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Missouri to Wisconsin: journeyman electrician license reciprocity

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Missouri does not issue a statewide journeyman electrician license, so there is nothing to transfer. Here is Wisconsin's standard path for out-of-state applicants.

Your origin state does not issue a statewide license at this level, so there is no license to transfer. The destination's standard out-of-state path is shown; expect to meet it in full.

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Out-of-state journeyman without a reciprocity agreement

Your out-of-state credentials give no advantage. You meet the destination's requirements from scratch.

A journeyman licensed in any state other than Iowa or New Hampshire gets no exam waiver in Wisconsin and applies under Category A of Form 3106 like a first-time candidate. The license itself carries no credit, but the experience behind it does: Form 3106 and Wis. Stat. 101.87 count experience in installing, repairing and maintaining electrical wiring wherever it was earned, so the applicant documents 48 months with at least 8,000 hours (or 1,000 hours per year for five years) on the Experience Table (Form 3106T) signed by witnesses, or submits a certificate of completion from a U.S. DOL- or state-recognized electrical construction apprenticeship. The application and fees are submitted in LicensE ($35 application, $30 examination and $150 license fee under Table 305.02), DSPS then makes the applicant eligible to test, and the applicant must pass the Wisconsin journeyman exam. Wisconsin has no separate law or business exam for individual electricians.

DSPS publishes no endorsement route for non-reciprocal states. Form 3106 does not say out-of-state experience is excluded; the credit for out-of-state hours is inferred from the experience definition, which has no geographic limit, and was not confirmed by an explicit DSPS statement. Fee amounts are from Table 305.02 of the administrative code; the forms say fees are calculated in LicensE, and Pearson test-center exams cost marginally more than DSPS-site exams.

At a glance

Trade exam
Required
Law / code exam
Not required
Out-of-state hours
Count toward eligibility

What you must already have

  • You must document at least 8,000 hours of qualifying work experience.At least 8,000 hours over at least 48 months installing, repairing and maintaining electrical wiring (or 1,000 hours per year for five years); up to 2,000 hours and two years may come from full-time electrical schooling at 500 hours per semester. A recognized three-year construction electrician apprenticeship is an alternative.

What you'll do to get licensed in Wisconsin

  1. 1Application fee. Pay the application fee ($35). Journeyman Electrician license application fee (Table 305.02 line 26e), paid in LicensE.
  2. 2Exam fee. Pay the exam fee ($30). Journeyman Electrician examination fee (Table 305.02 line 26e); paid again for each retake.
  3. 3Trade exam. Pass the destination's trade exam. Wisconsin Journeyman Electrician examination (open book on SPS 305, SPS 316 and the NEC; 70% to pass).
  4. 4License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($150). Journeyman Electrician initial license fee (Table 305.02 line 26e); four-year credential.
  5. 5Other. Experience Table (Form 3106T) with witness signatures, or apprenticeship completion certificate, uploaded to LicensE.

Published fees on this path total $215, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.

What you'll need to buy or arrange

Exam preparation

Most boards contract PSI, Prov, or ICC for exams. Check which code edition the exam is written to before buying a prep course.

  • Exam fee · $30
  • Trade exam

How Wisconsin licenses journeyman electricians

Wisconsin journeyman electrician · “Journeyman Electrician”

Statewide license

Verified September 15, 2026· 6 sources

Issued by Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)

Wisconsin issues a statewide Journeyman Electrician license through the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS); under Wis. Stat. 101.862 no one may install, repair or maintain electrical wiring without a DSPS license or registration, and there is no municipal electrician licensing. A new applicant under Wis. Stat. 101.87 either completes a recognized construction electrician apprenticeship or documents 48 months with at least 8,000 hours of experience, applies in the LicensE portal, and passes the DSPS journeyman exam (open book, 70% to pass; based on the 2017 NEC until October 1, 2026, then the 2023 NEC). Under Wis. Stat. 101.874 DSPS may enter into reciprocal agreements, and Form 3106 currently waives the exam only for journeymen licensed by examination in Iowa or New Hampshire. The license is renewed every four years for $100.

