Alaska contractor license lookup
Alaska requires state registration for general contractors, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors, HVAC contractors and roofing contractors. Use the official lookup below to check a contractor. Information as of October 6, 2026.
Look up a license
Verify a contractor
For homeowners hiring in Alaska.
- Open the official Alaska lookup run by Construction Contractors program and search the contractor by name or number.
- Check a contractor's registration, business license, insurance and bond on the state license search at professionallicense.alaska.gov before letting them bid or start work. source Check with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Mechanical Inspection Section that a plumber or electrician holds a Certificate of Fitness. source The state professional license search lets you pick the Construction Contractors, Electrical Administrators, Mechanical Administrators or Residential Contractor Endorsement program and search by license number, business name, owner or entity name, or city. source Disciplinary action reports for all programs from 2017 on are published and updated quarterly. source
- Confirm the record is active and the class matches the job (General Contractor or General Contractor with Residential Endorsement or Handyman Contractor or Specialty Contractor or Mechanical Contractor). The board's own record governs.
- Check the bond and insurance on the record against the state minimums: General contractor bond of $25,000 ($20,000 for a residential endorsement holder doing only residential work). source Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source
- Report unregistered contractors or uncertified plumbing and electrical workers to the DOLWD Mechanical Inspection Section with its Contractor Licensing Complaint Form. source
Homeowner protections in Alaska
- The lower handyman bond level applies only to a contractor whose projects are $10,000 or less including all labor and materials; a handyman may not do work needing an electrical or mechanical administrator or a residential endorsement (12 AAC 21.700). source
- Building or substantially altering a home of one to four units requires a general contractor with a residential contractor endorsement. source
- A homeowner with a claim for negligent or improper work or breach of contract can sue on the contractor's bond in district court, no later than three years after the bond is cancelled. source
- Bond claims are paid in priority order: labor first, then taxes, then materials and equipment, and only then breach of contract claims, so a homeowner's claim can be reduced when the bond is exhausted. source
- Being bonded and insured to the state minimum does not by itself entitle a contractor to advertise as bonded and insured. source
Get licensed
For a general contractor working in Alaska.
- Register with Construction Contractors program as a General Contractor or General Contractor with Residential Endorsement or Handyman Contractor or Specialty Contractor or Mechanical Contractor.
- No exam is listed for the base general contractor registration; the residential contractor endorsement, required to build or substantially alter homes of one to four units, requires a score of at least 70 percent on the PSI residential contractor exam. source
- Post a general contractor bond of $25,000 ($20,000 for a residential endorsement holder doing only residential work). source
- Carry liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source
- Pay the nonrefundable contractor registration application fee (general contractor): $100. source
- Contractor registrations run two years and expire December 31 of even-numbered years. source
Other trades
- Electrical: state registration, $10,000 bond, $100 fee. Requirements
- Plumbing: state registration, $10,000 bond, $100 fee. Requirements
- HVAC: state registration, $10,000 bond, $100 fee. Requirements
- Roofing: state registration, $10,000 bond, $100 fee. Requirements
Requirements by trade
| Exam | No exam is listed for the base general contractor registration; the residential contractor endorsement, required to build or substantially alter homes of one to four units, requires a score of at least 70 percent on the PSI residential contractor exam. source |
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| Experience | Not found on an official source. On an official source. |
| Bond | General contractor bond of $25,000 ($20,000 for a residential endorsement holder doing only residential work). source |
| Insurance | Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source |
| Renewal | Contractor registrations run two years and expire December 31 of even-numbered year. source |
| Reciprocity | Not found on an official source. On an official source. |
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| Exam | The electrical administrator must score at least 70 percent on a department-approved electrical administrator exam. source |
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| Experience | 4 years (Electrical administrator, unlimited commercial wiring: at least four of the last six years as a journeyman electrician (residential wiring category: two of the last four years as a journeyman residential wireman)). source |
| Bond | Contractor bond of $10,000, assuming the electrical contractor registers as a specialty contractor (Electrical Contractor is a specialty trade under 12 AAC 21.200). source |
| Insurance | Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source |
| Renewal | Contractor registrations run two years and expire December 31 of even-numbered year. source |
| Reciprocity | Electrical administrators may apply for licensure by credentials instead of by examination (full credential criteria not confirmed). source |
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| Exam | The mechanical administrator must score at least 70 percent on a department-approved mechanical administrator exam. source |
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| Experience | 4 years (Mechanical administrator, unlimited commercial and industrial plumbing: at least four of the last six years as a journeyman plumber or field superintendent). source |
| Bond | Mechanical contractor bond of $10,000. source |
| Insurance | Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source |
| Renewal | Contractor registrations run two years and expire December 31 of even-numbered year. source |
| Reciprocity | The exam is waived for a mechanical administrator licensed in another state who passed an equivalent exam and meets Alaska qualification. source |
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| Exam | The mechanical administrator must score at least 70 percent on a department-approved mechanical administrator exam. source |
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| Experience | 4 years (Mechanical administrator, unlimited HVAC/sheet metal: at least four of the last six years as a journeyman or field superintendent in HVAC and sheet metal work (residential HVAC category: two of the last four years)). source |
| Bond | Mechanical contractor bond of $10,000. source |
| Insurance | Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source |
| Renewal | Contractor registrations run two years and expire December 31 of even-numbered year. source |
| Reciprocity | The exam is waived for a mechanical administrator licensed in another state who passed an equivalent exam and meets Alaska qualification. source |
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| Exam | Not found on an official source. On an official source. |
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| Experience | Not found on an official source. On an official source. |
| Bond | Specialty contractor bond of $10,000. source |
| Insurance | Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source |
| Renewal | Contractor registrations run two years and expire December 31 of even-numbered year. source |
| Reciprocity | Not found on an official source. On an official source. |
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Questions
- Does Alaska require a contractor license?
- Yes. Alaska requires a state registration for general contractors. The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors program) issues it as one of several credentials, such as General Contractor, General Contractor with Residential Endorsement or Handyman Contractor. Registration is not a test of skill.
- How do I look up a contractor license in Alaska?
- The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors program) keeps the record for general contractors in Alaska. Use the official lookup linked in the Look up a license table, and treat the board's own record as final.
- How do I look up an electrician license in Alaska?
- The Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (contractor registration and electrical administrator license); Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection Section (Certificates of Fitness) keeps the record for electrical contractors in Alaska.
- How do I look up a plumbing license in Alaska?
- The Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (mechanical contractor registration and mechanical administrator license); Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection Section (Certificates of Fitness) keeps the record for plumbing contractors in Alaska.
- Does Alaska have an HVAC license?
- The Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing keeps the record for HVAC contractors in Alaska.
- Do roofers need a license in Alaska?
- The Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors program) keeps the record for roofing contractors in Alaska.
Sources
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ConstructionContractors.aspx
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/cbp/main/search/professional
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.18.011&secEnd=08.18.171
- https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/mihome.htm
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.21.010&secEnd=12.21.995
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/con4818_specialty%20contractor%20trades%20list.pdf
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/con4815.pdf
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.02.100&secEnd=12.02.200
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.32.010&secEnd=12.32.990
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.02.200&secEnd=12.02.400
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=18.62.010&secEnd=18.62.900
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.39.010&secEnd=12.39.990
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.005&secEnd=08.40.490
- https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/Hiring_a_contractor.pdf
- https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/contractor_licensing.htm
- https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/mi-license-req.html
This is not a government site. The licensing board's own record governs; always confirm on the official lookup. Information as of October 6, 2026.