Transfer Your Electrician License to Utah: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) — Electrician licensing ↗
Utah has no NERA-style partner list, but the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) — Electrician licensing licenses qualified out-of-state electricians by endorsement, judging your license and experience case by case. Utah waives its journeyman electrician exam for an out-of-state applicant qualifying by endorsement — i.e., holding a current, active license obtained by examination (minimum 75% score) in a state DOPL determines has substantially similar standards; applicants whose state does not qualify apply 'not by endorsement' and must sit the Utah exam. Master applicants must pass the Utah law-and-rules exam regardless. Fee: DOPL's fee schedule lists the electrician license application fee (DOPL page content indicates roughly $110 initial, ~$78 renewal); the official fee-schedule PDF and DOPL application pages returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval, so the exact current amount is not reproduced here — verify on the DOPL fee schedule..
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Utah works case by case rather than from a fixed partner list, so the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) — Electrician licensing's read of your specific license and experience decides the outcome. This is also the usual route for master electricians, who typically move by endorsement rather than through journeyman reciprocity. Get any exam waiver or experience credit confirmed by the board in writing before you count on it.
DOPL licenses journeyman, residential journeyman, master and residential master electricians statewide. Utah does not operate a fixed NERA-style named partner list; it grants licensure by ENDORSEMENT to applicants holding an equivalent license obtained by examination (min 75%) from a state DOPL determines has substantially similar standards, and publishes a qualifying-endorsement-states resource on its application pages. reciprocity_partners is left empty because Utah's portability is endorsement-based rather than a bilateral partner list; the only signed bilateral written reciprocity agreement is with Oregon (both journeyman and master/general-supervising, verified via Oregon BCD). Other NERA states (e.g., North Dakota, Colorado) name Utah as a partner, but Utah itself administers portability through DOPL endorsement. Master/residential-master applicants must always pass the Utah law-and-rules exam.
Utah requirements at a glance
| Exam | Utah waives its journeyman electrician exam for an out-of-state applicant qualifying by endorsement — i.e., holding a current, active license obtained by examination (minimum 75% score) in a state DOPL determines has substantially similar standards; applicants whose state does not qualify apply 'not by endorsement' and must sit the Utah exam. Master applicants must pass the Utah law-and-rules exam regardless |
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| Training hours | 8,000 hours |
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| Fees | DOPL's fee schedule lists the electrician license application fee (DOPL page content indicates roughly $110 initial, ~$78 renewal); the official fee-schedule PDF and DOPL application pages returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval, so the exact current amount is not reproduced here — verify on the DOPL fee schedule. |
| Processing time | DOPL does not publish a fixed processing time for licensure by endorsement. |
Step by step
- Confirm Utah's current requirements on the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) — Electrician licensing website — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) — Electrician licensing (application linked on this page).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold a current, active out-of-state license obtained by examination with a minimum score of 75%, in good standing.
- Provide an official Verification of Licensure from the issuing state; DOPL determines whether that state qualifies for endorsement.
- Document four years (8,000 hours) of electrical trade experience plus apprenticeship education equivalent to Utah's.
- Master / residential-master applicants must pass the Utah law-and-rules exam even when qualifying by endorsement.
- Pay the fees (DOPL's fee schedule lists the electrician license application fee (DOPL page content indicates roughly $110 initial, ~$78 renewal); the official fee-schedule PDF and DOPL application pages returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval, so the exact current amount is not reproduced here — verify on the DOPL fee schedule.) and allow DOPL does not publish a fixed processing time for licensure by endorsement..
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Frequently asked questions
Does my electrician license transfer to Utah?
Utah has no NERA-style partner list, but the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) — Electrician licensing licenses qualified out-of-state electricians by endorsement, judging your license and experience case by case. Utah waives its journeyman electrician exam for an out-of-state applicant qualifying by endorsement — i.e., holding a current, active license obtained by examination (minimum 75% score) in a state DOPL determines has substantially similar standards; applicants whose state does not qualify apply 'not by endorsement' and must sit the Utah exam. Master applicants must pass the Utah law-and-rules exam regardless. Fee: DOPL's fee schedule lists the electrician license application fee (DOPL page content indicates roughly $110 initial, ~$78 renewal); the official fee-schedule PDF and DOPL application pages returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval, so the exact current amount is not reproduced here — verify on the DOPL fee schedule..
Will I have to retake the journeyman exam in Utah?
Utah waives its journeyman electrician exam for an out-of-state applicant qualifying by endorsement — i.e., holding a current, active license obtained by examination (minimum 75% score) in a state DOPL determines has substantially similar standards; applicants whose state does not qualify apply 'not by endorsement' and must sit the Utah exam. Master applicants must pass the Utah law-and-rules exam regardless.
What does licensing in Utah cost an out-of-state electrician?
DOPL's fee schedule lists the electrician license application fee (DOPL page content indicates roughly $110 initial, ~$78 renewal); the official fee-schedule PDF and DOPL application pages returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval, so the exact current amount is not reproduced here — verify on the DOPL fee schedule. (DOPL's fee schedule lists the electrician license application fee (DOPL page content indicates roughly $110 initial, ~$78 renewal); the official fee-schedule PDF and DOPL application pages returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval, so the exact current amount is not reproduced here — verify on the DOPL fee schedule.).
How long does Utah take to process the application?
DOPL does not publish a fixed processing time for licensure by endorsement. — DOPL does not publish a fixed processing time for licensure by endorsement..
How many experience hours does Utah require?
8000 hours of documented on-the-job experience for the journeyman license; out-of-state hours generally count toward this minimum.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Oregon BCD — signed Utah/Oregon Journeyman & Master reciprocal agreement (Utah endorsement terms: without exam, 75%+, current/active, 8,000 hrs) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Utah DOPL — Journeyman Electrician, Out-of-State Applicants Applying by Endorsement ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Utah DOPL — Division fee schedule ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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