Electrician License from West Virginia to Wyoming: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Wyoming accept a West Virginia electrician license?
An electrical license transfers from West Virginia to Wyoming by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division, verify your West Virginia license, and meet Wyoming's endorsement requirements. 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.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Wyoming publishes no reciprocity list covering West Virginia, but the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division licenses out-of-state electricians by endorsement, so this move runs on the board's case-by-case judgment rather than an automatic waiver. If you hold a master license, check the board's separate master-level rules — master electricians typically endorse rather than transfer through journeyman reciprocity. Ask the board, in writing, exactly which exam or experience requirement it will waive before you rely on it.
What's different between West Virginia 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
West Virginia to Wyoming (this page): Licensure by endorsement.
Wyoming to West Virginia (the reverse move): Full reciprocity.
The two directions differ: West Virginia and Wyoming do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from West Virginia matter?
West Virginia gets Wyoming's most common result: 20 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get the same one, so for most movers the origin does not change the answer.
The others get: reciprocity agreement (17) and no state license to transfer (13).
- Reciprocity agreements
Wyoming's reciprocity agreement list names 17 states, not including West Virginia.
- Application fee
Wyoming lists $100–$200 for an out-of-state applicant and West Virginia lists $50 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Processing time
Wyoming lists about 1 week; West Virginia lists about 3 weeks for the reverse move.
Wyoming's longest listed wait is 2 weeks shorter than West Virginia's.
- Experience hours
Wyoming's first-time-applicant standard is 8,000 hours of documented experience for the journeyman license; West Virginia's is 2,000.
Wyoming's is 6,000 experience hours higher than West Virginia's.
- Exam rules on record
Wyoming and West Virginia 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
- West Virginia (the reverse move): West Virginia issues a reciprocal electrician license without its written examination to an electrician who currently holds a license in any state or jurisdiction (submit a copy of the license plus a Letter of Good Standing stating how it was obtained) and who meets WV's minimum experience; an applicant who took and failed the WV exam, or let a prior WV license lapse, is not eligible for reciprocity and must qualify for and pass the WV exam
What changes, West Virginia → Wyoming
| West Virginia (current) | Wyoming (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Experience hours | 2,000 | 8,000 |
| Application fee | $50 ($50 reciprocity license fee by check or money order (no cash); the annual license expires June 30 with a $50/year renewal) | $100–$200 (Journeyman license $100; master license $200) |
| Processing time | ~3 weeks (SFMO reciprocity application states the license card is mailed within 15 business days (~3 weeks) of approval; excludes out-of-state Letter-of-Good-Standing turnaround) | ~1 week (Up to 5 business days to process each step (~1 week); excludes NERA / out-of-state verification turnaround) |
| Licensing authority | West Virginia State Fire Marshal - Regulatory & Licensing Division | 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 endorsement 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
Does this route work for a master electrician?
Not necessarily — master licenses move on separate terms. Some boards keep their own master reciprocity list; otherwise they review the master license individually. Confirm the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office - Electrical Safety Division's master-level experience and exam requirements, which are separate from the journeyman track this site's grid tracks.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified West Virginia 2026-07-21, Wyoming 2026-10-29.
- Wyoming State Fire Marshal - Electrical Safety Licensing ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- WV Legislative Rule Title 103 Series 5 - Electrician Licensing Rules (103CSR5) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- WV State Fire Marshal - Regulatory and Licensing Division ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources West Virginia 2026-07-21, Wyoming 2026-10-29
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