Nebraska — statewide
Nebraska Department of Labor, Contractor Registration
In short
Nebraska Department of Labor, Contractor Registration issues 2 permits we publish for Nebraska — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Contractor Registrationonly if it applies to you | Nebraska Department of Labor, Contractor Registration | $40 a year, effective from 1 August 2026 | annual | 2026-09-04 |
| Plumbing and HVAC Licensing — City or Village Role (Nebraska)only if it applies to you | Nebraska Department of Labor, Contractor Registration | No fee | set by the city or village | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Construction Contractor Registration
This is registration, not a competency license — no examination sits behind it, and Nebraska licenses no general contractor by trade skill at all. The fee itself recently changed, rising to $40 a year effective 1 August 2026 under the statutory cap the labour department is permitted to charge; anything quoting a lower figure predates that change. A contractor performing plumbing or HVAC work statewide still needs this registration even though, under Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-132, those two trades are regulated by the city or village — see the note on electrical below for the one trade that does.
Plumbing and HVAC Licensing — City or Village Role (Nebraska)
No state fee applies, because plumbing work in Nebraska is regulated by the city or village nearest the job rather than by a state board. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-132, a city council or village board may adopt a plumbing code by ordinance, and where no such ordinance is in effect the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code serves as the plumbing code within that city or village; the master plumber license is likewise a local credential. HVAC and mechanical work follow the same pattern, with whatever credential a given municipality chooses to require. A contractor working across several Nebraska towns on plumbing or HVAC work may need a separate local credential in each one, on top of the statewide contractor registration required for construction work generally.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Nebraska — statewide
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- dol.nebraska.gov/conreg
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Nebraska Department of Labor — construction contractor registrationNebraska Department of Labor · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Nebraska Revised Statutes section 18-132 — plumbing licensure left to the city or village nearest the jobState of Nebraska · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Nebraska statewide offices
- Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection
- Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners
- Nebraska Department of Revenue
- Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board
- Nebraska State Electrical Division
Nebraska jurisdictions
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