Moving to Idaho as a master electrician: every state's rule
Idaho has reciprocity agreements with 1 state. Everyone else follows its standard out-of-state path: endorsement.
Idaho master electrician · “Master Electrician”
Statewide license
Issued by Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (Idaho Electrical Board)
Idaho issues a statewide Master Electrician license through DOPL on behalf of the Idaho Electrical Board. Idaho Code 54-1007(3) qualifies anyone who has worked as a licensed journeyman for at least four years to apply for a master license, and since House Bill 153 a master licensee is automatically issued a journeyman license at no extra cost. The only signed master-level reciprocity agreement is the 2006 bilateral agreement with Wyoming; the multi-state NERA agreement covers journeymen only. For other states, the master application offers a 'Reciprocity Pathway' based on a License Verification Form from the origin state showing licensure by examination, at least four years as a journeyman, and an active master license, but the instructions warn that a passing exam score may still be required before issuance. Applicants who do not qualify that way use the experience pathway (four years as a licensed journeyman) and pass the Idaho master exam administered by PSI.
States Idaho reciprocates with
Every origin state
| State | Mechanism | Note | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Alaska | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Arizona | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Arkansas | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| California | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Colorado | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Connecticut | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Delaware | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| District of Columbia | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Florida | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Georgia | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Hawaii | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Illinois | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Indiana | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Iowa | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Kansas | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Kentucky | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Louisiana | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Maine | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Maryland | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Massachusetts | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Michigan | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Minnesota | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Mississippi | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Missouri | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Montana | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Nebraska | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Nevada | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| New Hampshire | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| New Jersey | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| New Mexico | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| New York | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| North Carolina | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| North Dakota | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Ohio | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Oklahoma | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Oregon | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Pennsylvania | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Rhode Island | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| South Carolina | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| South Dakota | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Tennessee | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Texas | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Utah | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Vermont | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Virginia | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Washington | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| West Virginia | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Wisconsin | Endorsement | 2026-09-14 | |
| Wyoming | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-14 |