Certain professionals and businesses require a license and state credential to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Visit the Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs website for more information on the state’s requirements for business licenses, permits and certifications, or call the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs’ general information line: (717) 787-8503

Business and Health-Related Boards

Professional licensing protects the health, safety and welfare of the public from fraudulent and unethical practitioners.

Information and requirements by business or profession:

• Accountancy
• Architects Licensure Board
• Auctioneer Examiners
• Barber Examiners
• Boat Pilots
• Chiropractic
• Cosmetology
• Crane Operators
• Dentistry
• Engineer Professionals, Land Surveyors and Geologists Registration Board
• Funeral Directors
• Landscape Architects
• Massage Therapy
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Nursing Home Administrators (Examiners of )
• Occupational Therapy
• Optometry
• Osteopathic Medicine
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Podiatry
• Real Estate Appraisers
• Real Estate Commission
• Psychology
• Speech-Language and Hearing Examiners
• Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
• Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons
• Veterinary Medicine