Electrician License from Vermont to Georgia: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Georgia accept a Vermont electrician license?
An electrical license transfers from Vermont to Georgia by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of the Secretary of State), verify your Vermont license, and meet Georgia's endorsement requirements. Georgia issues no journeyman electrician license; for its statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license the Board waives the exam only for applicants who hold a Non-Restricted (Class II) license obtained by examination in Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee, with no violations — every other applicant must pass the Georgia electrical contractor examination.
Verify this exact pair in the checker
Same data, interactive — with share link and board links.
Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Georgia publishes no reciprocity list covering Vermont, but the Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of the Secretary of State) licenses out-of-state electricians by endorsement, so this move runs on the board's case-by-case judgment rather than an automatic waiver. If you hold a master license, check the board's separate master-level rules — master electricians typically endorse rather than transfer through journeyman reciprocity. Ask the board, in writing, exactly which exam or experience requirement it will waive before you rely on it.
What's different between Vermont and Georgia
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Georgia. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Vermont to Georgia (this page): Licensure by endorsement.
Georgia to Vermont (the reverse move): Full reciprocity.
The two directions differ: Vermont and Georgia do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from Vermont matter?
Vermont gets Georgia's most common result: 37 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get the same one, so for most movers the origin does not change the answer.
The others get: no state license to transfer (13).
- Application fee
Georgia lists $40 for an out-of-state applicant and Vermont lists $115–$150 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Experience hours
Vermont's first-time-applicant standard is 8,000 hours of documented experience for the journeyman license; Georgia has no experience hours figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Exam rules on record
Georgia and Vermont carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Georgia (this move): Georgia issues no journeyman electrician license; for its statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license the Board waives the exam only for applicants who hold a Non-Restricted (Class II) license obtained by examination in Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee, with no violations — every other applicant must pass the Georgia electrical contractor examination
- Vermont (the reverse move): No Vermont exam is required for reciprocal or universal applicants: an electrician licensed in good standing for at least 3 years in any US jurisdiction is issued a Universal license without examination, and residents of Maine or New Hampshire may license under a narrower reciprocal pathway; applicants without qualifying out-of-state licensure must complete a Vermont apprenticeship or experience and pass the Vermont electrician exam
What changes, Vermont → Georgia
| Vermont (current) | Georgia (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Experience hours | 8,000 | — |
| Application fee | $115–$150 (Journeyman $115, master $150 (3-year license fees); exam fees are separate and are not charged to reciprocal/universal applicants) | $40 ($30 application + $10 processing (non-refundable) for the electrical contractor reciprocity application; see the Board fee schedule for the license-issuance fee) |
| Processing time | DFS publishes no decision timeframe; applications must reach the Division at least 2 weeks before the Electricians' Licensing Board meeting to be placed on that agenda | The Board publishes no official processing-time figure for reciprocity |
| Licensing authority | Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Electricians' Licensing Board | Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of the Secretary of State) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Georgia sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Georgia's current requirements on the Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of the Secretary of State) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of the Secretary of State) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Georgia does not license individual journeyman electricians — the transferable statewide credential is the electrical CONTRACTOR license (Class I Restricted / Class II Non-Restricted).
- For contractor reciprocity, hold a current Non-Restricted license obtained by examination in AL, LA, NC, SC, or TN, in good standing with no violations.
- Grandfathered, endorsement, conversion, or reciprocity licenses are NOT eligible for reciprocity — apply by examination instead.
- Submit three notarized reference forms (at least one from a licensed electrical contractor).
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
Official links
Related guides
Frequently asked questions
Does this route work for a master electrician?
Not necessarily — master licenses move on separate terms. Some boards keep their own master reciprocity list; otherwise they review the master license individually. Confirm the Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of the Secretary of State)'s master-level experience and exam requirements, which are separate from the journeyman track this site's grid tracks.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Georgia SOS — Board of Electrical Contractors FAQ (reciprocity states, exam waiver, grandfather exclusion) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Georgia SOS — Electrical Reciprocity Application (Form 44) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Georgia SOS — Georgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (board home) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- VT Division of Fire Safety - Electricians' License Application Instructions (2026) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- VT Division of Fire Safety - Apply for an Electrical License ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
How we verify · All sources · Corrections log · spot an error? hello@licensereciprocity.com