Transfer Your Contractor License to Wyoming: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal's Office) — Electrical Safety Licensing ↗

Wyoming issues no statewide general contractor license, so there is no Wyoming state license to transfer into or out of. Any licensing for this work is handled below the state level (a city, county or contractor-level authority), so check with the authority where you will work. Wyoming licenses only electricians at the state level, through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety; general contractors, plumbers and HVAC contractors are regulated by individual cities and counties, so there is no state-level licence for those trades and nothing to reciprocate. Electrician reciprocity waives the Wyoming examination but is asymmetric: the Journeyman agreement covers seventeen states while the Master agreement covers only three. The originating licence must have been obtained by examination with a score of at least 70% (journeyman) or 75% (master), held at least one year from the examination date, and be current and in good standing. Reciprocity may be exercised only once per applicant. Electrical work is licensed statewide and handled separately — check your trade in the checker.

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Verdict

No statewide license

The structural fact first: Wyoming issues no statewide general contractor license, so a general contractor moving here has no state license to transfer and none to apply for. The work is to identify the local authority that governs your jobsite and meet its rules. Trade licenses are a separate question: check your trade and class in the checker before you assume anything carries over.

Read verbatim from the Department's licensing page on 2026-08-07. The journeyman reciprocal agreement covers exactly seventeen states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Iowa and Utah. CORRECTION TO PRIOR RESEARCH: the master reciprocal agreement names only Idaho, South Dakota and Iowa — Utah is on the journeyman list but is NOT a master partner, and an earlier version of this row wrongly included it. No state licence exists for general contracting, plumbing or HVAC, so those trades are deliberately omitted rather than given empty entries.

Wyoming requirements at a glance

Out-of-state contractor license transfer requirements for Wyoming, verified 2026-08-07
Exam	Wyoming licenses only electricians at the state level, through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety; general contractors, plumbers and HVAC contractors are regulated by individual cities and counties, so there is no state-level licence for those trades and nothing to reciprocate. Electrician reciprocity waives the Wyoming examination but is asymmetric: the Journeyman agreement covers seventeen states while the Master agreement covers only three. The originating licence must have been obtained by examination with a score of at least 70% (journeyman) or 75% (master), held at least one year from the examination date, and be current and in good standing. Reciprocity may be exercised only once per applicant.
General contracting	No state general contractor license: general contracting in Wyoming is licensed locally (city or county), where it is licensed at all.
General contractor fee	None at state level — on file: There is no state general contractor, plumbing or HVAC licence to charge for; local jurisdictions set their own fees
General contractor processing	None at state level — set by the local authority
Trade licenses (not general contracting)	The out-of-state licence must have been obtained by examination, scoring at least 70% for journeyman or 75% for master, and held at least one year from the examination date The licence must be current, active and in good standing with no violations Provide 16 hours of CEUs completed within the 3-year period since the last renewal, at least 8 of them code related Oregon and Utah applicants must have their licensing board email a verification letter directly to [email protected] Reciprocity may be used only once — if the reciprocated Wyoming licence lapses, it cannot be reciprocated again
Trade-license fees	$100–$200 (Reciprocal licensing fees as published: Journeyman $100.00, Master Electrician $200.00. There is no state general contractor, plumbing or HVAC licence to charge for; local jurisdictions set their own fees.)

Step by step

Wyoming issues no statewide general contractor license, so there is no state license to transfer: confirm with the authority linked on this page who licenses the work where you will practice.
Contact that city, county or contractor-level authority for its own requirements, exams and fees.
Keep records of your current license, exams and documented experience — a local authority may credit them, but nothing transfers at state level.
General contractor fee: none at state level — on file: There is no state general contractor, plumbing or HVAC licence to charge for; local jurisdictions set their own fees.
Electrical work is licensed statewide in Wyoming and handled separately: use the checker with your trade selected.

Official links

Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal's Office) — Electrical Safety Licensing ↗

Coming from a specific state?

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Frequently asked questions

Does my contractor license transfer to Wyoming?

Wyoming issues no statewide general contractor license, so there is no state license to transfer; any general-contractor licensing is local. Wyoming licenses only electricians at the state level, through the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety; general contractors, plumbers and HVAC contractors are regulated by individual cities and counties, so there is no state-level licence for those trades and nothing to reciprocate. Electrician reciprocity waives the Wyoming examination but is asymmetric: the Journeyman agreement covers seventeen states while the Master agreement covers only three. The originating licence must have been obtained by examination with a score of at least 70% (journeyman) or 75% (master), held at least one year from the examination date, and be current and in good standing. Reciprocity may be exercised only once per applicant. Its electrical licenses do have reciprocity — select your trade in the checker.

Which states does Wyoming have electrical contractor reciprocity with?

Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Iowa, Utah (verified 2026-08-07 against the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal's Office) — Electrical Safety Licensing). Journeyman Electrician reciprocal agreement, listed verbatim by the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety. MASTER Electrician reciprocity is much narrower — Idaho, South Dakota and Iowa only. Utah appears on the journeyman list but NOT the master list.

Does reciprocity waive all of Wyoming's requirements?

There is no state general contractor license in Wyoming for reciprocity to apply to; any trade license that does reciprocate waives the trade exam only, not the business/law exam, bond, or insurance.

What fees apply in Wyoming, and how long does processing take?

Wyoming issues no state general contractor license, so there is no state license fee: general contracting is licensed locally, and the city or county sets any fee and timeline. On file: There is no state general contractor, plumbing or HVAC licence to charge for; local jurisdictions set their own fees. The fee figures on file are for Wyoming's trade licenses, not general contracting: $100–$200 (Reciprocal licensing fees as published: Journeyman $100.00, Master Electrician $200.00. There is no state general contractor, plumbing or HVAC licence to charge for; local jurisdictions set their own fees.)

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.

Wyoming State Fire Marshal — Electrical Safety Licensing (reciprocal journeyman and master state lists, reciprocal fees, exam-score and CEU requirements, one-time-only rule) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)

Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07

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