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

For Ohio, 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Licence class:** Master Electrician _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Licence-issuing state accepted:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Application fee:** $45.00

## 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

## 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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