Exams/Classifications
Classification Listfor theLouisiana State Licensing Board for ContractorsLast updated: September 12, 2016 |
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| NOTE | For each classification assigned to a Qualifying Party, there is a $120 examination/administration fee. This fee applies whether or not there is an examination associated with the classification. One qualifying party from each licensed applicant must have passed a separate Business and Law exam, regardless of the classification(s) requested (see Candidate Information Bulletin (CIB) for more details). | ||
| 0 | No Trade Exam Required | ||
| 1 | Trade Examination Required | ||
| 2 | Classification Requires Credential/License or Certification in lieu of or in addition to Trade Exam | ||
| 3 | Requires separate license | ||
For general testing information, testing locations, fees, retakes and Business and Law exam, please click on this link:General Testing Information — Candidate Information Bulletin (CIB)Business and Law — Candidate Information BulletinFor study reference list for specific trade exams, choose from below. |
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14. Mold Remediation |
2,3 | ||
12. Residential Building Contractor |
1,3 | ||
| 7-802 Residential Swimming Pools | 1 | ||
| 7-803 Residential Roofing | 1 | ||
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Home Improvement Registration |
0 | ||
I. Building Construction |
1 |
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| Subclassifications | |||
| 7-2 Acoustical Treatments | 0 | ||
| 7-1 Air Conditioning Work, Ventilation, Refrigeration, and Duct Work | 1 | ||
| 7-10 Drywall | 1 | ||
| 7-12 Electrical Construction for Structures | 1 | ||
| 7-18 Fire Sprinkler Work | 2 | ||
| 7-15 Foundations for Buildings, Equipment, or Machinery | 1 | ||
| 7-22 Incinerator Construction | 1 | ||
| 7-27 Installation of Equipment, Machinery, and Engines | 0 | ||
| 7-28 Installation of Pneumatic Tubes and Conveyors | 1 | ||
| 7-29 Insulation for Cold Storage and Buildings | 1 | ||
| 7-30 Insulation for Pipes and Boilers | 1 | ||
| 7-32 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification | 2 | ||
| 7-31 Lathing, Plastering, and Stuccoing | 1 | ||
| 7-33 Masonry, Brick, Stone | 1 | ||
| 7-36 Ornamental Iron and Structural Steel Erection, Steel Buildings | 1 | ||
| 7-49 Painting and Interior Decorating, Carpeting | 0 | ||
| 7-41 Pile Driving | 1 | ||
| Plumbing | 1, 2 | ||
| Residential Construction | 1, 3 | ||
| 7-51 Rigging, House Moving, Wrecking, and Dismantling | 1 | ||
| 7-53 Roof Decks | 0 | ||
| 7-52 Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding | 1 | ||
| 7-56 Sheet Metal Duct Work | 1 | ||
| 7-58 Steam and Hot Water Heating In Buildings or Plants | 0 | ||
| 7-59 Stone, Granite, Slate, Resilient Floor Installations, Carpeting | 1 | ||
| 7-60 Swimming Pools | 1 | ||
| 7-61 Tile, Terrazzo, and Marble | 1 | ||
| 7-66 Water Cooling Towers and Accessories | 1 | ||
| 7-5 Driveways, Parking Areas, etc., Asphalt and/or Concrete Exclusive of Highway and Street Work | 1 | ||
| 7-16 Fencing | 0 | ||
II. Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1 |
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| 7-7 Driveways, Parking Areas, etc., Asphalt and/or Concrete | 1 | ||
| 7-21 Highway and Street Subsurface Drainage and Sewer Work | 1 | ||
