Wyoming electrician license & renewal
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License fee
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Required hours
Journeyman: four years/8,000 hours in electrical wiring and 144 classroom hours per year or 576 over a four-year Department of Labor-approved electrical apprenticeship.
Exam
Licensing examinations use the current National Electrical Code edition.
Renewal
The journeyman electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on January 1st of every 3rd year.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
Journeyman electrical work must be performed while employed by a currently licensed Wyoming electrical contractor.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Any Journeyman Electrician performing electrical work in the State of Wyoming shall be employed at all times by an E lectrical C ontractor who carries a current Wyoming E lectrical C ontractor’s license.Official source
Agency guidance
Journeyman initial license $100; renewal $50.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The initial license fee will be $100.00. Maintaining Your Journeyman License: The journeyman electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on January 1st of every 3rd year. The renewal fee will be $50.00.Official source
Agency guidance
Master initial license $200; renewal $100.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The initial license fee will be $200.00. Maintaining Your Master Electrician License: The Master Electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on July 1st of every 3rd year. The renewal fee will be $100.00.Official source
Agency guidance
Master renewal: July 1 of every third year. Renew through the licensee's eLicense portal account.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The Master Electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on July 1st of every 3rd year. The renewal fee will be $100.00. These fees will be paid through the licensee's eLicense portal account.Official source
Agency guidance
Master reciprocity agreements: Idaho, South Dakota and Iowa; subject to reciprocal qualification requirements.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The State of Wyoming has a reciprocal Master Electrician license agreement with the following states: Idaho, South Dakota, and Iowa.Official source
How to get this license
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Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Reciprocal licenses can be obtained through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety.
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Check the qualifications
Required hours
Journeyman: four years/8,000 hours in electrical wiring and 144 classroom hours per year or 576 over a four-year Department of Labor-approved electrical apprenticeship.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
For an applicant to take the Wyoming Journeyman electrician’s exam, the applicant must present evidence of 4 years (8,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry and 144 hours per year, or 576 hours over a four year apprenticeship, of successfully completed electrically related classroom instruction obtained through a Department of Labor approved electrical apprenticeship training program.
Official sourceExperience
Master exam: eight years/16,000 electrical wiring hours, including four years/8,000 as a licensed journeyman, and 576 related classroom hours.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
For an applicant to take the Wyoming Master electrician’s exam, the applicant must present evidence of 8 years (16,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry, of which 4 years (8,000 hours) is documented as a licensed journeyman, and 576 hours of electrically related classroom instruction required.
Official sourceEducation
For applicants unable to document 576 classroom hours, the Chief Electrical Inspector may approve exam qualification based on ten years and 20,000 hours of on-the-job training as a licensed journeyman or master.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
If 576 hours of classroom instruction cannot be provided, an applicant may qualify for the exam if evidence of 10 years and 20,000 hours of on the job training experience as a licensed journeyman or master electrician is provided and approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector.
Official sourceExam
Licensing examinations use the current National Electrical Code edition.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The examinations for licenses are based on the current edition of the National Electrical Code.
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Reciprocity
Journeyman agreements: AK, AR, CO, ID, ME, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, IA and UT. Applicants must satisfy the reciprocal licensing requirements on the agency page.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The State of Wyoming has a reciprocal Journeyman Electrician license agreement with the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Iowa and Utah.Official source
Official sources and verification (17)
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Reciprocal licenses can be obtained through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
For an applicant to take the Wyoming Journeyman electrician’s exam, the applicant must present evidence of 4 years (8,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry and 144 hours per year, or 576 hours over a four year apprenticeship, of successfully completed electrically related classroom instruction obtained through a Department of Labor approved electrical apprenticeship training program.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
For an applicant to take the Wyoming Master electrician’s exam, the applicant must present evidence of 8 years (16,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry, of which 4 years (8,000 hours) is documented as a licensed journeyman, and 576 hours of electrically related classroom instruction required.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
If 576 hours of classroom instruction cannot be provided, an applicant may qualify for the exam if evidence of 10 years and 20,000 hours of on the job training experience as a licensed journeyman or master electrician is provided and approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The examinations for licenses are based on the current edition of the National Electrical Code.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Any Journeyman Electrician performing electrical work in the State of Wyoming shall be employed at all times by an E lectrical C ontractor who carries a current Wyoming E lectrical C ontractor’s license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The initial license fee will be $100.00. Maintaining Your Journeyman License: The journeyman electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on January 1st of every 3rd year. The renewal fee will be $50.00.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The initial license fee will be $200.00. Maintaining Your Master Electrician License: The Master Electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on July 1st of every 3rd year. The renewal fee will be $100.00.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The Master Electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on July 1st of every 3rd year. The renewal fee will be $100.00. These fees will be paid through the licensee's eLicense portal account.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The State of Wyoming has a reciprocal Master Electrician license agreement with the following states: Idaho, South Dakota, and Iowa.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The Master Electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on July 1st of every 3rd year.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The journeyman electrician’s license is valid for 3 years, renewing on January 1st of every 3rd year.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The license holder must obtain at least 16 hours of approved update education prior to renewing the license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
To be acceptable, all courses must have prior Electrical board approval. At least 8 of these 16 hours must be from a course that specifically covers the National Electrical Code. The 16 hours must be obtained between the date of issuance and the date of expiration of the license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The State of Wyoming has a reciprocal Journeyman Electrician license agreement with the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Iowa and Utah.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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