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Alabama

For Alabama, accepting state is Texas; licence class is Master Electrician; conditions is Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio; application fee is $45.00, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

Accepting state
Texas verified
Licence class
Master Electrician verified
Licence-issuing state accepted
Alabama verified
Conditions
Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio verified
Application fee
$45.00
Sourcetdlr.texas.gov
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DatasetElectrician licence reciprocity by state: which states accept which licences, in which direction, on what conditions

What the source says

Texas has reciprocal licensing agreements with the states listed below: Master Electrician - Alabama, Arkansas (master electrician), Iowa (Class A master electrician), Louisiana (state contractor’s license), Nebraska, North Carolina (master electrician or unlimited electrical contractor) and Ohio Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio

tdlr.texas.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11

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Licence class

tdlr.texas.gov says licence class is Master Electrician, as of 2026-08-11.

Texas has reciprocal licensing agreements with the states listed below: Master Electrician - Alabama, Arkansas (master electrician), Iowa (Class A master electrician), Louisiana (state contractor’s license), Nebraska, North Carolina (master electrician or unlimited electrical contractor) and Ohio Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/out-of-state.htm

tdlr.texas.gov says licence class is Journeyman Electrician, as of 2026-08-11.

Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio Journeyman Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal state’s examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 8,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician.

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/out-of-state.htm

Conditions

tdlr.texas.gov says conditions is Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio, as of 2026-08-11.

Texas has reciprocal licensing agreements with the states listed below: Master Electrician - Alabama, Arkansas (master electrician), Iowa (Class A master electrician), Louisiana (state contractor’s license), Nebraska, North Carolina (master electrician or unlimited electrical contractor) and Ohio Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/out-of-state.htm

tdlr.texas.gov says conditions is Taken and passed the reciprocal state’s examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 8,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician., as of 2026-08-11.

Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio Journeyman Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal state’s examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 8,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician.

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/out-of-state.htm

Application fee

tdlr.texas.gov says application fee is $45.00, as of 2026-08-11.

Texas has reciprocal licensing agreements with the states listed below: Master Electrician - Alabama, Arkansas (master electrician), Iowa (Class A master electrician), Louisiana (state contractor’s license), Nebraska, North Carolina (master electrician or unlimited electrical contractor) and Ohio Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/out-of-state.htm

tdlr.texas.gov says application fee is $30.00, as of 2026-08-11.

Journeyman Electrician - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming Other License Types - Currently there are no reciprocal licensing agreements for any other license types. Requirements for a Texas License You must be able to prove that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a Texas license: Master Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician. Held a journeyman electrician license for at least 2 years*. *1 year for Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio Journeyman Electrician Taken and passed the reciprocal state’s examination Held the reciprocal license for at least one year Have at least 8,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician.

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/out-of-state.htm

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