Wyoming electrical apprentice requirements.

Start the apprentice licensing process within 10 days

Wyoming’s licensing page states that a new apprentice electrician who has never held a Wyoming apprentice license must begin the licensing process within 10 days of starting employment. The listed new-license cost is $20, before applicable payment-processing fees.

Apprenticeship combines on-the-job training and classroom instruction

Wyoming recognizes apprentice progression by accumulated OJT and related classroom education. The state lists Year 1 as 0–1,999 OJT hours and 0–143 school hours; Year 2 as 2,000–3,999 OJT and 144–287 school hours; Year 3 as 4,000–5,999 OJT and 288–431 school hours; and Year 4 as 6,000–7,999 OJT and 432–575 school hours.

Journeyman exam eligibility generally requires 8,000 OJT hours and 576 classroom hours

The Wyoming State Fire Marshal states that a journeyman exam applicant must present evidence of four years (8,000 hours) of electrical wiring experience plus 144 hours per year, or 576 hours over four years, of successfully completed electrical classroom instruction from an approved apprenticeship training program. The state also describes experience requirements across residential, commercial, and industrial work categories.

Supervision requirements change with apprentice year

The state licensing page lists 100% supervision for Years 1 and 2, 50% for Year 3, and 25% for Years 4 and 5. Wyoming law also states that a licensed journeyman or master electrician must supervise each apprentice electrician and may not supervise more than two apprentice electricians at the same time.

Wyoming currently lists the 2026 NEC as the adopted electrical code

The Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety currently identifies the 2026 National Electrical Code as the state-adopted electrical code. Exam and jurisdiction requirements should still be confirmed directly before studying or testing.

Previous out-of-state experience may be submitted at the initial application

Wyoming allows applicants to submit documented prior OJT completed in another state under a licensed contractor and supervised or attested by a licensed journeyman or master electrician. The state also allows prior apprentice education to be submitted when it meets its stated program and transcript requirements.

Electrical license reciprocity

Wyoming publishes reciprocal licensing pathways for qualifying journeyman and master electricians from specific states. Reciprocity can waive the examination, but applicants must still meet Wyoming’s current licensing qualifications and application requirements.

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Official Wyoming sources

Wyoming electrical licensing · Wyoming apprentice education · Wyoming Statute 35-9-127

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