Do I need workers' comp in Wyoming?

Only in the industries Wyoming defines as extra-hazardous, by NAICS code. Other employers may elect it.

Who sets class codes in Wyoming?

The state fund, Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS). Each employer is assigned a NAICS industry code, not a class code.

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Workers' comp in Wyoming.

In Wyoming, workers' comp is required in extra-hazardous industries, set by your NAICS code; other employers may elect it. It is bought from the state fund, Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS); private carriers don't sell it.

REQUIRED: In extra-hazardous industries
RATING BUREAU: The state fund
CLASS CODES: Own system
BUY FROM: Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS) only

WHO MUST CARRY IT

Required in extra-hazardous industries.

The rule

In Wyoming, workers' comp is required in extra-hazardous industries, set by your NAICS code; other employers may elect it.

Source: Wyoming DWS, A Guide to Workers' Compensation for Employers (updated 04.2025, PDF), checked October 5, 2026.

Coverage rules: Wyoming DWS, Workers' Compensation: Employers, checked October 5, 2026.

CLASS CODES HERE

The state fund, Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS), uses its own classes.

Rating bureau

The state fund, Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS), sets classes and rates.

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division, the state fund

Class system

Each employer is assigned a NAICS industry code, not a class code.

Codes on our pages

Wyoming classes each employer by its NAICS industry code, so the class codes on our pages don't apply here.

All class codes, by industry

List: Wyoming DWS, A Guide to Workers' Compensation for Employers (updated 04.2025, PDF), checked October 5, 2026.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Do I need workers' comp in Wyoming?: Only in the industries Wyoming defines as extra-hazardous, by NAICS code. Other employers may elect it.
How do I get coverage in Wyoming?: From the state fund, Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS): private carriers don't sell workers' comp in Wyoming. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS) for employers
Who sets class codes in Wyoming?: The state fund, Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (DWS). Each employer is assigned a NAICS industry code, not a class code.

SOURCES

Wyoming DWS, A Guide to Workers' Compensation for Employers (updated 04.2025, PDF)Who must carry it, rating bureau, class system, class codes, checked October 5, 2026.
Wyoming DWS, Workers' Compensation: EmployersCoverage rules, checked October 5, 2026.

Figures as of August 21, 2026.

For planning, not a classification ruling. The state fund sets your class and rate.

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