Michigan licensing boards
What Michigan's own boards ask for before you can work in a licensed job: the requirement, the exam, the fee where the board publishes it, and renewal. National exams are written by national bodies, but the license comes from the state.
Professional licenses
Each card links the national license page on this site (education, national exams and other states).
Trade licenses
Each card links the trade's page on this site (training route, apprenticeship and pay).
Electrician
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes
- Requirement
- Electrical apprentices register with the state and must be in a board-approved apprenticeship program with related technical instruction (MCL 339.5717). Electrical contractor, fire alarm contractor and sign contractor licenses no longer need an exam.
- Exam
- Journeyman and master exams by PSI, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code and Michigan Electrical Code rules
Source: LARA
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Automotive service technician
Michigan Department of State
State mechanic certification: you must pass a mechanic test for every category of repair you plan to do before applying. Tests are at any Secretary of State office, $18 each (from 1 July 2026).
Source: Michigan SOS
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State and city government jobs
Government jobs are filled through each government's own hiring system; some need a civil service exam.
State of Michigan Jobs (governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan)
State of Michigan
- Search State of Michigan jobs online; featured career areas include engineering, business support, human services, IT, health care, natural resources and law enforcement.
Source: Michigan.gov
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Licensed somewhere else?
Licenses do not move automatically between states. Each national license page shows interstate compacts (nursing, EMS and others) and what other states' boards publish.
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- Electrical Examination, Licensing/Registration & Application Information · Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes checked 2026-10-21
- Mechanic testing · Michigan Department of State checked 2026-10-20
- State of Michigan Employment · State of Michigan checked 2026-10-21