| 7-40 Permanent or Paved Highways and Streets (Asphalt Hot and Cold Plant Mix) | 1 | ||
| 7-39 Permanent or Paved Highways and Streets (Asphalt Surface Treatment) | 1 | ||
| 7-37 Permanent or Paved Highways and Streets (Concrete) | 1 | ||
| 7-38 Permanent or Paved Highways and Streets (Soil Cement) | 1 | ||
| 7-54 Secondary Roads | 1 | ||
| 7-65 Undersealing or Leveling of Roads | 0 | ||
| 7-11 Earthwork, Drainage, and Levees | 1 | ||
| 7-3 Clearing, Grubbing, and Snagging | 0 | ||
| 7-6 Culverts and Drainage Structures | 1 | ||
| 7-4 Concrete Bridges, Over and Underpasses | 1 | ||
| 7-57 Steel Bridges, Over and Underpasses | 1 | ||
| 7-68 Wood Bridges, Over and Underpasses | 1 | ||
| 7-32 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification | 2 | ||
| 7-16 Fencing | 0 | ||
| 7-610 Furnishing and Installation of Movable Structures or Machinery, Excluding Electrical and Mechanical Work | 0 | ||
III. Heavy Construction |
1 |
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| Subclassifications | |||
| 7-3 Clearing, Grubbing, and Snagging | 0 | ||
| 7-8 Dams, Reservoirs, and Flood Control Work Other Than Levees | 1 | ||
| 7-9 Dredging | 1 | ||
| 7-13 Electrical Transmission Lines | 1 | ||
| 7-19 Foundations and Pile Driving | 1 | ||
| 7-24 Industrial Piping | 1 | ||
| 7-25 Industrial Plants | 1 | ||
| 7-26 Industrial Ventilation | 0 | ||
| 7-34 Oil Field Construction | 1 | ||
| 7-35 Oil Refineries | 1 | ||
| 7-50 Railroads | 1 | ||
| 7-62 Transmission Pipeline Construction | 1 | ||
| 7-63 Tunnels | 0 | ||
| 7-67 Wharves, Docks, Harbor Improvements, and Terminals | 1 | ||
| 7-32 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification | 2 | ||
| 7-16 Fencing | 0 | ||
IV. Municipal and Public Works Construction |
1 |
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| Subclassifications: | |||
| 7-17 Filter Plants and Water Purification | 1 | ||
| 7-42 Pipe Work (Gas Lines) | 0 | ||
| 7-43 Pipe Work (Sewer Lines) | 1 | ||
| 7-44 Pipe Work (Storm Drains) | 1 | ||
| 7-45 Pipe Work (Water Lines) | 1 | ||
| 7-47 Power Plants | 0 | ||
| 7-55 Sewer Plant or Sewer Disposal | 1 | ||
| 7-64 Underground Electrical Conduit Installation | 0 | ||
| 7-32 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification | 2 | ||
| 7-16 Fencing | 0 | ||
VIII. Hazardous Materials |
1, 2 | ||
| Subclassifications: | |||
| 7-212 Asbestos Removal and Abatement | 1,2 | ||
| 7-453 Hazardous Materials Cleanup and Removal | 1 | ||
| 7-454 Hazardous Materials Site Remediation | 1 | ||
IX. Electrical Work |
1 | ||
| Subclassifications: | |||
| 7-13 Electrical Transmission Lines | 1 | ||
| 7-14 Electrical Work for Structures | 1 | ||
| 7-64 Underground Electrical Conduit Installation | 0 | ||
| 7-479 Electrical Controls | 1 | ||
X. Mechanical Work |
1 |
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| Subclassifications: | |||
| 7-20 Heat, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Duct Work, and Refrigeration | 1 | ||
| 7-23 Industrial Pipe Work and Insulation | 1 | ||
| Plumbing | 1, 2 | ||
| 7-459 Controls for Mechanical Work | 0 | ||
XI. Plumbing |
1, 2 |
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| Subclassifications: | |||
| 7-611 Potable and Nonpotable Water Systems; Construction, Removal, Repair, and Maintenance forBuildings and Premises. | 0 | ||
| 7-612 Sanitary and Nonsanitary Waste and Sewerage Construction; Removal, Repair, andMaintenance for Buildings and Premises. | 0 | ||
