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Nebraska Department of Labor:
For General Information Phone: 402-471-9000
Contractor Registration is $40.00.
Nebraska Department of Labor
Labor Law / Contractor Registration
550 So. 16th Street, 3rd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 471-2239
Fax: (402) 471-5039
A contractor is any person who engages in the business of construction and includes subcontractors, general contractors and any other person arranging for the performance of work on real property.
Construction means work on real property and annexations, including new work, additions, alterations, reconstruction, installations and repairs on real property that may be performed at one or more different sites but does not include the construction of water wells or installation of septic systems.
Nebraska Electrical Division:
521 South 14th Street, Suite 400
PO Box 95066
Lincoln, NE 68508-2707
PH: 402.471.3550 – FX: 402.471.4297
Reciprocity: YES
EXAMINATION FEES
Electrical Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125.00
Journeyman Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60.00
Residential Journeyman Electrician, Type RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …. $60.00
Fire Alarm Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60.00
LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES
Issued in EVEN numbered years:
Electrical Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125.00
Journeyman Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
Residential Journeyman Electrician, Type RW ……. $25.00
Fire Alarm Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
Apprentice Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00
Issued in ODD numbered years:
Electrical Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250.00
Journeyman Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00
Residential Journeyman Electrician,Type RW . . . . . . . . $50.00
Fire Alarm Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00
Apprentice Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40.00
(3) Class A master electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications, training,
experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, and supervise the installation of
wiring, apparatus, and equipment for electric light, heat, power, and other purposes and who is
licensed by the board;
(4) Class B electrical contractor means a person having the necessary qualifications, training,
experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, install, and supervise the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for systems of not over four hundred ampere capacity for light, heat, power, and other purposes in any structure used and maintained as a residential dwelling but not larger than a four-family dwelling located in any municipality which has a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and who is licensed by the board;
(5) Class B journeyman electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications, training,
experience, and technical knowledge to wire for or install electrical wiring, apparatus, and
equipment for systems of not over four hundred ampere capacity for light, heat, power, and other
purposes in any structure used and maintained as a residential dwelling but not larger than a four family dwelling located in any municipality which has a population of less than one hundred
thousand inhabitants and who is licensed by the board;
(6) Class B master electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications, training,
experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, and supervise the installation of
wiring, apparatus, and equipment for systems of not over four hundred ampere capacity for light,
heat, power, and other purposes in any structure used and maintained as a residential dwelling but not larger than a four-family dwelling located in any municipality which has a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and who is licensed by the board;
(7) Commercial installation means an installation intended for commerce, but does not include a
residential installation; 10
(8) Electrical contractor means a person having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, install, and supervise the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for electric light, heat, power, and other purposes and who is licensed by the board;
(9) Fire alarm installer means any person having the necessary qualifications, training, and
experience to plan, lay out, and install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for only those components of fire alarm systems that operate at fifty volts or less and who is licensed by the board;
(10) Industrial installation means an installation intended for use in the manufacture or processing of products involving systematic labor or habitual employment and includes installations in which agricultural or other products are habitually or customarily processed or stored for others, either by buying or reselling on a fee basis;
(11) Installer means a person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and
technical knowledge to properly lay out and install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for major electrical home appliances on the load side of the main service in any municipality which has a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and who is licensed by the board;
(12) Inspector means a person certified as an electrical inspector upon such reasonable conditions as may be adopted by the board. The board may permit more than one class of electrical inspector;
(13) Journeyman electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications, training,
experience, and technical knowledge to wire for or install electrical wiring, apparatus, and
equipment and to supervise apprentice electricians and who is licensed by the board;
(14) New electrical installation means the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for
electric light, heat, power, and other purposes;
(15) Public-use building or facility means any building or facility designated for public use;
(16) Residential installation means an installation intended for a single-family or two-family
residential dwelling or a multi-family residential dwelling not larger than three stories in height;
(17) Residential journeyman electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications,
training, experience, and technical knowledge to wire for or install electric wiring, apparatus, and equipment for residential installations and to supervise apprentice electricians and who is licensed by the board;
(18) Routine maintenance means the repair or replacement of existing electrical apparatus and
equipment of the same size and type for which no changes in wiring are made; and
(19) Special electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications, training, and
experience in wiring or installing special classes of electrical wiring, apparatus, equipment, or installations which shall include irrigation system wiring, well pump wiring, air conditioning and refrigeration installation, and sign installation and who is licensed by the board.
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services:
Main Switchboard: 402-471-3121
Physical Address:
301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska
Mailing Address:
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026
Fees:
January-June
Even-Numbered & Entire Odd-Numbered Years
Natural Resource Ground Water Technician $150
Pump Installation Contractor $150
Pump Installation Supervisor $150
Water Well Monitoring Technician $150
Well Drilling Contractor $150
Well Drilling Contractor/Water Well Monitoring Technician $150
Well Drilling/Pump Installation Contractor $150
Well Drilling/Pump Installation Supervisor $150
Well Drilling Supervisor $150
Well Drilling Supervisor/Water Well Monitoring Technician $150
July-December
Even-Numbered Years
Natural Resource Ground Water Technician $37.50
Pump Installation Contractor $37.50
Pump Installation Supervisor $37.50
Water Well Monitoring Technician $37.50
Well Drilling Contractor $37.50
Well Drilling Contractor/Water Well Monitoring Technician $37.50
Well Drilling/Pump Installation Contractor $37.50
Well Drilling/Pump Installation Supervisor $37.50
Well Drilling Supervisor $37.50
Well Drilling Supervisor/Water Well Monitoring Technician $37.50
Contractor Registration:
https://www.dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards/Contractors/Overview
https://dol.nebraska.gov/conreg
Nebraska DOT:
Address: 1500 Nebraska 2, Lincoln, NE 68502
Phone:(402) 471-4567