Contractor licensing, by state and trade

What each state actually requires, who administers it, and what a hiring contractor will ask you for whatever the answer is. Every page says where its answer came from and when it was last checked.

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By state

TexasNo license required WashingtonRegistration required OregonRegistration required CaliforniaState license required FloridaState license required ArizonaState license required NevadaState license required North CarolinaState license required VirginiaState license required UtahState license required LouisianaState license required AlabamaState license required AlaskaState license required ArkansasState license required ColoradoSet by each city ConnecticutRegistration required DelawareRegistration required District of ColumbiaState license required GeorgiaState license required HawaiiState license required IdahoRegistration required IllinoisSet by each city IndianaSet by each city IowaRegistration required KansasSet by each city KentuckySet by each city MaineSet by each city MarylandState license required MassachusettsState license required MichiganState license required MinnesotaState license required MississippiState license required MissouriSet by each city MontanaRegistration required NebraskaRegistration required New HampshireSet by each city New JerseyRegistration required New MexicoState license required New YorkSet by each city North DakotaState license required OhioState license required OklahomaState license required PennsylvaniaRegistration required Rhode IslandRegistration required South CarolinaState license required South DakotaSet by each city TennesseeState license required VermontRegistration required West VirginiaState license required WisconsinState license required WyomingSet by each city

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