Wyoming to Oregon: journeyman electrician license reciprocity
Oregon has a reciprocity agreement with Wyoming: a Wyoming journeyman electrician can get a Oregon license without retaking the trade exam.
Reference only, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the licensing board before you apply. Full disclaimer.
Reciprocal agreement with Wyoming (journeyman)
A signed state-to-state agreement. The trade exam is waived; you apply, prove your history, and pay the fee.
Oregon has a signed reciprocity agreement with Wyoming covering journeyman electricians. A qualifying Wyoming journeyman is issued the Oregon General Journeyman (J) license without taking the Oregon exam. Under OAR 918-030-0045 the Wyoming license must be current and active with no violations or conditions in the past three years, must have been obtained by examination, and the applicant must have worked at least six months (1,000 hours) under it and not have failed the Oregon exam for this license in the past two years. The applicant must also have qualified for the Wyoming exam through a four-year apprenticeship with at least 576 classroom hours and 8,000 supervised hours.
At a glance
- Trade exam
- Waived
- Law / code exam
- Not required
- Out-of-state hours
- Count toward eligibility
- Typical processing
- About 7 days
- Agreement
- Active
What you must already have
- Your Wyoming license must be active and in good standing.
- You must have no disciplinary action or unresolved complaints on your record.
- Your Wyoming license must have been obtained by examination, not by reciprocity or grandfathering.
- You must document at least 1,000 hours of qualifying work experience.
- Qualified for the origin-state exam by completing four years of apprenticeship vocational education (576 classroom hours minimum) and 8,000 hours under the supervision of a licensed journeyman
- Has not taken and failed the Oregon General Journeyman exam within the past two years
What you'll do to get licensed in Oregon
- 1License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($100). Reciprocal General Journeyman (J) license fee, submitted with the Reciprocal Electrical License Application (form 4794e); non-refundable.
Published fees on this path total $100, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.
How Oregon licenses journeyman electricians
Oregon journeyman electrician · “General Journeyman Electrician (J)”
Statewide license
Issued by Oregon Building Codes Division (Department of Consumer and Business Services)
Oregon issues a statewide General Journeyman Electrician (J) license through the Building Codes Division. An applicant without a reciprocal license must document either an approved apprenticeship, or 576 classroom hours plus 8,000 hours of on-the-job experience earned outside Oregon, or 16,000 out-of-state on-the-job hours, and then pass the Oregon journeyman exam. Under ORS 479.630 an Oregon Limited Residential Electrician may also qualify after two years under that license plus two more years of apprenticeship-level commercial and industrial work. Oregon has signed journeyman reciprocity agreements with Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; qualifying holders of those licenses are licensed without taking the Oregon exam. Licenses renew every three years on October 1 and require 24 hours of continuing education.
Common questions
- Do I have to take the Oregon journeyman electrician exam if I'm licensed in Wyoming?
- No. The trade exam is waived on this path under the agreement with Wyoming.
- What does it cost to get a Oregon journeyman electrician license from Wyoming?
- Published fees on this path total $100, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
- Do my Wyoming work hours count in Oregon?
- Yes. Documented out-of-state experience counts toward Oregon's eligibility requirements.
- How long does the application take?
- The board's published or typical processing time is about 7 days.
Sources
- Reciprocal Agreement - Wyoming Journeyman and Oregon General Journeyman Electrician · Oregon Building Codes Division (DCBS) · Agreement Document · verified September 14, 2026
- Oregon Building Codes Division - Apply for an electrical license · Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026
- Building Codes Division - Reciprocal licenses · Oregon Building Codes Division (DCBS) · Agency Page · verified September 16, 2026
- Reciprocal Electrical License Application (form 440-4794e) · Oregon Building Codes Division (DCBS) · Form · verified September 23, 2026
- OAR 918-030-0045 - Application - Oregon Reciprocal License Requirements · OAR 918-030-0045 · Oregon Secretary of State · Admin Rule · verified September 16, 2026
- ORS chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings from Fire and Electrical Hazards · ORS 479.630, 479.632, 479.840 · Oregon Legislature · Statute · verified September 23, 2026
- Oregon License Directory - General Journeyman Electrician (J) · Oregon Secretary of State / Building Codes Division · Agency Page · verified September 23, 2026
- Oregon License Directory - Reciprocal General Journeyman (J) · Oregon Secretary of State / Building Codes Division · Agency Page · verified September 23, 2026
Verified dates are when a person last opened each source and confirmed the facts above. Cite the board, not us.