Missouri Residential Journeyman Electrician Exam: Requirements and the Statewide License
What the Missouri statewide residential journeyman electrician exam leads to: the optional statewide electrical contractor license, its experience and insurance requirements, the Prov exam on the NEC, and renewal.
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Missouri Residential Journeyman Electrician Exam: Requirements and the Statewide License
Missouri has no statewide journeyman or master license: cities and counties license electricians. The state does issue an optional statewide electrical contractor license through the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, and Missouri cities and counties must recognize it in place of their own contractor license. The Residential Journeyman Electrician exam from Prov is one of the exams that license accepts. Everything below comes from Prov's Missouri bulletin (effective October 31, 2026) and the Office's rules, 20 CSR 2117-2.
What the statewide license requires
- A passing score on an approved exam: contractor-, master- and journeyman-level exams all count.
- $500,000 of liability insurance, shown on a certificate issued by the insurance company.
- Experience, by one of these routes:
| Route | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Experience only | 12,000 verifiable hours installing equipment and wiring |
| Apprenticeship | 10,000 hours plus a journeyman certificate from a U.S. Department of Labor–approved apprenticeship |
| Associate degree | 8,000 hours plus an associate degree from an accredited program |
| Engineering degree | 4,000 hours supervising installations plus a four-year electrical engineering degree |
| Local license | A Missouri local contractor or master license held for 6 of the past 8 years |
The exam in brief
| Item | Missouri Residential Journeyman Electrician |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Prov, at 10 Missouri test centers or remotely (Examroom.ai) |
| Questions | 40 |
| Time | 2 hours |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Format | Open book, computer-based |
| Code | The NEC of your version: 2017, 2020 or 2023 |
| Fee | $80 |
The Board decides which exam and version you take. Our practice exam is on the 2023 version.
Renewal
The statewide license renews every three years, by September 30; the next renewal year is 2029.
Local licenses
Kansas City, St. Louis County, Springfield and other jurisdictions run their own electrician licensing. Check with your city or county about its own exam and experience rules.
Practice for the exam
Our Missouri Residential Journeyman Electrician practice test is weighted like Prov's outline, and every question cites the 2023 NEC. See what is on the exam.
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