Electrician licenses in
Minnesota
Minnesota licenses electricians statewide.
Official search run by Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) and Board of Electricity at dli.mn.gov.
What the license should say
In Minnesota you'll see one of these on an electrician's card, bid or truck:
- Electrical contractor
- Business; required to contract for electrical work, with a master electrician as responsible licensed individual.
- Master electrician
- Individual; responsible licensed individual for a contractor.
- Journeyworker electrician
- Individual; may supervise up to two registered unlicensed electricians.
- Registered unlicensed electrician
- Individual registration; works under direct supervision of a licensed electrician.
Hiring a company, not a person?
Electrical contractor license with a master electrician as responsible licensed individual, liability and workers' compensation insurance, and a $25,000 bond
Doing it yourself
An individual who physically performs electrical work on a dwelling they own and occupy (or will occupy) does not need a license if the dwelling has its own electrical service (Minn. Stat. 326B.33 subd. 12(f))
Before you hire
- Contractor licensing in Minnesota (small-job limits, bonds, permits)
- How to check a license in Minnesota, step by step
- Before-you-hire checklist (one page, free PDF)
- File a complaint about an electrician (opens official site)
Keep this handy
We'll email you the before-you-hire checklist, plus a note if Minnesota changes how it licenses electricians or where you look them up.