Licensed Contractors in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania licenses almost no construction trades at the state level. Philadelphia L&I publishes about 7,000 active contractor, electrical, plumbing, fire-suppression, and excavation licenses through its open-data portal; Pittsburgh publishes another 2,100 general, electrical, HVAC, and fire-suppression licenses. Outside those two cities, contractor licensing is municipal — residential remodelers register with the PA Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor program, a statewide roster not yet available for bulk download.
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The contractor market in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 9,064 active licensed contractors serving 13,983,292 residents. County building departments pulled 25,709 permits in 2025, the work pipeline those contractors compete for.
Pennsylvania has 6.5 licensed contractors per 10,000 residents.
That works out to 1.5 contractors for every 1,000 households.
General Contractors are the largest licensed trade in Pennsylvania, with 6,042 active licenses. Every other covered trade is shown with its own count in the map above.
Common questions about Pennsylvania contractors
How many licensed general contractors are in Pennsylvania?
6,042 active licensed general contractors are registered in Pennsylvania, verified against the Philadelphia L&I + Pittsburgh Permits. ContractorRoster delivers every one with phone, email, and website.
How do I verify a Pennsylvania contractor license?
Check any license number directly with the Philadelphia L&I + Pittsburgh Permits at https://opendataphilly.org/datasets/licenses-and-inspections-trade-licenses/. Every record we deliver carries its active license number so you can confirm it at the source.
What does a Pennsylvania contractor list cost, and how current is the data?
Lists start at $19, delivered as a CSV within 3 minutes. The Pennsylvania data was last refreshed 2026-07-07, sourced direct from the Philadelphia L&I + Pittsburgh Permits and enriched with contact info for most records.
Which contractor trades does Pennsylvania cover?
Pennsylvania covers 6 trades: electricians, plumbers, hvac contractors, general contractors, fire-protection contractors, excavating contractors. Search any one by city or ZIP.
Are the Pennsylvania contractors in this list currently active?
Yes, every record is an active license; expired and lapsed licenses are filtered out. The Pennsylvania data was last refreshed 2026-07-07 from the Philadelphia L&I + Pittsburgh Permits.
Data source
Direct from the Philadelphia L&I + Pittsburgh Permits
Every record we deliver in Pennsylvaniacomes from the state's official license registry, refreshed regularly. We enrich each row with phone, email, website, and Google ratings sourced from public business listings. Contact info present for most records.
Visit Philadelphia L&I + Pittsburgh Permits →What you get
- • Active license number + classification
- • Business name + license holder name
- • Phone, email, website (most records)
- • Google rating + review count where available
- • Full mailing address + ZIP
- • Issue date + expiration date
- • CSV delivered to your inbox in under 3 minutes