Who do I contact about getting Professional or Occupational Licenses in Nebraska?

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Nebraska Certified and Licensed Occupations
Nebraska Department of Labor publication listing occupations in Nebraska requiring licensing or certification. Includes a description of each occupation, contact information for the licensing authority and, licensing requirements and fees.

• Abstracters Board of Examiners
• Agriculture Department Licensing, Permits & Registrations (licenses Nurseries, Pesticide Applicators)
• America's Career InfoNet - Occupational Licensing Search for occupational licensing requirements by state, occupation or agency
• Athletic Commission (licenses boxers)
• Banking and Finance, Nebraska Department of Licenses brokers.
• Barber Examiners Board
• Child Care Licensing (HHSS)
• Collection Agency Licensing - Nebraska Secretary of State
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Information
• County Highway and City Street Superintendents Board of Examiners
• Education Department Teacher Certification Division
• Electrical Board, State (licenses electricians)
• Federal Aviation Administration - Lincoln Office (licenses Pilots, Aircraft Mechanics)
• Geologists Board
• Health Facilities Index check the Nebraska licensure status of health facilities
• Health Professionals - Nebraska License Information System searchable database of licensed health professionals in Nebraska
• Health Professions and Occupations Index Links for all health professions licensed in Nebraska, including:
  Acupuncture, Alcohol Breath/Blood Testing Permits, Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Asbestos, Assisted-Living Facility Initial Administrator Training, Athletic Training, Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology, Body Art, Chiropractic, Contact Lens, Cosmetology, Dentistry, Electrology, Emergency Medical Care Workers, Emergency Medical Services, Environmental Health Specialist, Esthetician, Funeral Directing & Embalming, Hearing Aid Instrument Dispensing & Fitting, Lead Based Paint Credentials, Massage Therapy, Medical Nutrition Therapist, Medicine & Surgery, Mental Health Practice, Nail Technology, Nursing and Nursing Support, Nursing Home Administration, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacist, Physical Therapy, Podiatry, Psychology, Radiography, Radon, Respiratory Care, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology, Swimming Pool Operator, Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, Water Operator, Well Drillers
• Insurance Department Licensing
• Land Surveyors Board of Examiners
• Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Commission (trains police and detention officers)
• Liquor Control Commission (licenses Liquor Distributors)
• Lobbyist Registration - Clerk of the Legislature Lobby Desk Telephone: 402-471-2608
• Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board Licenses motor vehicle dealers and salespersons.
• Motor Vehicles, Department of (licenses Drivers, Driving Instructors)
• Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
• Nebraska Board of Landscape Architects
• Nebraska Business Statutes, by Department from the Department of Economic Development
• Nebraska Commission For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Nebraska Judicial Branch Directory and informational guide to all levels of courts in Nebraska. Includes some frequently used court forms and links to fee-based court records databases.
• Nebraska Real Estate Appraiser Board
• Public Accountancy Board (licenses Accountants)
• Racing Commission licenses horse owners and trainers, jockeys, race track workers/
• Real Estate Commission, Nebraska
• Secretary of State (licenses Collection Agencies, Notaries, Polygraph Examiners, Private Investigators)