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Wyoming, ElectricianMoving from California to Wyoming as a journeyman electrician
What a journeyman electrician licensed in California has to do to work in Wyoming, what the move does to your pay, and who in Wyoming is hiring from out of state.
Reciprocity likely. Wyoming licenses electricians at state level through the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, and reciprocity with the western group of states for journeymen licensed by exam. Your California licence comes from the Division of Industrial Relations (certification) and Contractors State License Board (C-10), a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Wyoming leaves you roughly $5,586 a year more than California does, because Wyoming has no state income tax on wages.
| Salary | California state tax | Wyoming state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $3,724 | $0 | +$3,724 |
| $60,000 | $5,586 | $0 | +$5,586 |
| $90,000 | $8,379 | $0 | +$8,379 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In California: plus a 1.1% payroll tax for disability insurance. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: California to Wyoming
Transfers by reciprocity. Your California certificate stays on the California Department of Public Health, Aide and Technician Certification Section; to work in Wyoming you apply to the Wyoming State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant program for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
RN and LPN: California to Wyoming
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. California is not in the compact, so your California licence is single-state. Apply to the Wyoming board for licensure by endorsement (Nursys verification, fingerprints, the board's fee); six to twelve weeks is normal, so start before you give notice. Because Wyoming is a compact state, ask for the new licence to be issued as a multistate licence: from then on it works in every compact state.
CDL: California to Wyoming
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Wyoming resident you surrender the California CDL at a Wyoming driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Wyoming. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Wyoming pay you to come?
No statewide program in Wyoming pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in Wyoming
55 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Wyoming employers who could not fill them locally.
- Field Engineer - Electrical (UGs)Bechtel · Cheyenne
- Labor Relations AdminBechtel · Cheyenne
- General Ranch WorkerQCS 2, LLC · Meriden · $15.91/hr
- Inventory SpecialistBechtel · Cheyenne
- Document Control TechnicianBechtel · Cheyenne
- Field Engineer - Mechanical (CCGT)Bechtel · Cheyenne
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