Journeyman and master electrician license and test requirements in Missouri — what the state requires, who gives the exam, which NEC edition it is written on, the fees, and how to sign up. Free — no account needed.
Missouri does not issue a statewide journeyman electrician license. Journeyman credentials (where offered) are granted by the individual city or county where you work; some Missouri municipalities offer a journeyman license, others only master or contractor. Requirements commonly run to about 8,000 hours / 4 years. Check the local jurisdiction.
No statewide master electrician license; master credentials are issued by cities/counties. Missouri does offer an OPTIONAL statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license through OSEC (about 12,000 verifiable hours, or fewer with a journeyman certificate/degree), which requires passing an approved electrical exam and pays a $200 fee.
Kevin's Electrical Prep Course is built by a licensed master electrician, instructor and electrical inspector: 630+ practice questions with every math problem worked out step by step, timed practice exams, video lessons and drive-along audio. Both code books included — NEC 2023 and NEC 2026. Note: Missouri currently tests on the NEC 2017. This course teaches the 2023 and 2026 editions, so use it for the code that does not change between editions — theory, math, and how to read the book — and check Missouri's own amendments for the rest. $200 for 6 months, and a pass guarantee.
See the course & take 15 free sample questions → Get 6-month access — $200Missouri uses N/A - local for journeyman/master; OSEC accepts ICC, NASCLA, Prov, Prometric, PSI exams for the contractor license as its testing provider. Licensing is handled by Local/municipal (cities/counties) for individual journeyman/master; Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC), MO Division of Professional Registration, for optional statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license.
Varies by city (no statewide electrician exam; edition set by each local jurisdiction — e.g., some ICC city exams use the 2017 NEC, others 2020 NEC). Confirm the edition with the local jurisdiction's candidate bulletin.
OSEC optional statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license fee $200. Individual journeyman/master fees are set locally and vary by city/county.
Missouri does not issue a statewide journeyman electrician license. Journeyman credentials (where offered) are granted by the individual city or county where you work; some Missouri municipalities offer a journeyman license, others only master or contractor. Requirements commonly run to about 8,000 hours / 4 years. Check the local jurisdiction.
No statewide master electrician license; master credentials are issued by cities/counties. Missouri does offer an OPTIONAL statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license through OSEC (about 12,000 verifiable hours, or fewer with a journeyman certificate/degree), which requires passing an approved electrical exam and pays a $200 fee.
Journeyman: Missouri does not issue a statewide journeyman electrician license. Journeyman credentials (where offered) are granted by the individual city or county where you work; some Missouri municipalities offer a journeyman license, others only master or contractor. Requirements commonly run to about 8,000 hours / 4 years. Check the local jurisdiction. Master: No statewide master electrician license; master credentials are issued by cities/counties. Missouri does offer an OPTIONAL statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license through OSEC (about 12,000 verifiable hours, or fewer with a journeyman certificate/degree), which requires passing an approved electrical exam and pays a $200 fee.
No formal reciprocity for electrician licenses (individual journeyman/master is set locally and varies by city/county). For the optional statewide CONTRACTOR license, OSEC accepts NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination results and ICC/Prov/Prometric/PSI exams; OSEC will consider new agreements on request (OSEC@pr.mo.gov).
Verified: Missouri licenses individual electricians mostly at the city/county level. The only state credential is the OPTIONAL statewide electrical CONTRACTOR license administered by OSEC (Division of Professional Registration), letting a contractor hold one license recognized statewide instead of many local ones. OSEC accepts multiple third-party exams (ICC, NASCLA, Prov, Prometric, PSI).
Everything above is kept current, but Missouri can change a fee, a form or an exam provider at any time — and the state's own site is always the live answer. Before you register, click through and confirm:
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