdiction must use the same or a later edition of the electrical code as New Hampshire and require, for journeyman, 4 years full-time or 8,000 hours in not more than 6 years as an apprentice in a program with at least 560 hours of education plus a state-approved journeyman exam; for master, at least one year full-time or 2,000 hours in not more than 3 years as a licensed journeyman plus a state-approved master exam; plus one year of professional experience as a licensed journeyman or master respectively. Plc 313.11: an applicant from a jurisdiction that does not meet the criteria may request a waiver under Plc 211 based on education, training and experience.
  10. RSA Chapter 319-C - Electricians · RSA 319-C:7, 319-C:8 · New Hampshire General Court · Statute · verified September 15, 2026RSA 319-C:7, II: the office issues a master or journeyman license to an applicant who completes 8,000 hours of service as an apprentice electrician (the board may credit approved schooling or military experience), not less than 600 hours of education, and passes a board-approved examination. RSA 319-C:8: proctored written or computerized exams including NEC provisions; an applicant who has not passed within one year of application must reapply and pay the fees again. The chapter contains no reciprocity provision of its own.

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