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Wyoming Journeyman Electrician License

Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Wyoming licenses journeyman electricians at the state level. The State Fire Marshal's Electrical Safety Division issues the license through the Electrical Board. To take the exam you need 4 years (8,000 hours) of electrical wiring experience and at least 576 hours of classroom instruction (or 10 years and 20,000 hours as a licensed journeyman or master, approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector). The initial license fee is $100.00.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses: Wyoming Electrical Board, Wyoming State Fire Marshal, Electrical Safety Division (wsfm.wyo.gov)
Exam vendor: The state page says only that testing fees are paid to the testing facility. (wsfm.wyo.gov)
Exam (questions/time): The Wyoming journeyman exam is separate from the master and technician exams. You apply and get approved through the eLicense portal, then upload your pass letter. (wsfm.wyo.gov)
NEC edition: Wyoming lists the 2026 National Electrical Code as adopted. The state says exams for licenses are based on the current edition of the National Electrical Code. (wsfm.wyo.gov)
Experience required: To take the exam: 4 years (8,000 hours) of electrical wiring experience obtained over no less than 4 years, with at least 576 hours (144 per year) of electrically related classroom instruction from a Department of Labor-approved apprenticeship program. Work is split across residential, commercial and industrial, with no more than 75% in any one category. Alternative to the 576 classroom hours: 10 years and 20,000 hours of on-the-job training as a licensed journeyman or master, approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector. You must work for a Wyoming-licensed electrical contractor. Up to 2 years (4,000 hours) of credit is given for electrically related courses beyond the 576 required hours. (wsfm.wyo.gov)
Fees: Initial journeyman license $100.00. Renewal $50.00 (3-year license). Reinstatement $100.00 plus testing fees. Reciprocal journeyman $100.00. A 2.5% card fee (minimum $1.00) applies since April 1, 2025. (wsfm.wyo.gov)
Reciprocity: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Iowa and Utah. The license must have been obtained by exam with 70% or more, held 1 or more years, and be in good standing. Wyoming's 8,000 on-the-job hours and 576 education hours must be met, with 16 CEU hours (8 code). Available once. (wsfm.wyo.gov)

Confirm these with the board

Number of questions: not published in the materials we checked
Time limit: not published in the materials we checked
Open book and allowed references: not published in the materials we checked
Passing score for the journeyman exam: confirm with the board
Exam fee: paid to the testing facility; the amount is not published on the state page
Which NEC edition the exam uses: the state says the current edition and does not name it

Wyoming Electrical Board / Wyoming State Fire Marshal, Electrical Safety Division ↗

Partly verified October 24, 2026: some items couldn’t be confirmed from official sources and are listed above

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