West Virginia General Building Contractor

License Requirements

• The first step in the licensing process is to pass all required exams. Once the exams are passed, a completed application should be submitted to the State Licensing Board.
• The Business and Law exam (Contractor Licensing Act) is required in addition to the trade exam.
• There are no State mandated minimum experience requirements for this license.
• There are no State mandated financial requirements except for the Wage Bond.
• The License application fee is $90.00.

  All types of contractors are required to carry Workers Compensation Insurance and Unemployment Insurance. Applicants who have NOT been actively and actually engaged in construction work in West Virginia for the past 5 consecutive years must obtain a Wage Bond covering all employee salaries for four weeks at full production. Exceptions to the Wage Bond requirement are contractors that are only performing Residential work and those who have been actively engaged in construction work in West Virginia for the past 5 consecutive years.

• NOTICE: CHANGE IN TESTING AGENT

  Effective September 1, 2024, the Testing Agent for the Contractor Licensing Board (CLB) and Division of Labor (DOL) is Prov.