How to get an electrician license in Wyoming: the official requirements
The Journeyman Electrician license, the experience and training it takes, the exam and how to apply, from the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety.
In Wyoming, the state electrical license for individual electricians is issued by the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety. The Journeyman Electrician license, issued by examination: once you pass the exam you upload your pass letter to your eLicense portal account. A journeyman doing electrical work in Wyoming must be employed at all times by a licensed Wyoming electrical contractor. Apprentice or trainee registration: Start with a Wyoming Apprentice Electrician license: if you have never held one, you must begin the licensing process within 10 days of starting employment. First-year apprentices work under 100% supervision. Experience and training: 4 years (8,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry, under the direct supervision of a qualifying electrician for a licensed electrical contractor, covering residential, commercial and industrial work, with no more than 75% in any one category. Experience is documented by notarized letters or the employment verification form from employers. Licensing exam: The Wyoming Journeyman electrician's exam, based on the current edition of the National Electrical Code. You must show the required experience and classroom hours to take it. How to apply: Apply for the exam online: create an eLicense portal account, have your ID verified, then choose the application and submit it with your documents. If approved, you are emailed your next steps and authorization.
Wyoming electrician license requirements
| Requirement | Wyoming |
|---|---|
| License you apply for | The Journeyman Electrician license, issued by examination: once you pass the exam you upload your pass letter to your eLicense portal account. A journeyman doing electrical work in Wyoming must be employed at all times by a licensed Wyoming electrical contractor. |
| Apprentice or trainee registration | Start with a Wyoming Apprentice Electrician license: if you have never held one, you must begin the licensing process within 10 days of starting employment. First-year apprentices work under 100% supervision. |
| Experience and training | 4 years (8,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry, under the direct supervision of a qualifying electrician for a licensed electrical contractor, covering residential, commercial and industrial work, with no more than 75% in any one category. Experience is documented by notarized letters or the employment verification form from employers. |
| Classroom hours | 144 hours a year, or 576 hours over a four-year apprenticeship, of electrically related classroom instruction through a Department of Labor approved electrical apprenticeship training program. If you cannot show the 576 hours, you may qualify for the exam with evidence of 10 years and 20,000 hours of on-the-job training experience as a licensed journeyman or master electrician, approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. |
| Licensing exam | The Wyoming Journeyman electrician's exam, based on the current edition of the National Electrical Code. You must show the required experience and classroom hours to take it. |
| How to apply | Apply for the exam online: create an eLicense portal account, have your ID verified, then choose the application and submit it with your documents. If approved, you are emailed your next steps and authorization. |
| Background check | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety. |
| State fees | Journeyman license: $100 initial license fee after you pass the exam, and $50 to renew. New apprentice license: $20. |
| License term | Three years; the journeyman license renews on January 1st of every third year. |
| Continuing education | 16 hours of Electrical Board approved update education before each renewal, at least 8 of them on the National Electrical Code. |
Where the official source we read does not state something, the table says so rather than guessing. Fees shown are the licensing authority's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, schools, apprenticeship programs, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
This page covers the electrical license issued by the state. Cities and counties can have their own registration, permit or license rules; ask the local building department where you will work.
How to get licensed in Wyoming
- Within 10 days of starting electrical work, begin the licensing process for a Wyoming Apprentice Electrician license.
- Build 4 years (8,000 hours) of supervised work experience in the electrical wiring industry.
- Complete 576 hours of electrically related classroom instruction through a Department of Labor approved apprenticeship program.
- Create an eLicense portal account and apply for the Journeyman Electrician exam.
- Pass the exam, upload your pass letter and pay the $100 initial license fee.
- Renew every three years after completing 16 hours of approved update education.
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How this page is built
Each fact on this page comes from the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (sources named below), read on the dates shown, with the exact wording we relied on kept on file. Requirements and fees change; the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety's current instructions govern. We re-read each state's sources every six months (next review by May 10, 2027).
- Not legal advice.
- Licensing rules can change. Verify current requirements with the issuing agency.
- Fees shown are the licensing authority's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, schools, apprenticeship programs, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
- This page covers the electrical license issued by the state. Cities and counties can have their own registration, permit or license rules; ask the local building department where you will work.
- This page covers the individual license named above. Master, contractor, specialty, sign, residential, limited and out-of-state (reciprocity) licenses have their own rules.
- Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Electrical Licensing, official source, read Nov 9, 2026.