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Electrician License from New Jersey to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗

Yes — New Hampshire has a reciprocity arrangement covering New Jersey license holders. Apply to the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.

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New Jersey is on New Hampshire's journeyman reciprocity list, which puts this move on the fast track: New Hampshire waives its journeyman exam for electricians who earned a qualifying New Jersey license by examination, held it at least a year, and meet the experience hours. Two conditions decide whether you actually qualify — your New Jersey license must have come from an exam, not a grandfather clause, and it must be current. The list is also revocable; the verification date on this page is when we last confirmed New Jersey on it, and the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) is the live source.

What changes, New Jersey → New Hampshire

Side-by-side: New Jersey vs New Hampshire (Electrician (journeyman/master)), verified 2026-07-21
New Jersey (current)New Hampshire (destination)
Training hours8,0008,000
Application fee$150 (Class A journeyman initial license fee $150 in the first year of a triennial (prorated thereafter) per N.J.A.C. 13:31-1.6 eff. 6/2/2025, billed after approval; the Electrical Contractor business license is $225. Reciprocity applicants must also complete a 15-hour NEC course.)OPLC application/license fees are published only on the board's fee page (the application states 'SEE WEBSITE FOR FEES'); the official fee schedule was access-restricted and could not be retrieved as of 2026-07-21 - see https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/electricians-board/electricians-license-fees
Processing timeBoard does not publish a processing time; the registration fee is billed only after the application is approved.OPLC does not publish a processing time for endorsement/reciprocal applications
Licensing authorityNew Jersey Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (Division of Consumer Affairs)New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the reciprocity application to the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold a current electrician license in a listed qualifying jurisdiction with at least 1 year of professional experience in the journeyman category (Plc 313.24).
  5. Applicants by examination must verify a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training (master applicants: 2,000 hours as a licensed journeyman).
  6. Provide 3 professional references and a recent color photograph (Elec 302.04).
  7. Disclose any felony convictions and any license discipline in any jurisdiction.
  8. Pay the fees (OPLC application/license fees are published only on the board's fee page (the application states 'SEE WEBSITE FOR FEES'); the official fee schedule was access-restricted and could not be retrieved as of 2026-07-21 - see https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/electricians-board/electricians-license-fees) and allow OPLC does not publish a processing time for endorsement/reciprocal applications.

Official links

New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗New Hampshire application ↗

Related guides

Electrician in New JerseyElectrician in New HampshireAll electrician states

Frequently asked questions

Does New Hampshire accept a New Jersey electrician license?

Yes — New Hampshire has a reciprocity arrangement covering New Jersey license holders. Apply to the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.

Which exam will I take moving from New Jersey to New Hampshire?

No New Hampshire exam is required to license a journeyman by endorsement if you hold a current license in a listed qualifying jurisdiction and have at least 1 year of professional experience in the journeyman category (Plc 313.24); applicants from non-listed jurisdictions must license by examination (verify 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and pass the NH journeyman exam).

What does the New Jersey-to-New Hampshire move cost and how long does it take?

OPLC application/license fees are published only on the board's fee page (the application states 'SEE WEBSITE FOR FEES'); the official fee schedule was access-restricted and could not be retrieved as of 2026-07-21 - see https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/electricians-board/electricians-license-fees; processing OPLC does not publish a processing time for endorsement/reciprocal applications.

What could disqualify me even though New Jersey is on New Hampshire's list?

A New Jersey license you were grandfathered into rather than earning by exam, a license held less than a year, or falling short of the experience-hour minimum — New Hampshire's reciprocity is conditional, not automatic.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21

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