Hiring a contractor in Missouri
Only specific trades are licensed. This state licenses individual trades such as electrical, plumbing and HVAC, but issues no general contractor or remodeler licence. Anyone can call themselves a general contractor here. Licensing for the rest happens at city level, if at all.
Who licenses
Missouri Division of Professional Registration (DPR), Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC)
In our directory
Not yet listed.
There is no statewide register to draw from, so coverage here depends on city data.
What to do before you hire in Missouri
- There is no general contractor licence to ask for here, so the licence question moves to the specific trades. Anyone doing electrical, plumbing or HVAC work should still hold a state licence for that trade.
- Ask for proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation in writing. With no licensing board standing behind the work, insurance is most of your protection.
- Your city may register contractors even though the state does not. See below.
- Get the full scope and price in writing before any money changes hands, and never pay the full amount up front.
What the big cities in Missouri do
Where the state does not license, the city sometimes does. We checked each of these directly.
| City | Registers contractors? | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | Yes | ANSWER: Yes, Kansas City licenses contractors directly, and yes, there is a practical bulk path. It is not on the open data portal, it is a separate roster app. |
Sourced from Missouri Division of Professional Registration (DPR), Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC) and checked by downloading the state's own published file. Licensing rules change; verify with the authority before you hire.