Specialty Classifications |
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| 7-293 Access Flooring | 0 | ||
| 7-545 Accessibility Elements and Adaptations for the Disabled | 0 | ||
| 7-488 Air & Process Heaters and Seals | 0 | ||
| 7-265 Airport Baggage Handling & Ground Support Systems, Landing/Lighting Systems, & Passenger Boarding Bridges | 0 | ||
| 7-397 Analytical Sampling, Auditing, Inspection and Testing | 0 | ||
| 7-541 Anchoring Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-103 Artificial Turf | 0 | ||
| 7-391 Artwork & Stained Glass | 0 | ||
| 7-273 Auger/Dry and Conventional Boring | 0 | ||
| 7-435 Augered Pressure Grouted Piling, Pressure Grouting, Preplaced Aggregate Concrete Underlayment | 0 | ||
| 7-571 Bank Auxiliary Systems | 2 | ||
| 7-572 Bank Locking Systems | 2 | ||
| 7-190 Bolt Tensioning | 0 | ||
| 7-303 Bridge Repair and Restoration | 0 | ||
| 7-556 Building Insulation, Siding, Sheet Metal, and Roofing (Subcontract Labor Only) | 0 | ||
| 7-156 Carpentry | 1 | ||
| 7-555 Carpentry and Windows (Subcontract Labor Only) | 0 | ||
| 7-418 Carpet and Resilient Floors | 1 | ||
| 7-487 Carpeting (Only) | 1 | ||
| 7-110 Cathodic & Corrosion Protection, Thermal Spraying | 0 | ||
| 7-256 Cemeteries and Mausoleums | 0 | ||
| 7-308 Chemical Spraying | 0 | ||
| 7-169 Chimneys and Fireplaces | 0 | ||
| 7-573 Closed Circuit TV | 2 | ||
| 7-484 Coastal Restoration & Habitat Enhancement | 1 | ||
| 7-209 Communication and Electrical Utility Poles | 0 | ||
| 7-493 Concrete and Asphalt Breaking, Crushing, Rubblizing, Recycling, Reclamation | 0 | ||
| 7-91 Concrete and Asphalt Patching, Deep Sawing, Sealing, Grinding, Grooving, Grouting | 0 | ||
| 7-88 Concrete Construction (Excluding Highways, Streets, Bridges & Underwater Work) | 1 | ||
| 7-211 Concrete Medians | 0 | ||
| 7-558 Concrete Work (Subcontract Labor Only) | 2 | ||
| 7-242 Control to Regulate Flows of Natural Gas and Oil Production | 0 | ||
| 7-438 Conveyors | 1 | ||
| 7-369 Coverings and Linings | 0 | ||
| 7-99 Crane Manufacturing, Erection, Installation & Services | 0 | ||
| 7-476 Crane Rail Systems, Roof Cars & Trolleys | 0 | ||
| 7-149 Curb and Gutter, Driveways, Sidewalks, Retaining Walls, Patios, Foundations | 1 | ||
| 7-82 Curtain Walls, Tilt-Up Construction, and Precast and Prestressed Concrete | 0 | ||
| 7-90 Demolishing Work | 1 | ||
| 7-574 Detention Locks | 2 | ||
| 7-108 Dewatering, Water Barriers and Geotextiles | 0 | ||
| 7-261 Diamond Core Drilling, Grouting & Foundations | 1 | ||
| 7-332 Distillation Trays and Fractioning Towers | 0 | ||
| 7-272 Doors, Door Frames, Door Hardware, and Operable Walls | 2 | ||
| 7-592 Doors, Door Frames, and Operable Walls (Excluding Door Hardware) | 0 | ||
| 7-162 Dust Control | 0 | ||
| 7-410 Elastomeric Roofs | 0 | ||
| 7-175 Electrical Power Substation | 1 | ||
| 7-114 Electrical Substation Insulator Cleaning | 0 | ||
| Electrical Work (Restricted) | 2 | ||
| 7-154 Electrostatic Precipitators Erection and Installation | 0 | ||
| 7-72 Elevators, Dumbwaiters and Escalators | 0 | ||
| 7-521 Engineered Material Arresting Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-576 Engineered Fire Suppression Systems | 2 | ||
| 7-481 Exterior Insulation & Finish Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-527 Fiber Optic Lighting | 0 | ||
