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Home Health Aide Training in Wyoming

How to become a home health aide in Wyoming: the routes that qualify you, who regulates home health agencies in Wyoming, pay, free training options, and all 58 state-approved CNA programs, since a CNA certification also qualifies you as a home health aide.

A home health aide caring for a client at home in Wyoming
$15.96median hourly pay for Wyoming home health and personal care aides
75 hrsminimum home health aide training under federal rules
58state-approved CNA programs listed below
3,410home health and personal care aides working in Wyoming

Your route

Two ways to qualify as a home health aide in Wyoming

Home health agencies in Wyoming are licensed by the Wyoming Department of Health. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must use aides who completed one of the federally approved routes. These are the two most common.

Fastest route

Become a CNA first

CNA

  • Finish a state-approved CNA program (listed below) and pass the state exam.
  • Under federal rules, a CNA in good standing on the state registry qualifies as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.
  • It also lets you work in nursing homes, where Wyoming CNAs earn a median $18.83 an hour.

Agency route

Home health aide training

75 hrs

  • At least 75 hours, including 16 hours of supervised hands-on practice.
  • Often run by home health agencies, which may train you if they hire you.
  • Then pass a competency evaluation given by a registered nurse.

Why we list CNA programs: under federal rules, a state-approved CNA program plus good standing on the Wyoming nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our Wyoming CNA guide.

The steps

How to become a home health aide in Wyoming

The general path for most new aides.

  1. Pick your routeCNA training if you want the most options, or a home health aide course through an agency.
  2. Complete the trainingAt least 75 hours with 16 hands-on, or your state’s CNA hours.
  3. Pass the evaluationA competency evaluation for aides, or the state CNA exam.
  4. Apply to agenciesAgencies check your training and, for CNAs, the state registry before you start.

Keep your hours up. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training a year, and if you go 24 months in a row without paid aide work, you must retrain.

Home health aide vs. CNA

Home health aide or CNA in Wyoming?

The two jobs overlap, but the settings and pay differ.

Home health aideCNA
Where you workClients’ homes, through home health and hospice agenciesNursing homes and hospitals
Training75 hours federal minimum, or a CNA certificationState-approved CNA program
Official recordYour agency’s training and competency recordsThe Wyoming nurse aide registry
Median pay (WY)$15.96 an hour*$18.83 an hour

*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 3,410 of them work in Wyoming.

Help paying

Free and funded training in Wyoming

Ways to cover the cost of training.

Get hired first

Many home health agencies train aides they hire, and nursing homes that hire you can’t charge you for CNA training under federal rules.

Grants and Job Corps

  • Wyoming Workforce Centers (WIOA): Your local Wyoming Workforce Center can pay for approved training if you're unemployed, laid off, or low-income. dws.wyo.gov

Directory

State-approved CNA programs in Wyoming

All 58 programs from our Wyoming CNA guide. Finishing one, passing the exam, and staying in good standing on the state registry also qualifies you as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.

