HVAC Technician license reciprocity by state
How each state treats an out-of-state HVAC technician license, split by license level because the rules differ.
Journeyman HVAC technician
51 of 51 states documented · 15 issue a statewide journeyman license · 3 state pairs with a reciprocity agreement
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland· 2 reciprocal
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia· 1 reciprocal
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Master HVAC technician
51 of 51 states documented · 24 issue a statewide master license · 45 state pairs with a reciprocity agreement
- Alabama· 7 reciprocal
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware· 16 reciprocal
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky· 1 reciprocal
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland· 2 reciprocal
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio· 7 reciprocal
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina· 9 reciprocal
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas· 2 reciprocal
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia· 1 reciprocal
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming