Electrical contractor reference
Electrical license requirements by state.
Electrical licensing is different in every state. These 50 guides identify whether the state licenses the electrical trade, who regulates it, what happens before a contractor can work, and which fee, insurance, renewal, or local rule can change the decision. 45 states in this guide license the trade at state level.
State and licensing authorityState license
AlabamaAlabama Board of Electrical ContractorsYesRead guide →AlaskaAlaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Electrical Administrator license and contractor registration) and Alaska Division of Labor Standards and Safety, Mechanical Inspection (electrical certificates of fitness)YesRead guide →ArizonaArizona Registrar of ContractorsYesRead guide →ArkansasBoard of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas, Department of Labor and LicensingYesRead guide →CaliforniaContractors State License Board (C-10 Electrical Contractor) and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Electrician Certification Unit, Department of Industrial RelationsYesRead guide →ColoradoState Electrical Board, Division of Professions and Occupations, Colorado Department of Regulatory AgenciesYesRead guide →ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division and Occupational and Professional Licensing Division, with the CT Electrical BoardYesRead guide →DelawareDelaware Board of Electrical Examiners, Division of Professional RegulationYesRead guide →FloridaElectrical Contractors' Licensing Board, Florida Department of Business and Professional RegulationYesRead guide →GeorgiaGeorgia State Board of Electrical Contractors (the Division of Electrical Contractors), State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Office of Secretary of StateYesRead guide →HawaiiBoard of Electricians and Plumbers (individual electricians) and Contractors License Board (electrical contracting businesses), Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer AffairsYesRead guide →IdahoIdaho Electrical Board, Division of Occupational and Professional LicensesYesRead guide →IllinoisIllinois Capital Development Board, Division of Building Codes and Regulations (no state electrician licence; municipalities license)Local / limitedRead guide →IndianaIndiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, Indiana Department of Homeland Security (no state electrician licence; cities and counties license)Local / limitedRead guide →IowaElectrical Examining Board, Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingYesRead guide →KansasNo state agency. Kansas assigns electrician licensure to counties and cities under K.S.A. 12-1525 through 12-1528, administered locally by bodies such as the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department in Wichita and Sedgwick County, Johnson County Contractor Licensing, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, and the City of Topeka Development Services Division.Local / limitedRead guide →KentuckyKentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, Electrical DivisionYesRead guide →LouisianaLouisiana State Licensing Board for ContractorsYesRead guide →MaineElectricians' Examining BoardYesRead guide →MarylandMaryland State Board of ElectriciansYesRead guide →MassachusettsBoard of State Examiners of ElectriciansYesRead guide →MichiganElectrical Administrative Board, Bureau of Construction Codes, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsYesRead guide →MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Construction Codes and Licensing Division, with the Board of ElectricityYesRead guide →MississippiMississippi State Board of ContractorsYesRead guide →MissouriOffice of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Division of Professional Registration, Missouri Department of Commerce and InsuranceYesRead guide →MontanaMontana State Electrical Board, Employment Standards Division, Montana Department of Labor and IndustryYesRead guide →NebraskaNebraska State Electrical Division, State Electrical BoardYesRead guide →NevadaNevada State Contractors BoardYesRead guide →New HampshireElectricians' Board, New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and CertificationYesRead guide →New JerseyNew Jersey Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, Division of Consumer AffairsYesRead guide →New MexicoConstruction Industries Division, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (Electrical Bureau)YesRead guide →New YorkNo statewide electrical license. Licensing is municipal. In the five boroughs the New York City Department of Buildings issues the master electrician and special electrician licenses; Buffalo licenses through its Examining Board of Electricians.Local / limitedRead guide →North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical ContractorsYesRead guide →North DakotaNorth Dakota State Electrical BoardYesRead guide →OhioOhio Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Industrial Compliance, Ohio Department of CommerceYesRead guide →OklahomaOklahoma Construction Industries BoardYesRead guide →OregonOregon Building Codes Division, Department of Consumer and Business Services (Electrical and Elevator Board), with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board licensing the construction businessYesRead guide →PennsylvaniaNo state electrical licensing board. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry states the Commonwealth has no licensure requirement for most construction contractors; electrical licensing is municipal, and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection administers statewide Home Improvement Contractor registrationLocal / limitedRead guide →Rhode IslandBoard of Examiners of Electricians, Division of Professional Regulation, Rhode Island Department of Labor and TrainingYesRead guide →South CarolinaSouth Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board (commercial) and South Carolina Residential Builders Commission (residential), Department of Labor, Licensing and RegulationYesRead guide →South DakotaSouth Dakota State Electrical Commission, Department of Labor and RegulationYesRead guide →TennesseeTennessee Board for Licensing Contractors, Department of Commerce and InsuranceYesRead guide →TexasTexas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Electricians ProgramYesRead guide →UtahUtah Department of Commerce, Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL)YesRead guide →VermontVermont Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety, Electricians' Licensing BoardYesRead guide →VirginiaVirginia Board for Contractors (Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation)YesRead guide →WashingtonWashington State Department of Labor & IndustriesYesRead guide →West VirginiaWest Virginia State Fire Marshal, Regulatory and Licensing DivisionYesRead guide →WisconsinWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)YesRead guide →WyomingWyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Electrical BoardYesRead guide →Licensed electrical businesses still need to be findable.
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