Professional & Vocational Licensing

Professional and Vocational Licensing (PVL)

Welcome to the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division. PVL is responsible for 25 professional boards and commissions and 26 licensing programs. In total, the Division licenses 51 different professions and vocations. To learn more about a specific licensing area, please choose from the list below.

For Board and Committee Meeting Schedules and agendas click on State Calendar.

PVL FAQ’s

Boards	Programs
Accountancy Acupuncture Barbering and Cosmetology Boxing Chiropractor Contractor Dentist and Dental Hygienist Electrician and Plumber Elevator Mechanic Engineer, Architect, Surveyor and Landscape Architect Massage Therapy Medical and Osteopathy (MD, DO, EMT-Basic, EMT-Paramedic, Physician Assistant, and Podiatrist) Motor Vehicle Industry Motor Vehicle Repair Naturopathic Medicine Nursing Optometry Pest Control Pharmacy and Pharmacist Physical Therapy Private Detective and Guard Psychology Real Estate Speech Pathology and Audiology Veterinary	Activity Desk Appraisal Management Company Athletic Trainers Behavior Analysts Cemetery and Pre-Need Funeral Authority Collection Agency Condominium Property Regimes Dispensing Optician Electrologist Employment Agency Hearing Aid Dealer and Fitter Marriage and Family Therapist Mental Health Counselor Mixed Martial Arts Contests Nurse Aide Nursing Home Administrator Occupational Therapy Port Pilot Real Estate Appraiser Respiratory Therapist Social Worker Subdivision Time Share Travel Agency Uniform Athlete Agents Veterinary Technician

Boards

Programs

Accountancy
Acupuncture
Barbering and Cosmetology
Boxing
Chiropractor
Contractor
Dentist and Dental Hygienist
Electrician and Plumber
Elevator Mechanic
Engineer, Architect, Surveyor and Landscape Architect
Massage Therapy
Medical and Osteopathy (MD, DO, EMT-Basic, EMT-Paramedic, Physician Assistant, and Podiatrist)
Motor Vehicle Industry
Motor Vehicle Repair
Naturopathic Medicine
Nursing
Optometry
Pest Control
Pharmacy and Pharmacist
Physical Therapy
Private Detective and Guard
Psychology
Real Estate
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Veterinary

Activity Desk
Appraisal Management Company
Athletic Trainers
Behavior Analysts
Cemetery and Pre-Need Funeral Authority
Collection Agency
Condominium Property Regimes
Dispensing Optician
Electrologist
Employment Agency
Hearing Aid Dealer and Fitter
Marriage and Family Therapist
Mental Health Counselor
Mixed Martial Arts Contests
Nurse Aide
Nursing Home Administrator
Occupational Therapy
Port Pilot
Real Estate Appraiser
Respiratory Therapist
Social Worker
Subdivision
Time Share
Travel Agency
Uniform Athlete Agents
Veterinary Technician

Enforcement of the state’s licensing laws for these boards and programs are handled by DCCA’s Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO) . To verify the current status of a licensee and if the licensee has a prior complaint history contact the RICO Consumer Resource Center at (808) 587-3295 or (808) 587-4272.

For questions about registering a business contact the Business Registration (BREG) Division.