Electrician License Requirements in Missouri
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- No state licensing authority for individual (journeyman) electricians — contact your local city/county building or licensing department. (Missouri's Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Division of Professional Registration, issues an OPTIONAL statewide Electrical Contractor license for contracting businesses/qualifying individuals, not a mandatory individual journeyman or master electrician credential.)
How to get licensed
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Meet the prerequisites
Meet the eligibility requirements set by the issuing board. No state-level prerequisites exist for individual journeyman electricians, since there is no mandatory statewide individual license. Prerequisites (minimum age, background checks, etc.) are set by each municipality's own program, where one exists. [1]
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Complete approved training
Complete the required training. No mandatory state-level training requirement exists for individual (journeyman) electricians in Missouri — there is no mandatory statewide journeyman or master electrician license. Some municipalities offer their own journeyman license, others only a master or electrical-contractor local license, with locally-set experience/classroom requirements (commonly cited around 8,000 hours / roughly 5 years plus classroom training, but this varies by city/county and is not a state figure). Since August 2017/effective 2019, Missouri's Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC) offers a VOLUNTARY, OPTIONAL statewide Electrical Contractor license (per Senate Bill 862 / Section 324.920, RSMo) as an alternative to holding separate local contractor licenses — this is not mandatory and applies to the contractor-business tier, not to individual journeyman electricians. [1]
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Submit your application
Submit your application to No state licensing authority for individual (journeyman) electricians — contact your local city/county building or licensing department. (Missouri's Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Division of Professional Registration, issues an OPTIONAL statewide Electrical Contractor license for contracting businesses/qualifying individuals, not a mandatory individual journeyman or master electrician credential.). [1]
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Receive your license
Once your application is approved, No state licensing authority for individual (journeyman) electricians — contact your local city/county building or licensing department. (Missouri's Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Division of Professional Registration, issues an OPTIONAL statewide Electrical Contractor license for contracting businesses/qualifying individuals, not a mandatory individual journeyman or master electrician credential.) issues your No statewide license — regulated at the city/county level for Missouri.
Fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application fee [1] | None specified |
| License fee [1] | None specified |
| Renewal fee [1] | None specified |
No state fees apply to individual journeyman electricians because Missouri does not mandate a state-level individual license. OSEC's optional statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license has its own fee schedule, but that license is voluntary, business/contractor-tier, and out of scope for this individual-occupation record. Fees for individual journeyman/master credentials are set independently by each municipality that chooses to license the trade.
Renewal & continuing education
Renewal cycle not specified.
No state renewal cycle or continuing-education requirement exists for individual journeyman electricians, since there is no mandatory statewide individual license. Renewal terms are set by each municipality's own program (where one exists).
Reciprocity
No reciprocity or endorsement route was found.
No state-level reciprocity exists for individual journeyman electricians, since there is no mandatory statewide individual license to reciprocate. OSEC's optional statewide electrical contractor license was created specifically so contractors would not need a separate license per city/county, per Section 324.920.3-.4, RSMo — but that addresses the business-contractor tier, not individual journeyman reciprocity. No multistate electrician licensure compact exists for this occupation.
3 state-approved training providers in Missouri — browse programs and compare schools on tradecolleges.org.
Frequently asked questions
Does Missouri issue a mandatory state journeyman or master electrician license?
No. Missouri has no mandatory statewide individual electrician license. Individual electrician licensing (where it exists at all) is handled at the city/county level, and requirements vary — some municipalities offer a journeyman license, others only a master or electrical-contractor local license.
Is there any state-level electrical licensing option in Missouri?
Yes, but it is voluntary and business/contractor-focused: the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC), part of the Division of Professional Registration, has offered an OPTIONAL statewide Electrical Contractor license since 2019 so a contractor doesn't need a separate local license in every city/county they work in. It is not mandatory and is not an individual journeyman credential.
If I already have a local electrical contractor license in the one city I work in, do I need the statewide license too?
No — per OSEC's own FAQ, the statewide contractor license is optional. If you only work in places where you're already licensed (or where no license is required), you are not required to get the statewide license.
Where do I go to get licensed as a journeyman electrician in Missouri?
Contact the building or licensing department of the specific city or county where you plan to work, since individual electrician licensing requirements (if any) are set locally and vary by jurisdiction.
Sources
- [1] pr.mo.gov/electricalcontractors-FAQ-Contractors.asp — accessed 2026-07-11