| 7-164 Fiberglass and Plastic Fabrication and Installation | 0 | ||
| 7-577 Fire Alarms | 2 | ||
| 7-595 Fire Alarm (Non-Required) | 2 | ||
| 7-267 Fireproofing, Firestopping, Metalizing, Foam Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-413 Fire Protection Consultant | 0 | ||
| 7-578 Fire Suppression | 2 | ||
| 7-532 Floor Underlayments | 0 | ||
| 7-414 Flooring and Decking | 1 | ||
| 7-609 Flue Duct Expansion Joints | 0 | ||
| 7-97 Foundations, Caissons, & Slurry Walls | 1 | ||
| 7-96 Furnaces, Incinerators, Refractory, Heat Exchangers | 1 | ||
| 7-86 Furnishing and Spreading Materials | 0 | ||
| 7-244 Furnishing Labor Only | 0 | ||
| 7-432 Furniture, Fixtures, and Institutional & Kitchen Equipment | 0 | ||
| 7-579 Gates | 2 | ||
| 7-75 Glass, Glazing, Store Fronts, Metal Partitions, Panels and Siding | 1 | ||
| 7-406 Groundwater Monitoring Well, Remediation and Monitoring Systems, and Recovering Wells | 0 | ||
| 7-113 Grouting, Shotcreting, Gunite, Concrete Pumping Services | 0 | ||
| 7-106 Guardrails, Attenuators, and Crossing Barriers | 0 | ||
| 7-220 Hazardous Waste Treatment or Removal | 1 | ||
| 7-475 HDPE or Thermoplastic Reinforced Polymers | 0 | ||
| 7-163 Heat Treatment of Metals | 0 | ||
| 7-356 Highway, Street Construction Exclusive of Bridges | 1 | ||
| 7-345 Horizontal Collectors and River Intake Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-136 Horizontal Directional Drilling | 0 | ||
| 7-580 Household Fire Alarms | 2 | ||
| 7-306 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-158 Incidental Highway Work Excluding Drainage, Earthwork, Landscaping and Paving | 0 | ||
| 7-89 Industrial Cleaning and Material/Waste Handling | 1 | ||
| 7-357 Industrial Silos | 0 | ||
| 7-298 Install Repair or Close Underground Storage Tanks | 2 | ||
| 7-84 Instrumentation and Calibration | 1 | ||
| 7-69 Insulation (Commercial and Industrial) | 1 | ||
| 7-83 Irrigation & Wastewater Systems & Pumps | 0 | ||
| 7-288 Janitorial Services | 0 | ||
| 7-379 Joint Installation, Sealing and Re-Sealing | 0 | ||
| 7-564 Joint Installation, Sealing and Re-Sealing (Subcontract Labor Only) | 2 | ||
| 7-582 Kitchen Fire Suppression | 2 | ||
| 7-434 Lamp Recycling and Lighting Efficiency Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-470 Landfill Gas and Leachate Control Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-417 Lead Based Paint Abatement and Removal | 2 | ||
| 7-104 Lead Burning and Construction | 0 | ||
| 7-118 Leak Repairs | 0 | ||
| 7-583 Life Safety | 2 | ||
| 7-215 Lightning Protection Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-584 Locksmith | 2 | ||
| 7-310 Marble, Stone & Cast Stone Construction & Artificial Rock Fabrication | 0 | ||
| 7-412 Marine Electrical Work | 0 | ||
| 7-509 Marine Mechanical Work | 0 | ||
| 7-554 Masonry for Drainage Structures & Manholes | 0 | ||
| 7-557 Masonry (Subcontract Labor Only) | 2 | ||
| 7-739 Mechanical Work (Bidding Only) | 0 | ||
| Mechanical Work (Restricted) | 2 | ||
| 7-511 Metal Buildings, Cold-Formed Metal Framing, Siding, Sheet Metal, Metal Products | 0 | ||
| 7-121 Meters | 0 | ||
| 7-153 Mining & Mineshaft and Slope Repairs & Construction | 0 | ||
| 7-200 Navigation Vessels & Marine Construction, Salvaging & Equipment | 1 | ||
| 7-224 Nuclear Power Facilities & Removal of Nuclear Waste | 0 | ||
| 7-94 Oil and Gas Well Drilling | 1 | ||
| 7-409 Oilfield Fabrication | 1 | ||
