Kansas City JATC — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
5 years · $25.65 an hour to start
Becoming an electrician in Missouri
Choose another state2 paid apprenticeships and 1 school program are listed here.
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- Licensing
- No statewide journeyman license; local licensing
- Time to qualify
- No statewide journeyman route local rules may apply
- Median pay
- $65,410 $31.45 an hour
- Outlook
- 1,680 openings a year, projected · 6.7% growth, 2024–2034
Do I need a license?
Missouri has no statewide journeyman electrician license. The state licenses electrical contractors through the Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors. Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, checked .
Local licenses we cover
- St. LouisContractor and business licenses only
- SpringfieldSpringfield Master Electrician Trade Certification · Springfield Journeyman Electrician Trade Certification · Springfield Electrical Apprentice Registration
Full Missouri licensing requirements · 1 contractor license · How licensing works
How do I train?
Apprenticeships pay you while you learn. Schools teach first, then you find work. Which is right for me?
Paid apprenticeships 2
St. Louis Electrical JATC — Commercial-Industrial Inside Apprenticeship
5 years
School programs 1
State Technical College of Missouri — Electrical Technology
Electrical Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) · Two academic years with summer internship
What does it pay?
What the work pays here, and how to decide.
Middle 80% of electricians in Missouri US median $63,190
$43,860median $65,410$104,060
Electricians in Missouri earn a median of $65,410 a year ($31.45 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 3.5% above the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $43,860 a year and about one in ten over $104,060.
Employment is projected to grow 6.7% over 2024–2034, with about 1,680 openings a year.
Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS · Projections Central · Missouri salary details