Dls licenses over 800 000 individuals and businesses.
New york electrical contractors license.
State electrical licensing requirements.
All others are handled at the local level.
Elcome to the new york department of state s division of licensing services dls which oversees the licensure registration and regulation of 35 occupations throughout the state.
For more information visit licensure waiver.
Contact the licensing unit at.
New york state does not license journeyman electricians.
Obtaining a new york electrical license is a complex process.
In many new york cities qualified individuals may apply for a master electrician license which authorizes the licensee to engage in the business of installing repairing and maintaining electrical systems.
Applicants are waived from the education experience and examination requirements.
Master electricians who wish to practice outside their licensing jurisdiction s must obtain a new york state business of installing servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems license.
Usually a license candidate is also required.
If you have transferred your tracking number or been issued a new number by the licensing unit you will find your information in the skilled trades licensee search below not the general contractor search.
In most cities license candidates are required to pass an electrician licensing examination.
Nyc department of buildings licensing exams unit 280 broadway 1st floor new york ny 10007 hotline number.
Asked questions the glossary or call the 311 citizen service center by dialing 311 or 212 new york.
In person services remain for approved new licensees and plate seal pick up only.
Drop off and in person service hours are from 8 30 a m.
To qualify you must be at least 21 years old read and write english and be of good moral character.
While the department of buildings does not define good moral character one of the requirements for licensure is the ability to pass a background investigation.
I took courses at a vocational industrial or trade school registered with the new york state department of labor specializing in electrical wiring installation and design or applied electricity and this experience combined with my work experience equals seven and a half 7 5 years of work experience with a minimum of 7 700 hours of this.
There is a limited master electrician waiver of local jurisdiction for individuals licensed prior to 1993.
In new york asbestos abatement pros and crane operators are the only contractors that receive licenses on a state level through the new york state department of labor.
