Electrician License from Montana to Wyoming: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Wyoming accept a Montana electrician license?
Yes — Wyoming has a reciprocity arrangement covering Montana license holders. Apply to the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division under its reciprocity/endorsement track and complete Wyoming's remaining requirements.
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Verdict
Reciprocity agreement
Montana is on Wyoming's journeyman reciprocity list, which puts this move on the fast track: Wyoming waives its journeyman exam for electricians who earned a qualifying Montana license by examination, held it at least a year, and meet the experience hours. Two conditions decide whether you actually qualify — your Montana license must have come from an exam, not a grandfather clause, and it must be current. The list is also revocable; the verification date on this page is when we last confirmed Montana on it, and the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division is the live source.
What's different between Montana and Wyoming
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Wyoming. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Montana to Wyoming (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Wyoming to Montana (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: Montana and Wyoming do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from Montana matter?
Coming from Montana matters here: only 17 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get this result for a move into Wyoming.
The others get: licensure by endorsement (20) and no state license to transfer (13).
- Reciprocity agreements
Wyoming's reciprocity agreement list names 17 states, including Montana.
Montana's row names no reciprocity agreement states.
- Application fee
Wyoming lists $100–$200 for an out-of-state applicant and Montana lists $190 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Processing time
Wyoming lists about 1 week; Montana has no verified processing-time figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Experience hours
Wyoming's first-time-applicant standard is 8,000 hours of documented experience for the journeyman license; Montana's is 8,000.
The two standards are the same.
- Exam rules on record
Wyoming and Montana carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Wyoming (this move): No Wyoming exam is required under reciprocity: an electrician licensed by examination (score 70%+ journeyman / 75%+ master) in a reciprocal state, held at least 1 year and in good standing, is exempt from the Wyoming exam; applicants from non-reciprocal states must pass the Wyoming exam
- Montana (the reverse move): No Montana journeyman exam is required if your existing out-of-state license is substantially equivalent (the other state required passing an electrical exam PLUS an approved apprenticeship, bona fide union/trade training, 8,000 hours of practical experience, or 20,000 hours in electrical maintenance); if it is not substantially equivalent, you must pass the Montana journeyman exam (75% to pass)
What changes, Montana → Wyoming
| Montana (current) | Wyoming (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Experience hours | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Application fee | $190 ($190 application fee for licensure by reciprocity or endorsement (same as by exam); a $50 temporary work permit is available to exam candidates only) | $100–$200 (Journeyman license $100; master license $200) |
| Processing time | The Montana State Electrical Board does not publish a processing time | ~1 week (Up to 5 business days to process each step (~1 week); excludes NERA / out-of-state verification turnaround) |
| Licensing authority | Montana State Electrical Board (Montana Department of Labor & Industry) | Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Wyoming sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Wyoming's current requirements on the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Original license obtained by examination with a score of at least 70% (journeyman) or 75% (master), held at least 1 year from the date of examination, and in good standing with no violations.
- Document 8,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 4 years (576 hours) of apprenticeship schooling from an approved US DOL school; hours verified through NERA.
- Submit proof of 16 hours of continuing education, at least 8 of which are code-related.
- Master-level reciprocity is limited to Idaho, Iowa, and South Dakota, and master applicants must have held a journeyman license for 4 years with 8,000 hours of on-the-job training as a journeyman.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
What could disqualify me even though Montana is on Wyoming's list?
A Montana license you were grandfathered into rather than earning by exam, a license held less than a year, or falling short of the experience-hour minimum. Wyoming's reciprocity is conditional, not automatic.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified Montana 2026-07-21, Wyoming 2026-10-29.
- Wyoming State Fire Marshal - Electrical Safety Licensing ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- Montana State Electrical Board - Journeyman Electrician Application & Checklist (Rev. 07/22/2024) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Montana State Electrical Board - Journeyman Electrician license information ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources Montana 2026-07-21, Wyoming 2026-10-29
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