New Hampshire Electrician License Reciprocity Guide

• ✓Licensed 1+ year in your home stateLicense must be current and in good standing.
• ✓8,000 hours of documented experience
• ✕Reciprocal exam requiredNH does NOT have formal bilateral reciprocity — uses "licensure by endorsement" reviewed case-by-case against Plc 313.24 standards. Some applicants may need to pass NH exam.
• ✓Experience affidavitRequired with the application.
• ✓Letter of good standingRequest one from your home-state board.

NEW HAMPSHIRE IS UNIQUE: Many other states (ND, NE, AK, WY, IA, ME, VT, MA) list NH as a reciprocity partner meaning THEY accept NH licenses. But NH itself does NOT formally reciprocate — uses case-by-case endorsement review instead. If you're an NH-licensed electrician, you have easier outbound mobility than an inbound electrician would have coming into NH. MA's ONLY reciprocity partner is NH — a rare bilateral arrangement. VT reciprocity is only with NH and ME. Partner states listed above are those that formally reciprocate with NH bidirectionally (ME + VT + MA); other states may accept NH licenses but NH's inbound endorsement review is not automatic.

1. Complete the New Hampshire Electricians' Board — Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) reciprocal application — official application.
2. Attach proof of 1+ year of licensure, your experience affidavit, and your letter of good standing.
3. Submit to New Hampshire Electricians' Board — Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), 7 Eagle Square, Concord, NH 03301.
4. Questions? Call (603) 271-2219. Allow 6–12 weeks for processing.

Registration fee

Contact board — Apprentice registration fees not publicly documented in standard fee schedules — contact OPLC directly.

Renewal

Not published

License duration

4 years

Employer requirements

Must work under supervision of a licensed NH master or journeyman electrician. Apprentices must accumulate 8,000 hours practical field work + 600 hours electrical schooling.

1. Secure employment with a licensed NH contractor 2. Register as apprentice with OPLC 3. Complete 8,000 hours practical + 600 hours electrical schooling (up to 2,000 hours schooling credit toward practical requirement) 4. Pass Board-approved Journeyman exam at 70%

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NH's rules allow schooling-to-practical conversion up to 2,000 hours — a real advantage for apprentices coming from vocational programs.

Apprentice rules change often — confirm with New Hampshire before relying on this summary.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS NO FORMAL RECIPROCITY — the state uses "licensure by endorsement" instead. Each application is reviewed individually against NH's Plc 313.24 substantial-equivalence standards.

Requirements for endorsement: - Home state license from same or later NEC edition - Current requirements meeting Plc 313.24 standards - 1 year professional experience at license level sought - Board-approved examination entity may administer test (no state trade exam)

Standard NH Path: - Master: 8,000 hours apprentice practical + 600 hours schooling + pass Journeyman exam + 2,000 additional Journeyman hours + pass Master exam (70%) - Journeyman: 8,000 hours + 600 hours schooling + pass Journeyman exam - Fees: $198 per license class (2-year term)

CE required: 15 hours after every new NEC publication, minimum 1 hour on NH law.

NH does NOT accept NASCLA reciprocity.

NH state license covers Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Portsmouth, and all NH cities.

These states accept your New Hampshire license: Utah, Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts.

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