Arizona Licensing Overview

  • Arizona regulates virtually every aspect of Commercial and Residential construction when the contract exceeds $1,000.00 or if the work requires a building permit.
  • Licensing Bonds range from $1000.00 to $105,000.00 and are required of all contractor license applicants.
  • Sales tax bonds are also required for a period of 2 years
  • For additional licensing requirements including experience, financial and bonding requirements, exam information, reference books needed, reciprocity and Continuing Education Requirements, please select the appropriate License link below.
  • For Out of State students who wish to obtain an AZ Contractors license without having to travel to AZ, classes may be held in one of our regional offices. Call 1-800-992-1910 for details. AZ students may call 1-800-795-7277 for local classes (AZ)

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Arizona Residential

Residential

Arizona (B-3 and CR-61) Limited Remodeling & Repair Contractor

Remodeling or repair of an existing residential structure or appurtenance except for electrical, plumbing, mechanical, boilers, swimming pools or spas and water wells, which must be subcontracted to an appropriately licensed contractor.

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Residential

Arizona (B and B-2) Residential and Small Commercial Contractor

B General Residential Contractor Scope – Construction of all or any part of a residential structure or appurtenance. Also included are the scopes of work allowed by the B3 and CR2 through CR80 license classifications. Work related to electrical, plumbing, air conditioning systems, boilers, swimming pools, spas and water wells must be subcontracted to an appropriately licensed contractor. This classification does not include work authorized by the A, B1, or B2 scopes.

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Arizona Commercial

Commercial

Arizona (B-1) General Commercial Contractor

Construction, alteration and repair in connection with any structure built, being built or to be built for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind. This scope includes the supervision of all or any part of the above and includes the management, or direct or indirect supervision of any work performed.

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Arizona Business and Law

Business and Law

Arizona Business Management

All contractor license classifications must take the Business Management examination in addition to any required trade specific examination (this includes the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors

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Arizona Electrical

Electrical

Arizona (A-17) Electrical & Transmission Lines

Installation, alteration, and repair of transmission lines on public right-of-ways, including erection of poles, guying systems, tower line erection, street lighting of all voltages, and all underground systems including ducts for signal, communication, and similar installations. Installing transformers, circuit breakers, capacitors, primary metering devices and other related equipment of all electrical construction is included. All systems of less than 600 volts on or inside a building are excluded.

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Electrical

Arizona (C-11 or CR-11) Electrical

Installation, alteration, and repair of any wiring, related electrical material and equipment used in the generating, transmitting or utilization of electrical energy less than 600 volts, including all overhead electrical wiring on public right-of-ways for signs and street decorations, and all underground electrical distribution systems of less than 600 volts serving private properties. Installation, alteration, and repair on other than public right-of-ways of all outside, overhead, and underground electrical construction and all wiring in or on any building of less than 600 volts.

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Electrical

Arizona (R-11) Residential Electrical

Installation and repair of electrical systems.

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Electrical

NASCLA Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician (AZ)

The National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) has partnered with several industry stakeholders to create one nationally recognized accredited trade examination for electricians. Through administering state agencies, NASCLA offers (3) different open book electrical trade examinations through the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program. They are Electrical Contractors (Master/Unlimited Electricians), Journeyman Electricians and Residential Electrical Contractors (Residential Electricians).

Arizona NASCLA

NASCLA

NASCLA Commercial General Building Contractor

The NASCLA Accredited Commercial General Building Contractor Exam eliminates the trade examination only for the participating state agencies. Once you have passed an exam within the NASCLA Accredited Examination Program, contractors will still have to meet additional state licensure requirements within each participating state to obtain their license, as well as passing the state specific Business Law exam.

Arizona HVAC and Mechanical

HVAC and Mechanical

Arizona (A or KA) General Engineering (Commercial)

This classification allows the licensee to construct or repair fixed works, including streets, roads, power and utilities plants, dams, hydroelectric plants, sewage & waste disposal plants, bridges, tunnels and overpasses, and public parks.  Also included are the scopes of work allowed by the A-4 through A-19 and CR2 through CR-80 classifications. This classification does not include work authorized by the B-1, B-2, or B-3 scopes.

