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Colorado

Colorado is an SAA state. Plumbing and electrical licensing are regulated at the state level by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) — Division of Professions and Occupations. HVAC is licensed at the local/municipal level; there is no state HVAC license. Colorado is not a right-to-work state.

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Licensing boards.

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Source: state licensing boards. Links go directly to public licensee lookups where available.

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Apprenticeship system.

Colorado is a State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) state — it runs its own apprenticeship system separately from the federal RAPIDS database. Rules, reporting, and enforcement happen at the state level. You may see different program standards than a neighboring RAPIDS state.

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Browse by trade in Colorado.

Each page covers the license board, real pay data, apprenticeship path, and state-specific gotchas for that trade in Colorado.