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alabama
- Education: 120 hours classroom or online
- Field Training: 35 parallel inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam, and ASHI Ethics Exam
- Agency: Alabama State Building Commission
alaska
- To inspect existing homes only
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Alaska Department of Commerce
arkansas
- Education: 80 hours of live classroom training
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam, ASHI Ethics Exam
- Agency: Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
arizona
- Education: 84 hours classroom or online
- Field Training: 30 parallel inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
CaliFornia
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Colorado
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Connecticut
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Apply for Intern Permit and identify a supervisor home inspector
- Education: “approved” by the state
- Field Training: 100 home inspections
- Exam: State exam
- Agency: Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection
Delaware
- Register as Home Inspector Trainee
- Education: 140 hours classroom or online
- Field Training: 75 home inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Division of Professional Regulation – Board of Home Inspectors
Florida
- Education: 120 hours “approved” course
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam, or inter-Nachi, or Florida Association of Building Inspectors (FABI), or Association of Construction Industry’s Certified Home & Property Inspector Examination (CI-HPI)
- Agency: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Georgia
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Hawaii
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Idaho
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Illinois
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 60 hours Classroom or Online
- Field Training: 5 practice home inspections
- Exam: Illinois
- Agency: Illinois Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation
Iowa
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Indiana
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 60 hours Classroom or Online
- Field Training: 12 hours
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Indian Professional Licensing Agency
Kansas
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Kentucky
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 64 live classroom hours
- Field Training: 3 reports reviewed by a licensed home inspector
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors
Louisiana
- Education: 90 hours classroom or online, attend a LSBHI report writing course
- Field Training: 30 hours Platform training, 10 live with a LA licensed home inspector and approved field trainer
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
Maine
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Massachusetts
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 75 live classroom hours
- Field Training: 25 fee paid inspections, 100 indirectly supervised
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure
Maryland
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 72 live classroom hours
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Maryland Dept. of Labor
Michigan
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Minnesota
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Mississippi
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 60 hours course
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Mississippi Home Inspector Division
Missouri
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Montana
- Education: pass a 40 hour course or pass the exam
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry
North Carolina
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 120 hours classroom or online
- Field Training: 80 hours
- Exam: North Carolina state exam
- Agency: North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
North Dakota
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Pre-requisite: age 18
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Exam Choice: NHIE, NACHI, ASHI, ICC
Nebraska
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
New Hampshire
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 80 hours classroom or online
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
New Jersey
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 140 live classroom hours
- Field Training: 40 hours
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: NJ Division Home Consumer Protection Licensing Boards
New Mexico
- Pre-requisites: legal US resident and age 18
- Education: 80 hours classroom or online
- Field Training: 80 hours including 30 parallel inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: NM Regulation & Licensing Department
Nevada
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 40 hours for Residential Inspector, 50 hours for General Inspector, 60 hours for Master Inspector in a live or virtual classroom
- Field Training: 25 inspections
- Exam: Division approved, Inspector of Structures Examination
- Agency: Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Real Estate Division
New York
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 100 live classroom hours
- Field Training: 40 hours of training plus 100 supervised inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: NYS Department of State, Division of Licensing Services
Ohio
- Education: 80 hours classroom or online class
- Field Training: 40 hours or 10 parallel inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: OH Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing
Oklahoma
- Education: 90 hours classroom or online class
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: OK Construction Industries Board
Oregon
- Education: an approved “20 point” course
- Field Training: may substitute for part of the class hour points
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: OR Construction Contractors Board
Pennsylvania
- Education: membership in a national non-profit Home Inspection organization is required and Continuing Education is required
- Field Training: 100 home inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Pennsylvania Laws
Rhode Island
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED and good moral character
- Education: continuing education required
- Field Training: Associate Home Inspector level requirement is 50 home inspections under direct supervision of a licensed inspector; a full home inspector level requirement is a year or more as an Associate Home Inspector and conducted at least 100 inspections
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: RI Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board
South Carolina
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 50 hour course online
- Field Training: 50 homes
- Exam: Two-part state exam
- Agency: SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
South Dakota
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: Registered Home Inspector requires 40 hour course
- Field Training: 100 inspections plus Registered Home Inspector status for a minimum of one year to apply for Licensed Home Inspector
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: SD Dept. of Labor and Regulation, Real Estate Commission
Tennessee
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 90 hours in classroom or online class
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Department of Commerce and Insurance
Texas
- Pre-requisites: age 18, US citizen and good moral character
- Education: 24 hours of live classroom in SOPs and 50 hours online or in class for apprentice home inspector; Real Estate Inspector level requires 50 additional class hours; Professional Real Estate Inspector requires 330 hours total class hours
- Field Training: 40 hours for apprentice level; 175 inspections for Real Estate Inspector level;
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam and Texas state exam
- Agency: Texas Real Estate Commission
Utah
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
Virginia
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED, age 18
- Education: 70 hours live in classroom with 25 inspections or 35 hours with 50 inspections
- Field Training: 25 or 50 respective of class hours completed
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Vermont
- Education: 80 hours in classroom or online class
- Membership in a national home inspector organization
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Office of Professional Regulation
Washington
- Education: 120 hours live in classroom
- Field Training: 40 hours
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: Department of Licensing, Home Inspectors
West Virginia
- Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED
- Education: 80 hours live in classroom
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam
- Agency: WV Fire Commission, Office of the State Fire Marshall
Wisconsin
- Exam: National Home Inspector Exam plus a WI state exam
- Agency: Department of Safety and Professional Services
Wyoming
- Great news! Your state does not currently have any licensing requirements, and that means you can get your career started right away. We recommend, however, not jumping into this industry without some formal education. Call us today at 877.51.HITEC and we’ll get you started on your new career quickly and affordably!
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