North Carolina licensing boards
What North Carolina'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).
State and city government jobs
Government jobs are filled through each government's own hiring system; some need a civil service exam.
Work for NC
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR)
- Jobseekers without an N.C. employee Workday account apply through the state's application portal.
- Current state employees apply for new roles in Workday; the General Assembly and UNC System post their own jobs.
Source: NC OSHR
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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.
- Employment With North Carolina Government Agencies · North Carolina Office of State Human Resources checked 2026-10-21