Utah to Minnesota: master electrician license reciprocity
Minnesota has no reciprocity agreement with Utah. Your Utah experience counts toward eligibility, but you must pass the Minnesota exam.
Reference only, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the licensing board before you apply. Full disclaimer.
Out-of-state master without a reciprocity agreement
Nothing is waived, but your documented out-of-state hours count toward eligibility to sit the exam.
A master electrician licensed in a state that is not on Minnesota's master reciprocity list gets no exam waiver and qualifies by examination like any other candidate. Out-of-state experience does count: Minn. R. 3800.3520 credits electrical work performed outside Minnesota that DLI determines is substantially equivalent to work for a Minnesota licensed contractor, documented on the Work Experience Verification form by each employer. The applicant must meet one of the subd. 1 qualifications (a four-year electrical engineering degree, at least one year of experience as a licensed journeyworker, or at least five years of planning, laying out, supervising and installing experience, 60 months under the rule tables), file the Personal Electrical License Examination Application with the $50 fee (marking 'Licensed in a state other than Minnesota' and attaching a copy of the license), and pass the Class A Master exam. The license fee is paid separately once the exam is passed. Minnesota has no separate law or business exam for individual electricians.
DLI's pages do not say whether experience as a journeyworker licensed by another state satisfies the 'one year as a licensed journeyworker' route; the five-year experience route is available regardless. The initial license fee is prorated to the February odd-year expiration from the statutory base of $40 per year plus a $4 per year board fee (Minn. Stat. 326B.092, subd. 7); DLI's licensing page states the amount is determined after the exam is passed.
At a glance
- Trade exam
- Required
- Law / code exam
- Not required
- Out-of-state hours
- Count toward eligibility
What you must already have
- You must document at least 60 months of qualifying work experience.At least 60 months of qualifying experience under Minn. R. 3800.3520 (including planning, laying out and supervising), or one year as a licensed journeyworker, or a four-year electrical engineering degree (Minn. Stat. 326B.33, subd. 1). Out-of-state work is credited when DLI finds it substantially equivalent.
What you'll do to get licensed in Minnesota
- 1Exam fee. Pay the exam fee ($50). Application and examination fee (non-refundable), Minn. Stat. 326B.092, subd. 1.
- 2Trade exam. Pass the destination's trade exam. Minnesota Class A Master Electrician written examination administered by DLI.
- 3Other. Electrical Work Experience Verification form completed by each employer (or original engineering transcript), plus a copy of the out-of-state license.
- 4License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee. Class A Master license fee on approval, prorated from $40 per year plus $4 per year board fee (Minn. Stat. 326B.092, subd. 7).
Published fees on this path total $50, 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.
- Exam fee · $50
- Trade exam
How Minnesota licenses master electricians
Minnesota master electrician · “Class A Master Electrician”
Statewide license
Issued by Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Board of Electricity
Minnesota issues a statewide, person-held Class A Master Electrician license through DLI; the separate electrical contractor license is a business license that must employ a master, and is not covered here. A new master applicant qualifies under Minn. Stat. 326B.33, subd. 1 with a four-year electrical engineering degree, one year of experience as a licensed journeyworker, or five years of experience planning, laying out, supervising and installing electrical systems (60 months under Minn. R. 3800.3520), pays the $50 application and examination fee, and passes the DLI-administered written exam. Reciprocity agreements under subd. 20 waive the exam for master electricians from Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Master licenses expire on the last day of February of each odd-numbered year and renewal requires 16 hours of continuing education, 12 of them on the NEC.
Common questions
- Do I have to take the Minnesota master electrician exam if I'm licensed in Utah?
- Yes. Minnesota requires the trade exam on this path.
- What does it cost to get a Minnesota master electrician license from Utah?
- Published fees on this path total $50, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
- Do my Utah work hours count in Minnesota?
- Yes. Documented out-of-state experience counts toward Minnesota's eligibility requirements.
- Does it work the other way, from Minnesota to Utah?
- Not necessarily. Reciprocity is directed. Going from Minnesota to Utah, the mechanism is endorsement.
Sources
- Minnesota DLI - Residential Contractor, Remodeler, Roofer, Manufactured Home Installer Examination Application · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry · Form · verified September 23, 2026
- Minnesota DLI - Experience requirements for an electrical license · Minn. R. 3800.3520; Minn. Stat. 326B.33 · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry · Agency Page · verified September 23, 2026
- Minnesota DLI - Electrical licensing basics · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry · Agency Page · verified September 23, 2026
- Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry - Plumbing reciprocity · Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry · Agency Page · verified September 16, 2026
- Minnesota Rules 3800.3520 - Experience requirements for electrical licenses · Minn. R. 3800.3520 · Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Admin Rule · verified September 23, 2026
- Minnesota Statutes 326B.092 - Fees (application, examination and license fees) · Minn. Stat. 326B.092, subds. 1, 3, 6, 7 · Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Statute · verified September 23, 2026
- Minnesota Statutes 326B.33 - Electrical licenses and registration · Minn. Stat. 326B.33, subds. 1, 2, 20 · Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Statute · verified September 23, 2026
Verified dates are when a person last opened each source and confirmed the facts above. Cite the board, not us.