# Arkansas — Electrician licence reciprocity by state: which states accept which licences, in which direction, on what conditions

For Arkansas, accepting state is Texas; licence class is Journeyman Electrician; 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; application fee is $30.00, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Accepting state:** Texas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Licence class:** Journeyman Electrician _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Licence-issuing state accepted:** Arkansas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Conditions:** 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. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Application fee:** $30.00

## What the source says

> 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.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-02-07.
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