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Why Missouri has nothing to transfer

Missouri journeyman electrician

Licensed by cities and counties

Verified September 15, 2026· 6 sources

Missouri does not issue a journeyman electrician license. The only state-level electrical credential is the voluntary statewide electrical contractor license created by RSMo 324.900-324.945 (S.B. 240, 2017), and the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC) states that it covers only the electrical contractor, not the electricians the contractor employs. RSMo 324.925.3(8) expressly leaves cities and counties free to license electricians, provided the local license is based on professional experience and passage of a nationally accredited electrical assessment examination given on a routine schedule, and jurisdictions that did not license electricians before August 28, 2017 may not start. Journeyman licensing therefore happens city by city and county by county (Springfield, the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Kansas City and others), each with its own experience rules, exam and fees; there is no statewide reciprocity for journeymen. A journeyman arriving from another state must apply in each jurisdiction where they will work, though the widespread use of ICC, Prometric and other national exams means a previously passed exam is often accepted in place of retesting.

How local licensing works in Missouri

How local licensing works. Missouri has no state electrician license and no state electrical board for individuals. RSMo 324.925.3(8) permits any political subdivision that licensed electricians before August 28, 2017 to keep doing so, as long as the license rests on professional experience plus a nationally accredited Electrical Assessment Examination administered on a routine and accessible schedule. The OSEC FAQ for political subdivisions confirms the statewide contractor license does not extend to a contractor's employees. Requirements below are those verified on the jurisdictions' own pages.

Springfield. Building Development Services certifies Journeyman and Master craftsmen through the Building and Trades Board, which meets the first Thursday of each month. Journeyman Electrical requires 4 years under the supervision of a master in the trade or 6 years of experience in the trade, documented on notarized Applicant Experience forms (one per employer; 1099s for the self-employed). Approved applicants test through ICC (Pearson VUE, roughly $125) and need 75%. Reciprocity from another jurisdiction: submit the same experience forms plus a copy of an exam score notification of at least 75% from Prometric, Experior, Block or ICC on the identical exam Springfield requires, and the board can approve without further testing; the application also asks for any other states where the applicant is licensed and requires copies of those licenses. Fees: $25 initial journeyman certificate (covers the rest of the calendar year) and $25 annual renewal.

City of St. Louis. The Building Division's Committee of Electrical Examiners decides, through written and oral examination, whether applicants have the knowledge and experience for electrical certificates and licenses, testing practical installation competency, electrical theory and the St. Louis Electrical Code. Its page does not publish license classes, experience thresholds, fees or any reciprocity terms.

St. Louis County and Kansas City. St. Louis County's Department of Transportation and Public Works runs an electrical licensing program with journeyman applications, and Kansas City's City Planning and Development department licenses contractors and trades inside the city limits; both websites refused automated access during verification, so their journeyman requirements, exams and fees are not recorded here and should be checked directly.

Out-of-state holders. No Missouri jurisdiction found publishes a formal reciprocity agreement with another state for journeymen. The practical path is to present a passing score on a nationally accredited journeyman exam (ICC, Prometric, Prov, PSI or NASCLA) together with documented experience to each city or county; Springfield explicitly accepts identical exams from Prometric, Experior, Block and ICC in lieu of retesting.

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Common questions

Do I have to take the Wisconsin journeyman electrician exam if I'm licensed in Missouri?
Yes. Wisconsin requires the trade exam on this path.
What does it cost to get a Wisconsin journeyman electrician license from Missouri?
Published fees on this path total $215, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.
Do my Missouri work hours count in Wisconsin?
Yes. Documented out-of-state experience counts toward Wisconsin's eligibility requirements.
Does it work the other way, from Wisconsin to Missouri?
Not necessarily. Reciprocity is directed. Going from Wisconsin to Missouri, the mechanism is not applicable.

