What is CareerOneStop license data?
CareerOneStop gathers occupational license information from state agencies. It connects each license with a place, state office, and related career.
- Full name
- CareerOneStop Occupational License Download
- Published by
- U.S. Department of Labor CareerOneStop
- Edition in EduInsights
- bulk archive dated October 14, 2024; retrieved and validated August 19, 2026
- Current availability
- Used in the current EduInsights data release.
Why it matters
Why we use CareerOneStop license data
This source shows where a career may require a license and which state office sets the rules.
The license and where it applies
The same kind of work can have a different license name in each state.
Who handles the license
A listing may name one agency or several. Those are the offices to contact about current rules.
The work connected to it
CareerOneStop links many licenses to detailed jobs. That connection comes from CareerOneStop, not the college.
Good to know
What to keep in mind
- State lines matter
- A license required in one state may be optional in the next. Always check the place.
- A related job does not approve a program
- This file cannot tell you whether a college program meets the education or supervised-practice rules.
- Check with the agency before you act
- Licensing rules change. Confirm today's requirements with the state office named in the listing.
On its own
Questions this source can answer by itself
These questions need no facts from another source.
- Which licenses are listed for a job in a state?
- Which agency oversees a license?
- How do license listings differ across states?
With other sources
Questions this source helps answer
We use another source only when it describes the same college, field, career, place, or time.
- Which related careers may require a state license?
- Does a program lead toward work with published license requirements?
Where it stops
What this source cannot tell you
- A job link does not prove that a program meets license requirements.
- Requirements can change after the published release.
- A blank job code means the publisher did not provide one.
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