How to get an electrical license in Missouri: the official requirements
The Statewide Electrical Contractor License license, the experience and training it takes, the exam and how to apply, from the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors.
In Missouri, the statewide electrical license is a contractor license, issued by the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. The state's electrical license is the statewide electrical contractor license from the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. It is optional: cities and counties license electrical contractors too, and the statewide license lets a contractor keep one license recognized statewide instead of one for each city or county. It licenses a qualifier, employed at a supervisory level, on behalf of the electrical contracting business. Experience and training: One of these: 12,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring; 10,000 hours plus a journeyman certificate from a U.S. Department of Labor-approved electrical apprenticeship program; 8,000 hours plus an associate's degree from a state-accredited program; 4,000 hours supervising installation plus a qualified four-year electrical engineering degree; or a Missouri city or county electrical contractor or master electrician license, held for six of the previous eight calendar years, that required a standardized written exam based on the National Electrical Code. Licensing exam: Proof that you passed a division-approved exam as an electrical contractor, master electrician or journeyman electrician; an exam you passed earlier may count. The approved list includes International Code Council exams. How to apply: Send the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors the completed application with the license application fee, proof of your education and/or experience, proof of a passed approved exam, and a certificate of liability insurance; applications can also be made in the MOPRO online system. You have 24 months from submitting the application to complete the process.
Missouri electrical license requirements
| Requirement | Missouri |
|---|---|
| License you apply for | The state's electrical license is the statewide electrical contractor license from the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. It is optional: cities and counties license electrical contractors too, and the statewide license lets a contractor keep one license recognized statewide instead of one for each city or county. It licenses a qualifier, employed at a supervisory level, on behalf of the electrical contracting business. |
| Apprentice or trainee registration | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. |
| Experience and training | One of these: 12,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring; 10,000 hours plus a journeyman certificate from a U.S. Department of Labor-approved electrical apprenticeship program; 8,000 hours plus an associate's degree from a state-accredited program; 4,000 hours supervising installation plus a qualified four-year electrical engineering degree; or a Missouri city or county electrical contractor or master electrician license, held for six of the previous eight calendar years, that required a standardized written exam based on the National Electrical Code. |
| Classroom hours | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. |
| Licensing exam | Proof that you passed a division-approved exam as an electrical contractor, master electrician or journeyman electrician; an exam you passed earlier may count. The approved list includes International Code Council exams. |
| How to apply | Send the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors the completed application with the license application fee, proof of your education and/or experience, proof of a passed approved exam, and a certificate of liability insurance; applications can also be made in the MOPRO online system. You have 24 months from submitting the application to complete the process. |
| Background check | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. |
| State fees | License application: $200. Renewal: $100 every three years. All fees are nonrefundable. Exam fees paid to the testing entity are not included here. |
| License term | Three years: licenses expired on September 30, 2020 and every three years after that. |
| Continuing education | No continuing education at this time, according to the division; the law lets the state add it by rule. |
Where the official source we read does not state something, the table says so rather than guessing. Fees shown are the licensing authority's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, schools, apprenticeship programs, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
This page covers the electrical license issued by the state. Cities and counties can have their own registration, permit or license rules; ask the local building department where you will work.
How to get licensed in Missouri
- Build verifiable practical hours installing equipment and wiring: 12,000 hours, or fewer with an apprenticeship journeyman certificate or a qualifying degree.
- Pass a division-approved electrical contractor, master or journeyman exam (or use one you already passed).
- Get a certificate of liability insurance from an insurer authorized in Missouri.
- Send the completed application with the $200 fee and your proof of hours, exam and insurance to the Office.
- Renew the license every three years.
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How this page is built
Each fact on this page comes from the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (sources named below), read on the dates shown, with the exact wording we relied on kept on file. Requirements and fees change; the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors's current instructions govern. We re-read each state's sources every six months (next review by May 10, 2027).
- Not legal advice.
- Licensing rules can change. Verify current requirements with the issuing agency.
- Fees shown are the licensing authority's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, schools, apprenticeship programs, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
- This page covers the electrical license issued by the state. Cities and counties can have their own registration, permit or license rules; ask the local building department where you will work.
- This page covers the contractor license named above. Specialty, limited and out-of-state (reciprocity) licenses have their own rules.
- Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Statewide Electrical Contractors License Application Instructions, official source, read Nov 9, 2026.
- Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, FAQ's for Electrical Contractors (as of July 1, 2019), official source, read Nov 9, 2026.
- Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Fees (effective June 30, 2019), official source, read Nov 9, 2026.
- Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Approved Examinations, official source, read Nov 9, 2026.
- Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors home page, official source, read Nov 9, 2026.