Salt Lake City: Trades & Licensing
Tradespeople in Salt Lake City fall under 9 regulated categories.
Wages & Occupations
State-level Occupational Employment Statistics (BLS OES) — wages and employment by SOC occupation category. Town-specific OES data is not published by BLS.
| All Occupations · Employment | 1,678,660 |
|---|
Sources: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES)
Licensing
State licensing boards regulate trades — contractors, electricians, plumbers, HVAC, real-estate, etc. Links go to the official state .gov license-lookup tool.
| Has Building Code | Yes |
|---|---|
| Contractors · Board Name | Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), Contractor Licensing |
| Contractors · Phone | (801) 530-6628 |
| Contractors · Website | https://dopl.utah.gov/contracting/ |
| Contractors · Address | 160 E. 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 |
| Electrical · Board Name | Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), Electrical Licensing |
| Electrical · Phone | (801) 530-6628 |
| Electrical · Website | https://dopl.utah.gov/contracting/ |
Sources: State licensing board directories (.gov) (as of 2026-04-11) · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Industry
Trade-relevant industries from Census County Business Patterns.
| Business Patterns · Establishments (employer count) | 35,284 |
|---|---|
| Business Patterns · Total Employees | 662,729 |
| Business Patterns · Annual Payroll Thousands | 44,583,494 |
Sources: Census CBP API — county FIPS match
Laws & Codes
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- Utah Admin. Code R392-302 R392. Health and Human Services, Population Health, Environmental Health. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R765-263 R765. Higher Education (Utah Board of), Administration. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R746-318 R746. Public Service Commission, Administration. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R671-405 R671. Pardons (Board of), Administration. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R671-315 R671. Pardons (Board of), Administration. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R612-300-7 R612. Labor Commission, Industrial Accidents. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R612-300-6 R612. Labor Commission, Industrial Accidents. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R612-300-2 R612. Labor Commission, Industrial Accidents. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R592-6-4 R592. Insurance, Title and Escrow Commission. · source
- Utah Admin. Code R523-17 R523. Health and Human Services, Substance Use and Mental Health. · source
ANA Standards Contractors in Salt Lake City
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