Wyoming Master Electrician

For an applicant to take the Wyoming Master electrician’s exam, the applicant must present evidence of 8 years (16,000 hours) of work experience in the electrical wiring industry, of which 4 years (8,000 hours) is documented as a licensed journeyman, and 576 hours of electrically related classroom instruction required. This work history must include evidence of experience in planning, laying out, and NEC and shall have been under the direct supervision of a qualifying electrician for a licensed electrical contractor. Electrical work experience is to consist of electrical installation in residential, commercial, and industrial categories.

Exemption to Education:

 An applicant for a journeyman electrician or master electrician license must also present evidence of 144 hours per year, or 576 hours over a four-year apprenticeship, of successfully completed electrically related classroom instruction obtained through approved electrical apprenticeship training programs. If 576 hours of classroom instruction cannot be provided, an applicant may qualify for the exam if evidence of 10 years and 20,000 hours of on-the-job training experience as a licensed journeyman or master electrician is provided and approved by the Chief Electrical Inspector.

Any Master Electrician performing electrical work in the State of Wyoming shall be always employed by an Electrical Contractor who carries a current Wyoming Electrical Contractor’s license.