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HVAC and Mechanical

Arizona (C-39 or CR-39 or R-39) Residential Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Residential/Commercial)

This classification allows the licensee to install and repair comfort air conditioning systems, including refrigeration, evaporative cooling, ventilating, and heating with or without solar equipment. Installation and repair of machinery, units, accessories, refrigerator rooms, and insulated refrigerator spaces, and controls in refrigerators. If necessary, a new circuit may be added to the existing service panel or sub-panel. Excluded is the installation of a new service panel or sub-panel.

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Arizona Plumbing

Arizona Low Voltage and Fire

Low Voltage and Fire

Arizona (C-16 or CR-16) Fire Protection Systems (Residential/Commercial)

Installation, alteration and repair of fire protection systems using water, steam, gas or chemicals. Included is any required excavation, trenching, backfilling and grading, piping from structure and connections to off-premise water supply adjacent to property involving a fire protection system.

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Arizona Specialty Trades

Specialty Trades

Arizona (A-11 and R-17 ) Structural Steel and Aluminum Erection

A-11 Steel and Aluminum Erection - Field fabrication, erection, repair, and alteration of architectural and structural steel and aluminum materials common to the industry, including field layout, cutting, assembly and erection by welding, bolting, wire typing or riveting.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (A-12 and CR-80) Sewers, Drains and Pipe Laying

Installation and repair of any project involving sewer access holes, the laying of pipe for storm drains, water and gas lines, irrigation and sewers. Includes connecting sewer collector lines to building drains and the installation of septic tanks, leaching lines, dry wells, and all necessary connections, and related excavation and backfilling.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (A-9 and B-5) Swimming Pool Contractor (Residential & Commercial)

A-9 Swimming Pools Scope – Construction, service, and repair of swimming pools and spas, including water and gas service lines from point of service to pool equipment, wiring from pool equipment to first readily accessible disconnect, pool piping, fittings, backflow prevention devices, waste lines, and other integral parts of a swimming pool or spa. Also included is the installation of swimming pool accessories, covers, safety devices, and fencing for protective purposes, if in the original contract.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (B-5) Residential Swimming Pools

Construction and repair of swimming pools and spas. Installation of fencing around the swimming pool or spa and installation of utilities from the point of service to the pool equipment. Construction of other structures or appurtenances is excluded. This scope includes all B-5R subclassifications.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona B General Residential Contractor

Construction of all or any part of a residential structure or appurtenance. Also included are the scopes of work allowed by the B3 and CR2 through CR80 license classifications. Work related to electrical, plumbing, air conditioning systems, boilers, swimming pools, spas and water wells must be subcontracted to an appropriately licensed contractor.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (C-1 or C-10 or CR-1 or R10) Drywall and Acoustical Systems Contractor

This classification allows the licensee to install and repair:

1. Gypsum wall board
2. Ceiling grid systems
3. Movable partitions
4. Wall board tape and texture
5. Non-load bearing, lightweight, steel wall partitions

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (C-38) Signs

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (C-60 or CR-60 or R-60) Finish Carpentry

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (C-9 or CR-9 or R-9) Concrete (Residential Commercial)

The C9/L9 Concrete exam allows applicants to apply for the following licenses:

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (CR-31) Masonry (Residential/Commercial)

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (CR-34) Painting and Wall Covering (Residential/Commercial)

This classification allows the licensee to perform surface preparation, caulking, drywall patching, drywall taping, sanding, and cleaning as required for the licensee to install, apply or repair wallpaper, wall covering cloth, wall covering vinyl, decorative texture, and paint.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (CR-42) Roofing (Residential/Commercial)

This classification allows the licensee to apply or install weatherproofing (i.e. asphaltum, pitch, tar, felt, glass fabric, or flax) or roof accessories (i.e. flashing, valleys, gravel stops, or sheet metal) as required for the licensee to install or repair roof tile, shingles, shakes, slate, metal roofing systems, urethane foam, and roof insulation or coatings on or above the roof deck.

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (CR-48) Ceramic, Plastic, and Metal Tile (Residential/Commercial)

This classification allows the licensee to prepare a surface as required for the licensee to install and repair the following tile products on horizontal and vertical surfaces:

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (KB-1) General Commercial Contractor

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Specialty Trades

Arizona (R-54) Water Conditioning Equipment

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