The Division of Occupational Licensure (DOL), through its boards and offices, licenses and regulates more than 500,000 individuals, businesses, and schools to engage in over 100 trades and professions in Massachusetts.
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Who we serve
The Division of Occupational Licensure (“DOL”), an agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, is responsible for oversight of 26 boards of registration, as well as the Office of Public Safety and Inspections and the Office of Private Occupational School Education. Collectively, DOL boards and offices license and regulate more than 500,000 individuals, businesses, and schools to engage in over 100 trades and professions in Massachusetts.
Our Organizations
- Office of Public Safety and Inspections
- Board of Registration of Architects
- Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering
- Board of State Examiners of Electricians
- Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing
- Board of Registration of Home Inspectors
- Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
- Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities
- Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters
- Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Board of Public Accountancy
- Board of Registration of Real Estate Appraisers
- Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
- Board of Examiners of Sheet Metal Workers
- Board of Registration of Landscape Architects
- Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine
- Office of Private Occupational School Education