Licensed contractors in Los Angeles
6,413 active CSLB licensees list a Los Angeles mailing address (file dated Oct 20, 2026). Pick the trade below. Each list is A–Z and nobody paid to be on it. Already have a name or number? Look up a license.
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A contractor with several license classes shows up under each trade they hold. Counts are active licenses with a Los Angeles mailing address.
Los Angeles by the numbers
median license age
Years since first issue, for active licensees with a Los Angeles address.
workers' comp exempt
3,262 of 6,413 told CSLB they have no employees.
licensed in the last 12 months
First issued within a year of the file date and still active.
197 active Los Angeles licensees carry a CSLB flag, like a pending workers' comp suspension. Those show "Active — CSLB flag" instead of the green stamp. Compare: Los Angeles in the statewide license data. How these are counted.
Neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles
Many contractors inside the City of LA use their neighborhood as their mailing city. In CSLB's Oct 20, 2026 file, 12,570 active licensees in Los Angeles County use one of 45 City of LA neighborhood names, compared with 6,413 who use "Los Angeles." So the "Los Angeles" trade pages above show only part of the city. Each neighborhood below has its own trade pages:
Too few for their own pages yet: Mar Vista (8), Eagle Rock (5), Highland Park (4), Terminal Island (3), Baldwin Hills (2), Watts (2), Bel Air (2).
Neighborhood names come from Wikipedia's list of LA districts and neighborhoods, matched only to LA County records. A mailing name isn't a boundary, so treat these as approximate.
Before you hire in Los Angeles
- How to check a contractor license: the five things to confirm on the record.
- Handyman or licensed contractor? California's $1,000 rule.
- What the $25,000 bond covers, and what it doesn't.
Permits in Los Angeles
Your city decides which jobs need a permit. Ask before work starts:
Other cities
Listings come from CSLB's public license file. City is the CSLB mailing address, which isn't necessarily everywhere a contractor works. California Trusted Pros isn't affiliated with CSLB or the City of Los Angeles.