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DLLR's Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Working in concert with 22 licensing boards, commissions and programs appointed by the Governor, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (O&P) is responsible for licensing and regulating the activities of over 175,000 individuals, corporations and partnerships.  Twenty-one occupations and professions are covered ranging from the 61 bay pilots who navigate large commercial vessels on the Chesapeake Bay, to the more than 45,000 real estate professionals who handle real estate transactions in the State of Maryland.   O&P's mission is to protect the public by assuring that our licensees have met a standard of competence in their chosen profession and by responding to consumer complaints against incompetent or unscrupulous practitioners.

 

La División de Licencias Ocupacionales y Profesionales Trabajando en concierto con 22 juntas de licencias, comisiones, y programas designados por el Gobernador, la División de Licencias Ocupacionales y Profesionales (O&P) tiene la responsabilidad de otorgar licencias y regular las actividades de más de 175,000 personas, empresas y asociaciones. Se cubren 21 ocupaciones y profesiones, desde los 61 pilotos de la bahía que navegan grandes buques comerciales en la Bahía Chesapeake, a los más de 45,000 corredores de bienes raíces que se encargan de las operaciones inmobiliarias en el estado de Maryland. La misión de la división es proteger al público asegurándose de que nuestros concesionarios alcanzan un nivel de competencia en su profesión elegida y respondiendo a las quejas de los consumidores sobre los profesionales incompetentes o sin escrúpulos.

 

Occupational & Professional Licensing Boards

Athletic Commission Home Improvement Commission
Board of Barbers Board of Master Electricians
Cemetery Oversight Board of Pilots
Board of Cosmetologists Board of Plumbing
Elevator Safety Review Board Board of Public Accountancy
Board of Stationary Engineers Real Estate Commission
Board of Foresters Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors Commission
Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors Licensure of Secondhand Precious Metals Objects Dealers & Pawnbrokers
Licensure of Sports Agents  
Joint Design Boards
Board of Architects Board of Certified Interior Designers
Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects Board for Professional Land Surveyors
Board for Professional Engineers  

 

Link to Health Profession Licensing in Maryland (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

Links to Business Licenses, Construction Licenses and Other Licenses
Helpful Information When Planning a Residential Move
 

A Guide to Purchasing Health Care Insurance for Small Employers and Health Insurance Partnership
ATTENTION SMALL EMPLOYERS:
Learn more about providing health insurance for your employees and important State protections against denial of coverage.

 
 

Are you a Minority-Owned Business?  Apply for MBE/DBE registration with the State.

 

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
500 North Calvert Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202