How to Become an Electrician in Wyoming
Wyoming licenses electricians statewide through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety. The journeyman license takes a four-year (8,000-hour) apprenticeship plus 576 classroom hours, and master is a serious 16,000-hour, four-years-as-journeyman step.
Licensing in Wyoming at a glance
- How it's licensed
- Statewide license through the Dept. of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety
Journeyman Electrician — 8,000 hours (four years) of experience in the electrical wiring industry plus 576 classroom hours (144 per year) through a U.S. DOL-approved apprenticeship. The 8,000 hours must span no less than four years. Pass the exam (70%).
Master Electrician — 16,000 hours (eight years) of experience and having held a journeyman license for at least four years. Pass the exam (75%).
Wyoming also offers a residential electrician license for house-focused work.
Statewide through Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety
Wyoming licenses electricians statewide through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (the State Electrical Board), covering journeyman, master, and residential electricians. Your license works across Wyoming.
The journeyman path
The requirement is the classic four-year apprenticeship: 8,000 hours in the electrical wiring industry plus 576 classroom hours (144 per year) through a DOL-approved program — and the hours must span no fewer than four years, so you can't rush it by piling on overtime. Then it's a 70% exam.
Master is a real climb
Wyoming's master is demanding: 16,000 hours (eight years) of experience and at least four years holding a journeyman license, plus a tougher 75% exam. It's the credential for running work, and it rewards a genuinely deep career.
Your next step
Get hired, enroll in a DOL-approved apprenticeship, and log your 8,000 hours and classroom time over your four years. Take the journeyman exam when you finish. The national How to Become an Electrician guide covers the trade overall.
⚠️ Always verify current requirements
Licensing rules change and often vary by city or county. Before you count on anything here, confirm the current requirements directly with Wyoming Dept. of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Electrical Board).