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State licensing

Electrician licensing, state by state

35 of 51 states license the individual electrician. In the other 16, the state licenses the contracting business or leaves it to the city — which usually means you can start work sooner, not later.

Licensed by the state 35

You need a card of your own here. If you already hold one elsewhere, reciprocity is the question — open a state to see whose licences it takes.

AlabamaLicensed by the stateAlaskaLicensed by the stateArkansasLicensed by the stateCaliforniaLicensed by the stateColoradoLicensed by the stateConnecticutLicensed by the stateDelawareLicensed by the stateDistrict of ColumbiaLicensed by the stateHawaiiLicensed by the stateIdahoLicensed by the stateIowaLicensed by the stateKentuckyLicensed by the stateMaineLicensed by the stateMarylandLicensed by the stateMassachusettsLicensed by the stateMichiganLicensed by the stateMinnesotaLicensed by the stateMontanaLicensed by the stateNebraskaLicensed by the stateNew HampshireLicensed by the stateNew JerseyLicensed by the stateNew MexicoLicensed by the stateNorth DakotaLicensed by the stateOklahomaLicensed by the stateOregonLicensed by the stateRhode IslandLicensed by the stateSouth DakotaLicensed by the stateTexasLicensed by the stateUtahLicensed by the stateVermontLicensed by the stateVirginiaLicensed by the stateWashingtonLicensed by the stateWest VirginiaLicensed by the stateWisconsinLicensed by the stateWyomingLicensed by the state

Contractors licensed, workers not 5

The state licenses the business, not you. Working for a licensed contractor, you can usually start day one with no card and nothing to transfer.

ArizonaContractors licensed, workers notGeorgiaContractors licensed, workers notNevadaContractors licensed, workers notNorth CarolinaContractors licensed, workers notOhioContractors licensed, workers not

Licensed locally, not statewide 11

No single statewide answer — the city or county decides. Check the jurisdiction the job is actually in before you travel.

FloridaLicensed locally, not statewideIllinoisLicensed locally, not statewideIndianaLicensed locally, not statewideKansasLicensed locally, not statewideLouisianaLicensed locally, not statewideMississippiLicensed locally, not statewideMissouriLicensed locally, not statewideNew YorkLicensed locally, not statewidePennsylvaniaLicensed locally, not statewideSouth CarolinaLicensed locally, not statewideTennesseeLicensed locally, not statewide