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Residential Building Contractor License (Minnesota)

Minnesota has 10,980 active Residential Building Contractor holders in the state file as of 2026-10-271, the 2nd-largest of 10 classes with at least 200 holders.

Active holders
10,980
29.8% of active Minnesota licenses

What does the Minnesota Residential Building Contractor license require?

Minnesota licenses residential building contractors (new construction and remodeling), residential remodelers (work on existing homes only) and residential roofers. A company holds the license and names a qualifying person, who takes the exam. There is no state license for commercial general contractors.2

Exam

Yes.3

Bond

No bond for residential building contractors and remodelers.4

All Minnesota license requirements

How do you check a Residential Building Contractor license?

Search by license number or business name on the Minnesota license lookup, which reads the same state file.

Sources

  1. MN DLI license/registration export (dli.mn.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. Dept of Labor and Industry (DLI): classes (revisor.mn.gov)
  3. Dept of Labor and Industry (DLI): exam (dli.mn.gov)
  4. Dept of Labor and Industry (DLI): bond (revisor.mn.gov)