Your license is the difference between a job and a business
You already have the skills. The C-10 turns them into something you own.
Work for yourself
The C-10 lets you contract directly with customers, bid your own jobs, and stop building someone else's business. It is the line between employee and owner.
Earn more
Licensed contractors set their own rates and keep the margin instead of an hourly wage. In California, demand for qualified electrical contractors is strong and steady.
Bid bigger jobs legally
In California you must be licensed to contract for work over the minimum threshold. The C-10 opens up the larger, more profitable projects you cannot legally take without it.
Pull your own permits
A licensed contractor can pull permits and sign off on work — no more depending on someone else's license to run a job.
Build a real, sellable business
A license, a bond, and insurance make you a legitimate business other companies and homeowners trust — and an asset you can grow or eventually sell.
Ride the electrification wave
EV chargers, solar, battery storage, panel upgrades, heat pumps — California is electrifying fast, and every one of those jobs needs a licensed electrical contractor.
The one thing standing in your way
For most people with the field experience, the gatekeeper is not the skills — it is the two exams: the C-10 Trade exam and the Law & Business exam. Both are closed-book, timed, and written to the current California Electrical Code and licensing law.
That is exactly what this course exists to get you past — with practice questions built on the 2025 California Electrical Code, timed mock exams, and a study system that actually sticks.
See how it works →What you need to qualify
- ~4 years of journey-level electrical experience
- Pass the Law & Business exam
- Pass the C-10 Trade exam
- Post a contractor's bond
- Fingerprinting / background check
- Workers' comp if you have employees
Always verify current requirements with the CSLB. See our full licensing guide.
The skills are yours. Go make them your business.
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