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License reciprocity map

Reciprocity means a state issues its license based on one you already hold in another state, under an agreement between the two licensing offices. Agreements are made state by state and trade by trade. Choose a trade, then tap a state to see the agreements its licensing office lists.

Every agreement we list, by trade

Electrician

Alabama: Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Alaska: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
Arizona: no agreement listed
Arkansas: Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming
California: no agreement listed
Colorado: Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Connecticut: no agreement listed
Delaware: Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming
District of Columbia: Maryland, Virginia
Florida: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Georgia: Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Hawaii: no agreement listed
Idaho: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Illinois: no agreement listed
Indiana: no agreement listed
Iowa: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Kansas: no agreement listed
Kentucky: Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia
Louisiana: no agreement listed
Maine: Idaho, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont, Wyoming
Maryland: District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia
Massachusetts: New Hampshire
Michigan: no agreement listed
Minnesota: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming
Mississippi: Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee
Missouri: no agreement listed
Montana: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Nebraska: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
Nevada: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
New Hampshire: Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maine, North Dakota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington
New Jersey: no agreement listed
New Mexico: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
New York: no agreement listed
North Carolina: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
North Dakota: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Ohio: Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Oklahoma: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
Oregon: Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Pennsylvania: no agreement listed
Rhode Island: no agreement listed
South Carolina: Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
South Dakota: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming
Tennessee: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia
Texas: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming
Utah: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
Vermont: Maine, New Hampshire
Virginia: Alabama, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
Washington: Oregon
West Virginia: North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
Wisconsin: Iowa, New Hampshire
Wyoming: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah

Plumber

Alabama: Mississippi
Alaska: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia
Arizona: no agreement listed
Arkansas: Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas
California: Arizona
Colorado: no agreement listed
Connecticut: no agreement listed
Delaware: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
District of Columbia: Maryland
Florida: no agreement listed
Georgia: no agreement listed
Hawaii: no agreement listed
Idaho: Montana, Oregon, Washington
Illinois: no agreement listed
Indiana: no agreement listed
Iowa: South Dakota
Kansas: no agreement listed
Kentucky: no agreement listed
Louisiana: Arkansas, Texas
Maine: no agreement listed
Maryland: District of Columbia, Delaware
Massachusetts: no agreement listed
Michigan: no agreement listed
Minnesota: North Dakota, South Dakota
Mississippi: Alabama, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee
Missouri: no agreement listed
Montana: Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota
Nebraska: no agreement listed
Nevada: Arizona, California, Florida, Tennessee
New Hampshire: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
New Jersey: no agreement listed
New Mexico: no agreement listed
New York: no agreement listed
North Carolina: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
North Dakota: Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota
Ohio: Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
Oklahoma: Arkansas
Oregon: Idaho, Montana
Pennsylvania: no agreement listed
Rhode Island: no agreement listed
South Carolina: Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
South Dakota: no agreement listed
Tennessee: Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia
Texas: Arkansas, Louisiana
Utah: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia
Vermont: no agreement listed
Virginia: no agreement listed
Washington: Idaho
West Virginia: Ohio, Tennessee
Wisconsin: no agreement listed
Wyoming: no agreement listed

HVAC

Alabama: Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
Alaska: no agreement listed
Arizona: no agreement listed
Arkansas: no agreement listed
California: Arizona, Nevada
Colorado: no agreement listed
Connecticut: no agreement listed
Delaware: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
District of Columbia: no agreement listed
Florida: no agreement listed
Georgia: no agreement listed
Hawaii: no agreement listed
Idaho: no agreement listed
Illinois: no agreement listed
Indiana: no agreement listed
Iowa: no agreement listed
Kansas: no agreement listed
Kentucky: no agreement listed
Louisiana: no agreement listed
Maine: no agreement listed
Maryland: Delaware, Virginia
Massachusetts: no agreement listed
Michigan: no agreement listed
Minnesota: no agreement listed
Mississippi: Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee
Missouri: no agreement listed
Montana: no agreement listed
Nebraska: no agreement listed
Nevada: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee
New Hampshire: Connecticut
New Jersey: no agreement listed
New Mexico: no agreement listed
New York: no agreement listed
North Carolina: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
North Dakota: no agreement listed
Ohio: Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
Oklahoma: no agreement listed
Oregon: no agreement listed
Pennsylvania: no agreement listed
Rhode Island: no agreement listed
South Carolina: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas
South Dakota: no agreement listed
Tennessee: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia
Texas: Georgia, South Carolina
Utah: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Vermont: Maine, New Hampshire
Virginia: Maryland
Washington: no agreement listed
West Virginia: Alabama, Ohio, Tennessee
Wisconsin: no agreement listed
Wyoming: no agreement listed

General contractor

Alabama: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee
Alaska: no agreement listed
Arizona: no agreement listed
Arkansas: no agreement listed
California: Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada
Colorado: no agreement listed
Connecticut: no agreement listed
Delaware: no agreement listed
District of Columbia: no agreement listed
Florida: Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina
Georgia: Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Hawaii: no agreement listed
Idaho: no agreement listed
Illinois: no agreement listed
Indiana: no agreement listed
Iowa: no agreement listed
Kansas: no agreement listed
Kentucky: no agreement listed
Louisiana: no agreement listed
Maine: no agreement listed
Maryland: no agreement listed
Massachusetts: no agreement listed
Michigan: no agreement listed
Minnesota: no agreement listed
Mississippi: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Missouri: no agreement listed
Montana: no agreement listed
Nebraska: no agreement listed
Nevada: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
New Hampshire: no agreement listed
New Jersey: no agreement listed
New Mexico: no agreement listed
New York: no agreement listed
North Carolina: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee
North Dakota: no agreement listed
Ohio: no agreement listed
Oklahoma: no agreement listed
Oregon: no agreement listed
Pennsylvania: no agreement listed
Rhode Island: no agreement listed
South Carolina: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee
South Dakota: no agreement listed
Tennessee: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
Texas: no agreement listed
Utah: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Vermont: no agreement listed
Virginia: Ohio
Washington: no agreement listed
West Virginia: Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
Wisconsin: no agreement listed
Wyoming: no agreement listed

How license reciprocity and universal recognition laws work