Sources

  1. Wisconsin DSPS Form 3106 - Journeyman Electrician License Application Information (Rev. 12/04/2025) · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Form · verified September 15, 2026Category A (apprenticeship/experience and examination): completed recognized electrical construction apprenticeship, or 48 months with at least 8,000 hours of experience installing, repairing and maintaining electrical wiring, or 1,000 hours per year for five years; up to 2,000 hours / two years of credit for full-time electrical schooling at 500 hours per semester. Category B (reciprocity): a valid, unexpired journeyman license acquired through a state examination in Iowa (Journeyman A) or New Hampshire, held continuously for at least one year immediately before applying, licenses without the Wisconsin exam; Iowa applicants must have completed an apprenticeship or the experience hours, New Hampshire applicants a 600-hour apprenticeship-schooling program. Fees are calculated in LicensE.
  2. Wisconsin DSPS - Journeyman Electrician Exam Information · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Exam is open book with a 70% passing score; allowed references are SPS 305 and SPS 316, the NEC, and up to two bound reference books. Exams are based on the 2017 NEC until October 1, 2026, when the 2023 NEC takes effect.
  3. Wisconsin DSPS - Journeyman Electrician · Wis. Stat. 101.862; Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.40 · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Program page: licensing is required to install, repair or maintain electrical wiring; journeymen work under the general supervision of a master electrician; applications (Form 3106) are filed in the LicensE portal at license.wi.gov. Does not itself list reciprocity states or fees.
  4. DSPS - Trades Renewal Dates and Fees · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Other · verified September 15, 2026HVAC Qualifier: 4-year credential renewing from date of issuance, renewal fee $100, no CE, reinstatement $200. HVAC Contractor: 4-year registration from date of issuance, renewal $40, reinstatement $200. (SPS 305 Table 305.07 still lists a 2-year term for these credentials; DSPS's current schedule is used here.) Read with pdftotext after download.
  5. Wisconsin DSPS - Trades Credentialing Examination Information · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Trades exams are given at DSPS locations or, at a marginally higher fee, at Pearson test centers selected in the LicensE application; exam reviews are $15.
  6. Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 305 - Licenses, Certifications and Registrations (Register August 2025) · SPS 305.02 Table 305.02; SPS 305.70; SPS 305.71 · Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · Admin Rule · verified September 15, 2026Table 305.02: HVAC Contractor registration $15 application fee and $160 registration fee; HVAC Qualifier certification $15 application fee, $25 examination fee, $60 certification fee. SPS 305.70: HVAC contractor registration is mandatory for any person, entity or business installing or servicing HVAC equipment and is applied for by the owner, partner or chief executive; a note reminds that federal Section 608 technician certification is required for refrigerant work. SPS 305.71: an individual may obtain an HVAC qualifier certification by meeting the 4-year experience/education standard, passing the exam under SPS 305.09 and paying the certification fee; a business that uses a qualifier is a 'certified HVAC business' that cannot be required to obtain local approval. The chapter contains no reciprocity or credential-by-endorsement provision for HVAC. Read with pdftotext after download.
  7. Wis. Stat. 101.87 - Journeyman electrician license · Wis. Stat. 101.87 · Wisconsin Legislature · Statute · verified September 15, 2026Journeyman electrician qualifications: completion of a construction electrician apprenticeship of at least three years approved by the U.S. DOL or Wisconsin DWD, or 48 months with at least 8,000 hours of experience; each followed by passage of the department's examination. A two-year electrical degree or diploma counts as 12 months and 2,000 hours.
  8. Wis. Stat. 101.874 - Reciprocal agreements (electrical credentials) · Wis. Stat. 101.874 · Wisconsin Legislature · Statute · verified September 15, 2026DSPS may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state recognizing electrician credentials as comparable only if the other state's education, experience and examination requirements are at least equivalent to Wisconsin's; under an agreement DSPS issues a credential to an applicant who submits an application, pays the fee under s. 101.82(4), and holds a valid comparable credential from the other state.

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