Missouri electrician license & renewal
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License fee
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Required hours
Statewide contractor routes include 12,000 verifiable installation hours; 10,000 hours plus a USDOL-approved apprenticeship journeyman certificate; 8,000 hours plus a state-accredited associate degree; or 4,000 supervisory installation hours plus a qualifying four-year electrical engineering degree.
Exam
Applicants must document passing a division-approved electrical contractor, master or journeyman examination. A previously passed approved examination may qualify.
Renewal
All licenses issued will expire on September 30, 2020 and then every three (3) years thereafter. This includes active and inactive.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
The statewide electrical contractor license is optional. Contractors working only where they already hold the required local license, or where no license is required, do not need the statewide license.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The statewide electrical contractor license is optional, not mandatory. If you work only in places where you are currently licensed, or no license is required, you may not want a statewide electrical contractor license.Official source
Agency guidance
A statewide-licensed business must employ a licensed qualifier at a supervisory level. The qualifier may represent only one organization at a time.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
If a corporation, firm, institution, organization, company, or representative thereof desires to engage in electrical contracting licensed under this chapter, then it shall have in its employ, at a supervisory level, at least one electrical contractor who possesses a statewide license in accordance with sections 324.900 to 324.945. A statewide licensed electrical contractor shall represent only one firm, company, corporation, institution, or organization at one time.Official source
Agency guidance
Active triennial renewal costs $100; inactive triennial renewal costs $200.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Triennial Renewal Fee $100 Inactive Triennial Renewal Fee $200Official source
Agency guidance
Apply and renew online through MOPRO: https://mopro.mo.gov/license/s/.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Log into the MOPRO System … Applying for a license! Renewing your license, whether on time or late!Official source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors
Official agency page
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https://pr.mo.gov/electricalcontractors.asp
Official sourceCheck the qualifications
Required hours
Statewide contractor routes include 12,000 verifiable installation hours; 10,000 hours plus a USDOL-approved apprenticeship journeyman certificate; 8,000 hours plus a state-accredited associate degree; or 4,000 supervisory installation hours plus a qualifying four-year electrical engineering degree.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
12,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring; • 10,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring and evidence of receipt of an electrical journeyman certificate from a United States Department of Labor-approved electrical apprenticeship program; • 8,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring and evidence, in the form of an original sealed or electronic transcript, of receipt of an associate’s degree from a state-accredited program; • 4,000 verifiable practical hours of supervising the installation of equipment and associated wiring and evidence, in the form of an original sealed or electronic transcript, of receipt of a qualified four (4) year electrical engineering degree;
Official sourceExperience
An alternative route uses a current, active, undisciplined Missouri local electrical-contractor or master license held for 6 of the previous 8 calendar years, where issuance required a standardized written NEC examination. The issuing jurisdiction must verify it.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A copy of an electrical contractor or master electrician occupational or business license issued by any Missouri political subdivision held for six (6) of the previous eight (8) calendar years that requires passing a standardized written electrical assessment examination as an electrical contractor or master electrician based upon the National Electrical Code and that license is current, active and is not subject to discipline on the date of application. The local license must be verified by the issuing licensing entity.
Official sourceExam
Applicants must document passing a division-approved electrical contractor, master or journeyman examination. A previously passed approved examination may qualify.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Proof of successfully passing a division approved examination as an electrical contractor, master electrician or journeyman electrician. An examination previously passed could meet requirements.
Official sourceInsurance
At least $500,000 liability insurance from an insurer authorized to do business in Missouri.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A certificate of liability insurance of at least $500,000 issued by an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in Missouri.
Official sourceBond
If a city or county requires a bond, continue posting it locally and provide proof when applying for the statewide license.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
You will continue to post that bond with the city or county, but you will need to provide the state proof that the proper bond has been posted when you apply for a statewide electrical contractor license.
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Application fee
$200.00
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$200 license application fee made payable to the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors
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License fee
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Apply with the agency
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Log into the MOPRO System … Applying for a license! Renewing your license, whether on time or late!
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Reciprocity
The board FAQ says the statute does not provide licensure by reciprocity; an out-of-state examination and documented experience may satisfy Missouri's own requirements.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The statute does not include language relating to licensure by reciprocity. If your license outside of Missouri required you to pass a test and required you to show verifiable hours of practical experience, you may be able to use those to meet the testing and experience requirements to qualify for a statewide electrical contractor license in Missouri.Official source
Official sources and verification (16)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Log into the MOPRO System … Applying for a license! Renewing your license, whether on time or late!Official source
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12,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring; • 10,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring and evidence of receipt of an electrical journeyman certificate from a United States Department of Labor-approved electrical apprenticeship program; • 8,000 verifiable practical hours installing equipment and associated wiring and evidence, in the form of an original sealed or electronic transcript, of receipt of an associate’s degree from a state-accredited program; • 4,000 verifiable practical hours of supervising the installation of equipment and associated wiring and evidence, in the form of an original sealed or electronic transcript, of receipt of a qualified four (4) year electrical engineering degree;Official source
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A copy of an electrical contractor or master electrician occupational or business license issued by any Missouri political subdivision held for six (6) of the previous eight (8) calendar years that requires passing a standardized written electrical assessment examination as an electrical contractor or master electrician based upon the National Electrical Code and that license is current, active and is not subject to discipline on the date of application. The local license must be verified by the issuing licensing entity.Official source
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Proof of successfully passing a division approved examination as an electrical contractor, master electrician or journeyman electrician. An examination previously passed could meet requirements.Official source
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A certificate of liability insurance of at least $500,000 issued by an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in Missouri.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
You will continue to post that bond with the city or county, but you will need to provide the state proof that the proper bond has been posted when you apply for a statewide electrical contractor license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
$200 license application fee made payable to the Office of Statewide Electrical ContractorsOfficial source
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All licenses issued will expire on September 30, 2020 and then every three (3) years thereafter. This includes active and inactive.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
All licenses issued will expire on September 30, 2020 and then every three (3) years thereafter. This includes active and inactive.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The statute does not include language relating to licensure by reciprocity. If your license outside of Missouri required you to pass a test and required you to show verifiable hours of practical experience, you may be able to use those to meet the testing and experience requirements to qualify for a statewide electrical contractor license in Missouri.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The statewide electrical contractor license is optional, not mandatory. If you work only in places where you are currently licensed, or no license is required, you may not want a statewide electrical contractor license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
If a corporation, firm, institution, organization, company, or representative thereof desires to engage in electrical contracting licensed under this chapter, then it shall have in its employ, at a supervisory level, at least one electrical contractor who possesses a statewide license in accordance with sections 324.900 to 324.945. A statewide licensed electrical contractor shall represent only one firm, company, corporation, institution, or organization at one time.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Triennial Renewal Fee $100 Inactive Triennial Renewal Fee $200Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Log into the MOPRO System … Applying for a license! Renewing your license, whether on time or late!Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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