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