Professional Licensure Guide
There may be specific federal, state, regional or local licenses you will need to acquire depending on the type of business you operate.
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) provide professional permits, licenses, registrations, and certifications for businesses and their employees.
You can find a list of professions featured on the DCA, DIR, and other California State Government Agency websites, along with links to the state government boards, bureaus, divisions and offices who administer these permits, licenses, registrations, and certifications below.
Aerial Tramways and Amusement Rides
Animal Services
- Veterinary Services
- Veterinarian
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Technician
- Vet Food-Animal Drug Retailer
Athletics
Automotive Services
- Automotive Repair Services
- Automotive Repair Dealers
- Brake and Lamp Adjusters
- Brake and Lamp Inspection Stations
- Smog Check Stations
- Smog Check Technicians
- Car Washing and Polishing
Barbering and Cosmetology
Building, Construction, Contracting, Engineering, and Mechanical
Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Asbestos and Structural Pest Control
Construction and Contracting
Electrical
Machines and Equipment
Mining, Tunneling and Blasting
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
Door-to-Door Sales
Education
Finance and Accounting
Financial Institutions and Lenders
- Banks
- Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
- Business and Industrial Development Corporations
- California Deferred Deposit Originators (Payday Lenders)
- California Finance Lenders
- California Residential Mortgage Lenders
- Capital Access Companies
- Credit Unions
- Escrow Agents/ Escrow Law
- Foreign (Other Nation) Banks
- Foreign (Other State) Banks
- Franchises
- Industrial Banks
- Local Agency Security Program
- Money Transmitters
- Mortgage Loan Originators
- Premium Finance Companies
- Responsible Small Dollar Loans
- Securities
- Trust Companies and Departments
Garment Manufacturing
Health Care and Related Services
- Acupuncture
- Behavioral Sciences
- Chiropractic Examiners
- Dental
- Dental Hygiene
- Medical
- Medical Cannabis
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Podiatric Medicine
- Psychology
- Registered Nursing
- Respiratory Care Practitioners
- Speech-Language Pathology Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers
- Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technicians
- Medical Provider Network (MPN)
- Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME)
Horse Racing
- Horse Racing
- Authorized Agent
- Stable Name
- Horse Trainer
- Horse Owner
Industrial Homeworkers
Legal Services
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