Moving to Oregon as a master electrician: every state's rule
Oregon has reciprocity agreements with 2 states. Everyone else follows its standard out-of-state path: experience credit.
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.
States Oregon reciprocates with
Every origin state
| State | Mechanism | Note | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Alaska | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Arizona | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Arkansas | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-14 |
| California | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Colorado | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Connecticut | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Delaware | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| District of Columbia | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Florida | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Georgia | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Hawaii | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Idaho | Experience credit | 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 | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Kansas | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Kentucky | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Louisiana | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Maine | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Maryland | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Massachusetts | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Michigan | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Minnesota | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Mississippi | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Missouri | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Montana | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Nebraska | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Nevada | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| New Hampshire | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| New Jersey | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| New Mexico | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| New York | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| North Carolina | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| North Dakota | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Ohio | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Oklahoma | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Pennsylvania | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Rhode Island | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| South Carolina | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| South Dakota | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Tennessee | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-14 |
| Texas | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Utah | Reciprocity | explicit agreement | 2026-09-14 |
| Vermont | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Virginia | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Washington | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| West Virginia | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Wisconsin | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 | |
| Wyoming | Experience credit | 2026-09-14 |