Alabama
What Alabama regulates, trade by trade. Reciprocity is decided per trade, not per state — a state that reciprocates for one trade often won't for another, so pick the trade to get the real answer.
Trades
Researched 2026-07-21 to 2026-07-24Electrical & power
Mechanical & piping
- PlumberState licensedNo reciprocity
- HVAC Technician / ContractorState licensedReciprocity
- Pipefitter & SteamfitterState licensedNo reciprocity
- Fire Sprinkler FitterState licensedN/A
- Sheet Metal WorkerState licensedReciprocity
- Boiler Operator & Stationary EngineerNo licenseN/A
- Elevator MechanicState licensedReciprocity
Structural & building
Finishing & specialty
- Painter & DecoratorState licensed (commercial)Reciprocity
- Drywall & Plaster ContractorState licensed (commercial)Reciprocity
- Tile & Flooring ContractorState licensed (commercial)Reciprocity
- Pool & Spa ContractorContractor license onlyReciprocity
- Landscape & Irrigation ContractorState licensedReciprocity
- LocksmithState licensedNo reciprocity
Environmental & safety
Metalwork & equipment
Nine more trades — cement mason, plasterer, tile layer and others — have no state license anywhere in the country, Alabama included. Trades That Don't Require a State License