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Construction and Carpentry 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 construction students can earn the NCCER Carpentry IRC; licensing is local, and only federal rules limit 16- and 17-year-olds on job sites.
State program: CIP 46.0201, Skilled Technical Sciences (course codes: Confirm with the agency)
What a high school can deliver
The NCCER Carpentry IRC and OSHA-10 as a stackable; licensing is local.
Credentials students can earn
NCCER Carpentry (DESE IRC, Cluster 4); OSHA-10 stackable only
Age and hour requirements
No statewide general contractor license; municipal licensing. Registered apprentice federal floor 16; under-16 barred from power machinery, ladders and scaffolds (RSMo 294.040).
Other agencies involved
None for the program; cities license contractors.
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; no construction-specific requirement found.
Child labor rules for work placements
State law reaches only under 16; no permit, hours or filing at 16-17. Federal student-learner agreement for HO 5, 14, 16, 17 work; HO 2, 7, 15 barred.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; college Programs of Study agreements; A+ Scholarship ($240/credit hour cap 2026-27).
Where to go next
- The full Construction and Carpentry guide, showing Missouri
- The Missouri state profile
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