Oregon contractor license (CCB)Requirements, cost, exam
Oregon licenses general contractors through the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB). CCB license required for anyone paid to do construction work improving real property (roofing, siding, painting, carpentry named).1
Oregon · general contractor
State license required
- Exam
- Oregon CCB exam: 80 questions, open book, 3 hours, 70% pass (56), $60 to PSI.1
- Bond
- Residential General $25,000.1
- Insurance
- Residential General $500,000/occ.1
- Fees
- CCB initial application $400 (from 7/1/2025; was $325).1
- Renewal
- CCB license every 2 years.1
Experience: check with Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB). Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB)
How do you get an Oregon contractor license?
Check that you need a license
CCB license required for anyone paid to do construction work improving real property (roofing, siding, painting, carpentry named).1
Pass the exam$60
Oregon CCB exam: 80 questions, open book, 3 hours, 70% pass (56), $60 to PSI.1
What's on the examFile the bond and insurance
Residential General $25,000. Residential General $500,000/occ.1
Oregon bond and insurance rulesGet the license, then renew
CCB license every 2 years.1
Renewal and CE
Electrical, plumbing and HVAC licenses in Oregon
- ElectricalState licenseOregon Building Codes Division (electrical, plumbing, mechanical)
- PlumbingRules on the Oregon Building Codes Division (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) site
- HVACRules on the Oregon Building Codes Division (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) site
- RoofingRules on the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) site
Which license class do you need in Oregon?
CCB endorsements.1
Classes with the most active holders in the state file, 2026-10-292.
- RGC Residential General Contractor30,547
- RSC Residential Specialty Contractor7,540
- CGC2 Commercial General Contractor Level 25,524
- LBPR Lead Based Paint Renovation Contractor4,465
- CSC2 Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 22,498
- CGC1 Commercial General Contractor Level 12,300
- CSC1 Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 1992
- RLC Residential Limited Contractor919
- OCHI Oregon Certified Home Inspector607
- OCLS Oregon Certified Locksmith479
- RHISC Home Inspector Services Contractor262
Does Oregon have license reciprocity?
No CCB reciprocity found.1
Do you need workers' comp?
Required if the business has employees (commercial contractors must carry).1
Oregon insurance and bondsSources
- Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB): who needs a license (oregon.gov, 2026-10-27)
- OR CCB via data.oregon.gov (g77e-6bhs) (data.oregon.gov, 2026-10-29)
- Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB): Guide to becoming a lic contractor (oregon.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB): Continuing education (oregon.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Oregon Building Codes Division (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) (oregon.gov, 2026-10-27)