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State licensing
HVAC licensing, state by state
21 of 51 states license the individual HVAC tech. In the other 30, the state licenses the contracting business or leaves it to the city — which usually means you can start work sooner, not later.
Licensed by the state 21
You need a card of your own here. If you already hold one elsewhere, reciprocity is the question — open a state to see whose licenses it takes.
AlaskaLicensed by the stateArkansasLicensed by the stateConnecticutLicensed by the stateDistrict of ColumbiaLicensed by the stateIdahoLicensed by the stateIowaLicensed by the stateKentuckyLicensed by the stateMaineLicensed by the stateMarylandLicensed by the stateMassachusettsLicensed by the stateNew HampshireLicensed by the stateNew MexicoLicensed by the stateOklahomaLicensed by the stateOregonLicensed by the stateRhode IslandLicensed by the stateTexasLicensed by the stateVermontLicensed by the stateVirginiaLicensed by the stateWashingtonLicensed by the stateWest VirginiaLicensed by the stateWisconsinLicensed by the state
Contractors licensed, workers not 18
The state licenses the business, not you. Working for a licensed contractor, you can usually start day one with no card and nothing to transfer.
AlabamaContractors licensed, workers notArizonaContractors licensed, workers notCaliforniaContractors licensed, workers notDelawareContractors licensed, workers notFloridaContractors licensed, workers notGeorgiaContractors licensed, workers notHawaiiContractors licensed, workers notLouisianaContractors licensed, workers notMichiganContractors licensed, workers notMississippiContractors licensed, workers notNevadaContractors licensed, workers notNew JerseyContractors licensed, workers notNorth CarolinaContractors licensed, workers notNorth DakotaContractors licensed, workers notOhioContractors licensed, workers notSouth CarolinaContractors licensed, workers notTennesseeContractors licensed, workers notUtahContractors licensed, workers not
Licensed locally, not statewide 10
No single statewide answer — the city or county decides. Check the jurisdiction the job is actually in before you travel.
ColoradoLicensed locally, not statewideIllinoisLicensed locally, not statewideIndianaLicensed locally, not statewideKansasLicensed locally, not statewideMinnesotaLicensed locally, not statewideMissouriLicensed locally, not statewideNebraskaLicensed locally, not statewideNew YorkLicensed locally, not statewidePennsylvaniaLicensed locally, not statewideWyomingLicensed locally, not statewide
No license required 2
Nothing to obtain and nothing to transfer.
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