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North Dakota trade licenses

Electrician, Plumber and General contractor credentials in North Dakota, from the issuing board's page or the statute: who issues each one, the levels, the time it takes and the exam.

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  1. 1Electrician 5 years
  2. 2Plumber M
  3. 3HVAC not covered here
  4. 4General contractor A
TradeIssued byTop credentialTime to topExamFees printed
ElectricianNorth Dakota State Electrical BoardMaster electrician5 yearsYesNo
PlumberNorth Dakota State Plumbing BoardMaster plumbertime not statedYesYes
General contractorNorth Dakota Secretary of StateClass A contractor (no limit)time not statedNoYes
Electrician5 years
Years to the top credential in each North Dakota trade covered here, from the hours and years in each source. "+" means the earlier level's time is not stated.

Electrician in North Dakota

Statewide master, journeyman and class B electrician licenses issued by the State Electrical Board under N.D.C.C. chapter 43-09. Master electrician: 5 years of experience at minimum, plus an exam.

Journeyman electrician — 4 years, exam. Master electrician — 5 years, exam. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: One year of experience as a licensed journeyman electrician, then the technical and practical exam.

North Dakota electrician details · Electrician in every state

Plumber in North Dakota

Statewide master and journeyman plumber certificates and licenses issued on the State Plumbing Board's exam under N.D.C.C. chapter 43-18. Master plumber: the source states no minimum time, plus an exam.

Journeyman plumber — time not stated, exam, application (maximum) $100, exam, certificate and license (maximum) $100. Master plumber — time not stated, exam, application (maximum) $100, exam, certificate and license (maximum) $200. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: Found qualified by the board's examination as skilled in planning, supervising and installing plumbing. The chapter sets no years or hours.

North Dakota plumber details · Plumber in every state

General contractor in North Dakota

North Dakota licenses contractors through the Secretary of State for any job whose cost, value or price exceeds $4,000. The class sets the largest single contract. Class A contractor (no limit): the source states no minimum time.

Class D contractor (projects up to $100,000) — time not stated, new license $100. Class C contractor (up to $300,000) — time not stated, new license $225. Class B contractor (up to $500,000) — time not stated, new license $300. Class A contractor (no limit) — time not stated, new license $450. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: Same filing; no limit on the value of a single contract.

North Dakota general contractor details · General contractor in every state

Moving to or from North Dakota

Electrician: no route is named in the source, and New Hampshire, Maine and Arkansas list North Dakota in return. Plumber: no route is named in the source. General contractor: no route is named in the source. Conditions differ by board, so read the state page for each trade before relying on a partner list.

Not covered yet

HVAC is not on this page because no North Dakota board page or statute for it was fetched and verified in this run. The methodology lists every exclusion.

Nearby and comparable: Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Delaware. Guides: how long each state takes · license or registration.

General information from the North Dakota sources on 2026-10-21, not legal advice. Each board is the authority; confirm before applying.