| 7-547 Ornamental Metal, Cupolas, Dormers, Steeples, and Clock Towers | 0 | ||
| 7-48 Painting, Coating and Blasting (Industrial and Commercial) | 1 | ||
| 7-560 Painting, Wallcovering, Flooring, Drywall, Stucco and Plaster (Subcontract Labor Only) | 0 | ||
| 7-240 Pavement Markings (Striping, Raised Reflectors, Rumble Strips, Speed Bumps) | 0 | ||
| 7-508 Permanent Air Filters | 0 | ||
| 7-98 Personnel Fall Protection & Debris Containment Systems, Scaffolding, Shoring | 0 | ||
| 7-542 Pile Cutting/Crushing | 0 | ||
| 7-138 Pile Wrapping and Encasing | 0 | ||
| 7-543 Pipeline Buoyancy Control | 0 | ||
| 7-46 Plumbing (Restricted) | 2 | ||
| 7-221 Pollution and Environmental Control Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-107 Portable Buildings, Modular Manufactured and/or Mobile Housing | 0 | ||
| 7-586 Pre-engineered Fire Suppression Systems | 2 | ||
| 7-207 Pumping Services | 0 | ||
| 7-127 Radiation & Magnetic Shielding Systems, & X-Ray & Radiographic Equipment | 0 | ||
| 7-312 Railings, Cladding, Balustrades, and Stairways | 0 | ||
| 7-536 Railroad Signals, Safety Equipment, Alarms & Crossings | 0 | ||
| 7-77 Recreation & Sporting Facilities & Golf Courses | 0 | ||
| 7-294 Refrigeration, Coolers, Freezers, Ice Rinks | 1 | ||
| 7-92 Reinforcing Rods and Wire Mesh, Dowels & Post-tensioning | 1 | ||
| 7-440 Respiratory Protection Equipment | 0 | ||
| 7-515 Room Dehumidification and Mold and Mildew Removal | 0 | ||
| 7-296 Rotary Kilns and Dryers | 0 | ||
| 7-570 Sampling and Testing Devices and Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-339 Scales and Foundations | 0 | ||
| 7-588 Security | 2 | ||
| 7-93 Seeding, Sodding, Load & Soil Stabilization, Erosion Control, Sheet Piling | 0 | ||
| 7-85 Signs, Scoreboards, Displays, Billboards (Electrical & Non-Electrical) | 0 | ||
| 7-562 Site Grading and Landscaping (Subcontract Labor Only) | 0 | ||
| 7-260 Slipform Concrete Construction | 0 | ||
| 7-208 Sludge Dredging, Dewatering, and Filtration | 0 | ||
| 7-429 Soft Abrasive Cleaning | 0 | ||
| 7-202 Solar Energy Equipment | 1, 2 | ||
| 7-315 Sound and Vibration Control Systems and Enclosures | 0 | ||
| 7-589 Special Locking Systems | 2 | ||
| 7-390 Specialized Interlocking Pavement Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-544 Stages, Exhibits, Screens, Domes, Artificial Scenery, and Accessories | 0 | ||
| 7-80 Storage Facilities, Metal Covers, Tanks, Floating Roofs | 0 | ||
| 7-81 Subdivision Site Development | 1 | ||
| 7-530 Swimming Pools, Water Features and Fountains | 1 | ||
| 7-174 Telecommunications | 2 | ||
| 7-590 Telecommunications (Excluding Property Protection and Life Safety Systems) | 0 | ||
| 7-471 Tile (Only) | 1 | ||
| 7-523 Toll Systems & Booths, Parking Control Systems & Meters, Clocks | 0 | ||
| 7-111 Tower Construction | 1 | ||
| 7-274 Trenchless Rehabilitation | 0 | ||
| 7-430 Vertical Wick Drains | 0 | ||
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7-392 Underwater Diving, Welding & Salvaging |
0 | ||
| 7-185 Walkway Covers, Canopies, Awnings, Roll-Up Curtains & Gutter Systems | 0 | ||
| 7-95 Water Well Drilling | 2 | ||
| 7-74 Waterproofing, Coating, Sealing, Concrete/Masonry Repair | 0 | ||
| 7-148 Welding | 0 | ||
| 7-112 Well Servicing, Workover, Completion and Plug & Abandon Wells | 0 | ||
| 7-197 Windows, Skylights and Accessories | 0 | ||
Last updated: September 12, 2016