Electrician License from New Mexico to Wyoming: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Wyoming accept a New Mexico electrician license?
Yes — Wyoming has a reciprocity arrangement covering New Mexico 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
New Mexico 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 New Mexico license by examination, held it at least a year, and meet the experience hours. Two conditions decide whether you actually qualify — your New Mexico 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 New Mexico on it, and the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division is the live source.
What's different between New Mexico 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
New Mexico to Wyoming (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Wyoming to New Mexico (the reverse move): Reciprocity agreement.
The route is the same in both directions.
- Does coming from New Mexico matter?
Coming from New Mexico 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 New Mexico.
New Mexico's reciprocity agreement list names 10 states (Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming), including Wyoming.
- Application fee
Wyoming lists $100–$200 for an out-of-state applicant and New Mexico lists $75 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Processing time
Wyoming lists about 1 week; New Mexico 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; New Mexico has no experience hours figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Exam rules on record
Wyoming and New Mexico 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
- New Mexico (the reverse move): New Mexico waives its CID journeyman exam for an applicant holding an equivalent journeyman certificate/license (originally earned by exam) that is current and in good standing from a reciprocal state; applicants from non-reciprocal states must document 4 years of experience and pass the CID journeyman exam (75% to pass).
What changes, New Mexico → Wyoming
| New Mexico (current) | Wyoming (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Experience hours | — | 8,000 |
| Application fee | $75 (All journeyman certificate fees are $75 (NM RLD/CID fee schedule); reciprocity uses the same journeyman application/certification fee.) | $100–$200 (Journeyman license $100; master license $200) |
| Processing time | CID does not publish a processing time; all certification requirements must be met within 6 months of application | ~1 week (Up to 5 business days to process each step (~1 week); excludes NERA / out-of-state verification turnaround) |
| Licensing authority | New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID), Electrical Bureau — Regulation and Licensing Department | 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 New Mexico is on Wyoming's list?
A New Mexico 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 New Mexico 2026-07-21, Wyoming 2026-10-29.
- Wyoming State Fire Marshal - Electrical Safety Licensing ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NM CID Electrical Bureau — reciprocity links to partner-state electrical boards ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NMAC 14.6.4 — Journeyman Certification (EE-98J journeyman residential/commercial: 4 years experience; CID exam, 75% to pass) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NM RLD Construction Industries — Forms and Applications Fees ($75 journeyman certificate) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NERA — National Electrical Reciprocal Alliance (About) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources New Mexico 2026-07-21, Wyoming 2026-10-29
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