Electrician License from Mississippi to North Carolina: Does It Transfer? (2026)

What's different between Mississippi and North Carolina

Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into North Carolina. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.

Route, each way

Mississippi to North Carolina (this page): Reciprocity agreement — conditional.

North Carolina to Mississippi (the reverse move): No state license to transfer.

Mississippi issues no statewide journeyman electrician license, so neither direction is a state-license transfer.

Does coming from Mississippi matter?

Coming from Mississippi matters here: only 4 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get this result for a move into North Carolina.

The others get: licensure by endorsement (31), no state license to transfer (9), and reciprocity agreement (6).

Reciprocity agreements

North Carolina's reciprocity agreement list names 10 states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia), including Mississippi.

Fee and processing

Mississippi issues no statewide journeyman electrician license, so there is no Mississippi state license application fee or processing time to compare with North Carolina's.

Exam rules on record

North Carolina and Mississippi carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.

• North Carolina (this move): North Carolina waives its technical written examination for an electrical contractor of the same or equivalent classification licensed by exam in a reciprocal state, but every reciprocity applicant must still pass NC's 25-question open-book Laws, Rules and Business Practices exam (70% to pass); applicants from non-reciprocal states must sit the full NC examination.
• Mississippi (the reverse move): There is no statewide journeyman or master electrician license to transfer; individual electrician licensing is handled by the city or county, so any exam requirement is set by the local jurisdiction. A master electrical CONTRACTOR may take the NASCLA Accredited Electrical exam instead of the Mississippi master electrical exam for the state contractor license

What changes, Mississippi → North Carolina

The destination column is what you must satisfy — North Carolina sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

1. Confirm North Carolina's current requirements on the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (NCBEEC) website (linked below) — rules change.
2. Ask the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (NCBEEC) which Mississippi credential its agreement accepts: Mississippi issues no statewide journeyman electrician license, so there may be no state license to verify. If it accepts none, apply as a new applicant instead.
3. Submit the reciprocity application to the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (NCBEEC) (application linked below).
4. Arrange license verification from your current state.
5. Hold an active electrical contractor license of the same or equivalent classification, obtained by exam, from one of the 10 reciprocal states.
6. Submit an official Verification of Licensure / Examination Waiver completed by the issuing state board.
7. Pass NC's 25-question open-book Laws, Rules and Business Practices exam (70% to pass).
8. Provide two character statements and a Qualified Individual Affidavit; Unlimited/Intermediate applicants must show bonding ability ($150,001 / $60,001).
9. Newly listed qualified individuals must complete a free 4-hour NC Laws and Rules class within 12 months.
10. Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.

Official links

Related guides