| Alabama | Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors ↗
Alabama Electrical Contractors Board ↗ | Guide |
| Alaska | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (construction contractor registration) ↗
Alaska Department of Labor, Mechanical Inspection + CBPL ↗ | Guide |
| Arizona | Arizona Registrar of Contractors ↗
Arizona Registrar of Contractors ↗ | Guide |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board ↗
Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing ↗ | Guide |
| California | Contractors State License Board (CSLB) ↗
CSLB (C-10) + DIR electrician certification ↗ | Guide |
| Colorado | No statewide license in Colorado for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) ↗ | Guide |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (home improvement registration) ↗
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection ↗ | Guide |
| Delaware | Delaware Division of Revenue (contractor business licence) ↗
Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners ↗ | Guide |
| District of Columbia | DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection ↗
DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection ↗ | Guide |
| Florida | Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (DBPR) ↗
Florida Electrical Contractors Licensing Board (DBPR) ↗ | Guide |
| Georgia | Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors ↗
Georgia State Construction Industry Licensing Board ↗ | Guide |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Contractors License Board ↗
Hawaii Board of Electricians and Plumbers ↗ | Guide |
| Idaho | Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (contractor registration) ↗
Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses ↗ | Guide |
| Illinois | No statewide license in Illinois for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
No statewide license in Illinois for this work. Your city or county licenses it. | Guide |
| Indiana | No statewide license in Indiana for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
No statewide license in Indiana for this work. Your city or county licenses it. | Guide |
| Iowa | Iowa Division of Labor (contractor registration) ↗
Iowa Electrical Examining Board ↗ | Guide |
| Kansas | No statewide license in Kansas for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
No statewide license in Kansas for this work. Your city or county licenses it. | Guide |
| Kentucky | No statewide license in Kentucky for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction ↗ | Guide |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors ↗
Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors ↗ | Guide |
| Maine | No statewide license in Maine for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Maine Electricians' Examining Board ↗ | Guide |
| Maryland | Maryland Home Improvement Commission ↗
Maryland State Board of Master Electricians ↗ | Guide |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Office of Public Safety and Inspections (CSL) + home improvement contractor registration ↗
Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians ↗ | Guide |
| Michigan | Michigan LARA Residential Builders and Maintenance & Alteration Contractors ↗
Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes ↗ | Guide |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (residential building contractor) ↗
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Board of Electricity ↗ | Guide |
| Mississippi | Mississippi State Board of Contractors ↗
Mississippi State Board of Contractors ↗ | Guide |
| Missouri | No statewide license in Missouri for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
No statewide license in Missouri for this work. Your city or county licenses it. | Guide |
| Montana | Montana Department of Labor and Industry (construction contractor registration) ↗
Montana State Electrical Board ↗ | Guide |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Labor (contractor registration) ↗
Nebraska State Electrical Division ↗ | Guide |
| Nevada | Nevada State Contractors Board ↗
Nevada State Contractors Board ↗ | Guide |
| New Hampshire | No statewide license in New Hampshire for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
New Hampshire Electricians' Board (OPLC) ↗ | Guide |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (home improvement contractor registration) ↗
New Jersey Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors ↗ | Guide |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Construction Industries Division ↗
New Mexico Construction Industries Division ↗ | Guide |
| New York | No statewide license in New York for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
No statewide license in New York for this work. Your city or county licenses it. | Guide |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors ↗
North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors ↗ | Guide |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Secretary of State (contractor licence) ↗
North Dakota State Electrical Board ↗ | Guide |
| Ohio | No statewide license in Ohio for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board ↗ | Guide |
| Oklahoma | No statewide license in Oklahoma for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Oklahoma Construction Industries Board ↗ | Guide |
| Oregon | Oregon Construction Contractors Board ↗
Oregon Building Codes Division + CCB ↗ | Guide |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Attorney General (home improvement contractor registration) ↗
No statewide license in Pennsylvania for this work. Your city or county licenses it. | Guide |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board ↗
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training ↗ | Guide |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board (LLR) + Residential Builders Commission ↗
South Carolina LLR ↗ | Guide |
| South Dakota | No statewide license in South Dakota for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
South Dakota Electrical Commission ↗ | Guide |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors ↗
Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors ↗ | Guide |
| Texas | No statewide license in Texas for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ↗ | Guide |
| Utah | Utah Division of Professional Licensing ↗
Utah Division of Professional Licensing ↗ | Guide |
| Vermont | Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (residential contractor registration) ↗
Vermont Division of Fire Safety (electrical licensing) ↗ | Guide |
| Virginia | Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) ↗
Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) ↗ | Guide |
| Washington | Washington Department of Labor and Industries (contractor registration) ↗
Washington Department of Labor and Industries ↗ | Guide |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board ↗
West Virginia State Fire Marshal ↗ | Guide |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (dwelling contractor) ↗
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services ↗ | Guide |
| Wyoming | No statewide license in Wyoming for this work. Your city or county licenses it.
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety ↗ | Guide |