58 programs
ProgramCityCountyPhone
307 Healthcare ServicesCasperNatrona(307) 258-1636
Adult Education – Fremont CountyRivertonFremont(307) 856-2028
Amie Holt Care Center Nurse Aide ProgramBuffaloJohnson(307) 684-6223
Campbell County HealthGilletteCampbell(307) 688-6040
Casper CollegeCasperNatrona(307) 268-2717
Casper College #2CasperNatrona(307) 268-2252
Central Wyoming CollegeRivertonFremont(307) 855-2239
Central Wyoming College Outreach – JacksonJacksonTeton(307) 855-2139
Central Wyoming College Outreach – ThermopolisThermopolisHot Springs(307) 855-2177
ClassyhintsCheyenneLaramie(307) 331-4901
Cody Regional Health CNA ProgramCodyPark(307) 578-2409
Cottonwood Creek CNA Training ProgramCheyenneLaramie(307) 365-3554
Cowboy State Healthcare TrainingDouglasConverse(307) 351-3023
Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorringtonGoshen(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College – Douglas CampusGlenrockConverse(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College – Lusk CampusLuskNiobrara(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College – Sundance OutreachSundanceCrook(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College – Upton OutreachUptonWeston(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College – Wheatland Outreach CampusWheatlandPlatte(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College Outreach – DouglasDouglasConverse(307) 532-8247
Eastern Wyoming College Outreach – NewcastleNewcastleWeston(307) 532-8247
HAL Adult Education – Fremont CountyRivertonFremont(307) 856-5789
HCP Education CenterCheyenneLaramie(307) 778-8861
Hyland Nursing ServicesPowellPark(307) 250-8087
Independent CNA TrainingSheridanSheridan(307) 752-4106
Integrative Nursing SolutionsGreen RiverSweetwater(307) 389-6490
JAHL Health Services – Laramie OutreachLaramieAlbany(307) 851-5000
Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenneLaramie(307) 778-1111
Life Care Center of Cheyenne CNA ProgramCheyenneLaramie(307) 778-8997
Mission at Castle Rock CNA ProgramGreen RiverSweetwater(307) 872-4600
Northern Wyoming Community College District – Gillette CollegeGilletteCampbell(307) 681-6302
Northern Wyoming Community College District – Sheridan CollegeSheridanSheridan(307) 675-0305
Northwest CollegePowellPark(307) 754-6474
Northwest College – Lovell OutreachLovellBig Horn(307) 754-6474
Northwest College Outreach – CodyCodyPark(307) 754-6474
Oil City CNACasperNatrona(307) 215-4488
Platte County Legacy Home Nurse Assistant CourseWheatlandPlatteCall the program
Riverton Adult EducationRivertonFremont(307) 856-2028
South Lincoln Hospital District CNA ProgramKemmererLincoln(307) 800-8734
Star Valley HealthAftonLincoln(307) 885-5049
Sublette Center Nursing Assistant ProgramPinedaleSublette(307) 367-4161
Vantage Healthcare Training CNA ProgramThermopolisHot SpringsCall the program
Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock SpringsSweetwater(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College – Afton Swift CreekAftonLincoln(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College – KemmererKemmererLincoln(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College – RawlinsRawlinsCarbon(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College Evanston #2EvanstonUinta(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College Outreach – AftonAftonLincoln(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College Outreach – EvanstonEvanstonUinta(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College Outreach – LymanLymanUinta(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College Outreach – Mountain ViewMountain ViewUinta(307) 382-1801
Western Wyoming Community College Outreach – PinedalePinedaleSublette(307) 382-1801
Weston County Health ServicesNewcastleWeston(307) 746-2713
Westview CNA ProgramSheridanSheridan(307) 672-9789
Westward Heights Care CenterLanderFremont(307) 332-5560
Wyoming Healthcare Training CentersCheyenneLaramie(307) 996-7009
Wyoming Life Resource CenterLanderFremont(307) 335-6891
Wyoming State HospitalEvanstonUinta(307) 789-3464

Tip: ask each program whether it also offers a home health aide add-on. For details, costs, and exam steps, see our Wyoming CNA guide.

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FAQ

Wyoming home health aide questions

Short answers to what people ask most.

Does Wyoming certify home health aides?

Home health aides in Wyoming work for home health agencies licensed by the Wyoming Department of Health. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must hire aides who meet the federal training and competency rules. Ask the agency you're applying to which credential it requires.

How do I become a home health aide in Wyoming?

The two most common routes are completing a 75-hour home health aide training and competency evaluation, or becoming a CNA. Federal rules count a CNA in good standing on the Wyoming nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.

How much do home health aides make in Wyoming?

The median pay for home health and personal care aides in Wyoming is $15.96 an hour, about $33,190 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. Wyoming CNAs earn a median $18.83 an hour.

Can a CNA work as a home health aide?

Yes, for Medicare and Medicaid home health agencies, if the CNA completed a state-approved program and is listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.

Do home health aides need yearly training?

Yes. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months for aides at Medicare and Medicaid agencies.

Sources: Wyoming Department of Health; our Wyoming CNA guide (state-approved program list); 42 CFR 484.80, Home health aide services; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Last checked October 2026. See something out of date? Report a correction.