North Dakota Electrician & Plumber Exam Prep

Getting your North Dakota contractor license? Contractor Pathway offers an original, exam-focused study guide and four full-length practice exams for every North Dakota classification that requires a state board exam — currently 4 courses across Electrical and Plumbing. Choose your classification below and study with 30-, 60-, or 90-day access at $99, $129, and $169.

Who licenses contractors in North Dakota

These are the North Dakota classifications we build exam prep for, each licensed by its responsible board:

Always confirm the current code edition, experience requirements, fees, and passing score with the board and testing vendor before you schedule. Contractor Pathway is an independent exam-prep provider and is not affiliated with any North Dakota board or testing vendor.

How to get licensed in North Dakota

North Dakota licenses contractors through the Secretary of State, who serves as the registrar. There is no state trade examination for the general contractor licence — what determines your licence is the size of the jobs you intend to take.

1. The $4,000 threshold triggers licensure. A person may not engage in the business of, or act in the capacity of, a contractor in North Dakota when the cost, value or price per job exceeds $4,000 — nor maintain any claim, action or suit in a North Dakota court related to that work — without first holding a licence. This covers subcontractors, general contractors, public contractors and nonresident contractors alike.
2. Choose the correct class — it caps your project value. Four classes are issued. A class A licence is subject to no limitation on the value of a single contract project. A class B holder may not construct any single project exceeding $500,000; class C caps at $300,000; class D caps at $100,000.
3. Know the fees before you choose. Initial licence fees are $450 (class A), $300 (B), $225 (C) and $100 (D). Renewals are $90, $60, $45 and $30 respectively. Moving up a class later means paying the new class fee, so pick for the work you actually intend to bid.
4. File the application under oath, with insurance. An applicant 18 or older submits an application under oath containing a statement of experience and qualifications as a contractor, a certificate of liability insurance, and a statement from North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance that coverage has been secured. The certificate must name the Secretary of State as certificate holder, in the same name as the licence requested.
5. Mind the contractor year. The contractor year runs March second through March first. A licence runs to the expiry of the then-current contractor year — except that an initial licence issued in January or February is valid until March first of the following year.
6. Keep the licence in good standing. The registrar classifies a licence as not in good standing for failing to maintain liability insurance or the underlying business registration — trade name, LLC, LLP or corporate status. A contractor so notified must cease soliciting or entering new contract projects.

Sources: North Dakota Secretary of State — Contractors; classes, limits and fees from N.D.C.C. ch. 43-07, sections 43-07-02, 43-07-04, 43-07-07 and 43-07-09. Contractor Pathway is an independent exam-preparation provider and is not affiliated with the Secretary of State.

Choose your North Dakota classification

Each course includes a comprehensive study guide — often 10,000 words or more — worked calculations, code-section breakdowns, common exam traps, a glossary, and a 30/60/90-day study plan — plus four full-length practice exams matched to the topic weightings of the North Dakota test.