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Division of Occupational Licensure: Check a license

The Division of Occupational Licensure (DOL), through its boards and offices, licenses and regulates more than 500,000 individuals, businesses, and schools to engage in over 100 trades and professions in Massachusetts.

Check to see if a business or individual has a valid DOL license or permit using one of our online portals below.

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Check an Occupational Board License

List of licensed occupations:

  • Architects
  • Cosmetology and Barbering
  • Electricians
  • Embalming and Funeral Directing
  • Home Inspectors
  • Landscape Architects
  • Massage Therapy
  • Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities
  • Plumbers and Gas Fitters
  • Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
  • Public Accountancy
  • Real Estate Appraisers
  • Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
  • Sheet Metal Workers
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Office of Private Occupational School Education
Check an Occupational Board License 

Check an Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI) License

List of OPSI Licenses:

  • Amusements / Challenge Courses / Climbing Walls
  • Board of Building Regulations and Standards
  • Board of Elevator Regulations
  • Building Official Certification Committee
  • Construction Supervisor License 
  • Elevator Examiners
  • Hoisting
  • Horse Drawn Carriage
  • Massachusetts State Athletic Commission
  • Motion Picture Operator
  • Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, and Sprinkler Fitters
  • Recreational Tramway Board
  • Regulated Activities (Special Licensing)
Check an Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI) License 

Additional Resources

Contact   for Division of Occupational Licensure: Check a license

Online

Press Contact (Media Inquiries Only) Email Division of Occupational Licensure at ocabr.communications@mass.gov
Contact a Division of Occupational Licensure (DOL) Board 
Travel & Parking Information for DOL's Boston Office 
Division of Occupational Licensure Public Records Request 

Phone

Main Call Division of Occupational Licensure, Main at 617-701-8600
MassRelay (TTY & ASCII) Call Division of Occupational Licensure, MassRelay (TTY & ASCII) at 711

Address

Main
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710, Boston, MA 02118
Directions 
Springfield
436 Dwight Street , Springfield , MA 01103
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