License by Trade

Home / States / Oregon

Rest of the US · 3 trades verified · checked 2026-10-21

Oregon trade licenses

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

1234
  1. 1Electrician 8 years
  2. 2Plumber JP
  3. 3HVAC not covered here
  4. 4General contractor CGC1
TradeIssued byTop credentialTime to topExamFees printed
ElectricianOregon Electrical and Elevator BoardGeneral supervising electrician8 yearsYesNo
PlumberOregon State Plumbing BoardJourneyman plumbertime not statedYesNo
General contractorOregon Construction Contractors BoardCommercial general contractor, level 1time not statedYesNo
Electrician8 years
Years to the top credential in each Oregon trade covered here, from the hours and years in each source. "+" means the earlier level's time is not stated.

Electrician in Oregon

Statewide electrician licenses issued by the Building Codes Division on exams prepared by the Electrical and Elevator Board, under ORS 479.630. General supervising electrician: 8 years of experience at minimum, plus an exam.

General journeyman electrician — 4 years, exam. General supervising electrician — 8 years, exam. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: At least four years of experience as a general journeyman electrician or its equivalent as set by board rule, then the board's written exam.

Oregon electrician details · Electrician in every state

Plumber in Oregon

Statewide journeyman plumber license issued on the State Plumbing Board's written exam under ORS Chapter 693; plumbing contractors are licensed separately. Journeyman plumber: the source states no minimum time, plus an exam.

Journeyman plumber — time not stated, exam. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: Shown by written exam to be fit, competent and qualified as a journeyman plumber, and meets the board's rules under ORS 455.117. The statute leaves experience to those rules and the apprenticeship statutes and states no hours.

Oregon plumber details · Plumber in every state

General contractor in Oregon

Statewide contractor license issued by the Construction Contractors Board with residential and commercial endorsements; each endorsement sets its own bond and liability insurance. Commercial general contractor, level 1: the source states no minimum time, plus an exam.

Residential general contractor — time not stated, exam. Commercial general contractor, level 1 — time not stated, exam. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: The same training and test, a $80,000 surety bond and $2 million of liability insurance (ORS 701.084). Level 2 commercial general contractors post $25,000 and carry $1 million.

Oregon general contractor details · General contractor in every state

Moving to or from Oregon

Electrician: no route is named in the source, and Maine lists Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon sources on 2026-10-21, not legal advice. Each board is the authority; confirm before applying.