Oklahoma to Oregon: master electrician license reciprocity
Oregon has no reciprocity agreement with Oklahoma. Your Oklahoma experience counts toward eligibility, but you must pass the Oregon exam.
Reference only, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the licensing board before you apply. Full disclaimer.
Examination with credit for out-of-state journeyman experience (all non-reciprocal states)
Nothing is waived, but your documented out-of-state hours count toward eligibility to sit the exam.
A master or journeyman electrician licensed in a state without an Oregon supervising-level agreement applies for the General Supervising Electrician license on the standard Electrical License Application. The applicant must either hold an Oregon General Journeyman license or meet the Oregon journeyman qualifications (which accept out-of-state classroom and on-the-job hours), and must document an additional 8,000 hours of on-the-job journeyman experience. ORS 479.630 phrases this as at least four years of experience as a general journeyman electrician or its equivalent. The Oregon supervising exam is required: four hours, two sections, 52 code questions and 12 calculation questions, open book, 75 percent to pass.
The License Directory notes that the 300 percent rule applies when documenting journeyman hours. A separate application or exam fee could not be confirmed from a machine-readable official source; the License Directory lists only the $100 license fee.
At a glance
- Trade exam
- Required
- Law / code exam
- Not required
- Out-of-state hours
- Count toward eligibility
- Typical processing
- About 21 days
What you must already have
- Hold an Oregon General Journeyman license, or meet the Oregon General Journeyman qualifications (576 classroom hours plus 8,000 on-the-job hours, or 16,000 on-the-job hours)
- You must document at least 8,000 hours of qualifying work experience.
What you'll do to get licensed in Oregon
- 1License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($100). General Supervising Electrician license fee (three-year license).
- 2Trade exam. Pass the destination's trade exam. Oregon General Supervising Electrician exam: 4 hours, 2 sections (52 code questions, 12 calculation questions), open book; minimum score 75 percent.
Published fees on this path total $100, 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
How Oregon licenses master electricians
Oregon master electrician · “General Supervising Electrician (S)”
Statewide license
Issued by Oregon Building Codes Division (Department of Consumer and Business Services)
Oregon does not use the title "master electrician"; its closest equivalent is the General Supervising Electrician (S) license, which authorizes the holder to design, plan and lay out electrical work, sign permits, and direct, supervise or control the installation or alteration of an electrical service. It is treated here as the master level. An applicant must hold or qualify for the Oregon General Journeyman license, document an additional 8,000 hours of journeyman-level experience, and pass the Oregon supervising exam. Oregon has signed supervising-level reciprocity agreements with Arkansas and Utah only; master electricians from other states go through the standard application and exam. Licenses renew every three years on October 1 with 24 hours of continuing education.
Common questions
- Do I have to take the Oregon master electrician exam if I'm licensed in Oklahoma?
- Yes. Oregon requires the trade exam on this path.
- What does it cost to get a Oregon master electrician license from Oklahoma?
- Published fees on this path total $100, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
- Do my Oklahoma work hours count in Oregon?
- Yes. Documented out-of-state experience counts toward Oregon's eligibility requirements.
- How long does the application take?
- The board's published or typical processing time is about 21 days.
- Does it work the other way, from Oregon to Oklahoma?
- Not necessarily. Reciprocity is directed. Going from Oregon to Oklahoma, the mechanism is endorsement.
Sources
- Oregon Building Codes Division - Apply for an electrical license · Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Application steps for individual electrical licenses; notes that reciprocal agreements exist only for the General Supervising Electrician and General Journeyman Electrician licenses, so the LME has no reciprocity.
- Building Codes Division - Reciprocal licenses · Oregon Building Codes Division (DCBS) · Agency Page · verified September 14, 2026Lists reciprocal states per license type: General Journeyman (J): Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Utah, Washington, Wyoming; General Supervising (S): Arkansas, Utah. States the apprenticeship/8,000-hour qualification and the Washington-specific apprenticeship condition.
- OAR chapter 918, division 30 - General licensing requirements · OAR 918-030-0020, 918-030-0045 · Oregon Secretary of State · Admin Rule · verified September 14, 2026918-030-0020: an applicant required to pass a written examination must score at least 75 percent.
- OAR chapter 918, division 282 - Electrical licensing · OAR 918-282-0140, 918-282-0170 · Oregon Secretary of State · Admin Rule · verified September 14, 2026918-282-0170 general journeyman experience categories (8,000 hours); 918-282-0140 general supervising electrician (licensed journeyman documents 8,000 additional journeyman hours).
- ORS chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings from Fire and Electrical Hazards · ORS 479.630, 479.632, 479.840 · Oregon Legislature · Statute · verified September 14, 2026479.630: general journeyman requires four years as apprentice or equivalent and a written exam; general supervising requires four years as general journeyman or equivalent and a written exam. 479.632: the board may refuse to examine an applicant whose out-of-state training or experience is not equivalent.
- Oregon License Directory - General Supervising Electrician (S) · Oregon Secretary of State / Building Codes Division · Agency Page · verified September 14, 2026Eligibility: Oregon journeyman license or journeyman qualifications plus 8,000 additional journeyman hours; exam 4 hours, 2 sections, 52 code + 12 calculation questions, open book; license fee $100. Page last updated 01/23/2026.
Verified dates are when a person last opened each source and confirmed the facts above. Cite the board, not us.