ascandalia t1_j9zobr4 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:18 PM

Reply to comment by RedditUser91805 in For marginal occupations licensed by U.S. states, the welfare costs of licensing exceeds the benefits, as workers have to expend resources to obtain the license and consumers pay higher prices. [The study looks at professions that require license in some states but not others]. by smurfyjenkins

Well, I live in Florida, and I know for a fact that contactor and electrical licensing is required. There may be some things you can do without a license from state to state, but that doesn't mean the license doesn't exist and isn't necessary for some or most work, so this list missing important context

Kombucha1 t1_ja6dxh1 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:22 AM

It says state level but most likely local regs require it.

ascandalia t1_ja7e43u wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:54 AM

Well licenses exist at the state level, it would be pretty silly to have a state level license that you may or may not need.

Here's the link to look up people by name to find their license type. Electrical contractor is in that list https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=2&search=LicTyp&SID=&brd=&typ=