Idaho License Information

 

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Construction Work Regulated:

Electrical construction work is regulated at the state level.

Public works contracts with a value of $5,000 require a state license. Pre-qualification is obtained through the licensing process.

There were 2,200 licenses as of October 1996. The average application processing time is 15 days.

License Requirements

None specified at this time.

Reciprocal Agreements

Idaho has reciprocal agreements for electrical licenses with Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

License Types

• Public Works Construction
• Heavy Construction
• Highway Construction
• Building Construction

Specialty Public Works Construction:

• S-1 Acoustical-Drywall
• S-2 Air Conditioning & Heating
• S-3 Blasting
• S-4 Bridges & Structures
• S-5 Building Cleaning & Maintenance
• S-6 Chimney Repair
• S-7 Clearing
• S-8 Communications & Alarm Systems
• S-9 Concrete
• S-10 Craning & Erection
• S-11 Crushing
• S-12 Demolition
• S-13 Drilling
• S-14 Electrical
• S-15 Elevators, Lifts, Hoists
• S-16 Excavation & Grading
• S-17 Fencing
• S-18 Fire Sprinkler Systems
• S-19 Flooring
• S-20 Floor Coverings, Carpeting
• S-21 Glass & Glazing
• S-22 Hauling
• S-23 Institutional Equipment
• S-24 Insulation
• S-25 Landscaping, Seeding, Mulching
• S-26 Lath & Plaster
• S-27 Masonry
• S-28 Guard Rails & Safety Barriers
• S-29 Millwork & Fixtures
• S-30 Ornamental Metals
• S-31 Painting & Decorating
• S-32 Paving
• S-33 Plumbing
• S-34 Refrigeration
• S-35 Roofing & Siding
• S-36 Sand Blasting
• S-37 Sheet Metal
• S-38 Signing
• S-39 Sprinklers, Irrigation Systems
• S-40 Steel Fabrication, Erection, Install
• S-41 Tile, Terrazzo
• S-42 Traffic Marking & Striping
• S-43 Utilities
• S-44 Waterproofing, Caulking
• S-45 Well Drilling
• S-46 Boiler, Hot Water Heating & Steam Fitting

Electrical Construction:

• Apprentice
• Journeyman
• Master
• Contractor
• Specialty Electrical Journeyman or Contractor
• Elevator
• Sign
• Manufacturing
• Limited Energy
• Irrigation Sprinkler
• Well Driller & Pump Installer
• Refrigeration & HVAC