Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Wyoming's official board.
The 576 hours of approved schooling is the requirement to plan for, because it cannot be substituted with extra field time. Get into a Department of Labor-approved program early; the field hours will accumulate on their own, the classroom hours will not.
| Requirements | WYOMING PUTS ELECTRICAL LICENSING UNDER THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, which surprises people looking for a standalone electrical board, the Electrical Board operates within the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety. JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN. 8,000 HOURS of on-the-job training AND four years of apprenticeship schooling totalling 576 HOURS, from a school approved by the Department of Labor. Both components are required: the field hours alone do not qualify, and the schooling must come from an approved provider. The 576-hour schooling requirement matches Idaho's HVAC standard and Connecticut's plumbing standard, it is the common shape of a four-year registered apprenticeship, 144 hours a year. The office publishes its apprentice education requirements, its rules and statutes, and its jurisdictional coverage separately; the jurisdictions page matters because it sets out where the state inspects and where a municipality does. |
| Reciprocity | Wyoming's journeyman license is named in BOTH North Dakota's and Nebraska's published reciprocal agreements, so it carries well across the northern plains. For applicants coming into Wyoming, the board assesses the 8,000 hours and the 576 approved schooling hours; apply through the State Fire Marshal's office. |
| Renewal | Licenses renew with the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety on its published cycle, with continuing education units required, the office publishes its CEU requirements and approved courses. |
| Notes | The 576 hours of approved schooling is the requirement to plan for, because it cannot be substituted with extra field time. Get into a Department of Labor-approved program early; the field hours will accumulate on their own, the classroom hours will not. |
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Sources: wsfm.wyo.gov, wsfm.wyo.gov, wsfm.wyo.gov, wsfm.wyo.gov. Always confirm current requirements with the issuing authority.
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