How to look up a license in Oregon

Official license searches in Oregon

7 official searches from 8 boards cover the Oregon licenses on this site (some boards share one state search). 5 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Health Licensing Office: the 2 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Practitioner certificate in the field of practice of hair design (Board of Cosmetology) and Independent contractor registration (Board of Cosmetology).
• Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: the Notary public (Oregon notary public commission).
• Oregon State Board of Nursing: the 3 credentials it issues for registered nurses and nursing assistants, including Registered Nurse (RN) license, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Oregon nursing assistant certificate and Certified Medication Aide (CMA).
• Division of Financial Regulation: the 3 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Resident insurance producer license, Nonresident insurance producer license and Business Entity License (insurance agency).
• Building Codes Division: the 26 credentials it issues for plumbers and electricians, including Journeyman Plumber (JP), Limited Specialty Plumber - Residential Water-Heater Installer (WHI), Limited Specialty Plumber - Solar Heating and Cooling Installer (STL), Limited Specialty Plumber - Water-Treatment Installer (WTI), Plumbing Business (PB) and General Journeyman Electrician (J) and others.
• Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries: the Apprentice Plumber (registered ORS 660 apprentice).
• Department of Public Safety Standards and Training: the 6 credentials it issues for security guards, including Unarmed Private Security Professional certification, Event and Entertainment Private Security Professional certification, Armed Private Security Professional certification, Executive Manager License, Supervisory Manager License and Private Security Entity License.
• Oregon State Board of Massage Therapists: the 3 credentials it issues for massage therapists, including Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Facility Permit (massage facility) and Temporary License per ORS 676.308 (military spouse or domestic partner).

How to check a license

Search the board for the work you are hiring for, then check the status, the license type and the expiration date (what to check in the result).

The occupation pages explain what each license level allows: cosmetologists, notaries, registered nurses, nursing assistants, insurance agents, plumbers, electricians, security guards, massage therapists.