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Electrical in Missouri
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Missouri students earn the NCCER Electrical 1 IRC and apprenticeship readiness; licensing is local, and state child labor law does not reach 16- and 17-year-olds.
State program: CIP 46.0302, Skilled Technical Sciences (course codes: Confirm with the agency)
What a high school can deliver
NCCER Electrical 1 (the IRC), OSHA-10 as a stackable and apprenticeship readiness; no state license to earn.
Credentials students can earn
Electrical 1 - NCCER (DESE IRC list); OSHA-10 stackable only
Age and hour requirements
Registered apprentice federal floor 16 (many sponsors 18). No statewide journeyman license; optional statewide contractor license 12,000 hours (RSMo 324.900-.945); cities license workers.
Other agencies involved
None for the program. Cities (Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield) license electricians.
Who can teach it
CTAC: bachelor's + 4,000 hours, associate + 5,000, or 6,000 hours in 10 years; 6 semester hours a year; license 'if applicable' (meaning for electrical: Confirm with the agency).
Child labor rules for work placements
State law reaches only under 16; no permit or hours at 16-17; no state filing. Federal student-learner agreement for HOs 14, 16, 17; HOs 2, 7, 15 barred.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; college-specific agreements; A+ Scholarship; statewide contractor license credits associate degree or apprenticeship, not high school hours.
Where to go next
- The full Electrical guide, showing Missouri
- The Missouri state profile
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