San Antonio: Trades & Licensing
San Antonio's licensed-trades landscape covers 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 | 13,557,950 |
|---|
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 | Not licensed at state level |
| Contractors · Reason | Texas does not have state-level general contractor licensing. Trade-specific licenses (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) are required through TDLR. General contracting is not licensed at the state level. |
| Electrical · Board Name | Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), Electricians Program |
| Electrical · Phone | (512) 463-6599 |
| Electrical · Website | https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/ |
| Electrical · Address | 920 Colorado Street, Austin, TX 78701 |
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) | 39,091 |
|---|---|
| Business Patterns · Total Employees | 798,631 |
| Business Patterns · Annual Payroll Thousands | 44,372,000 |
Sources: Census CBP API — county FIPS match
Laws & Codes
Holding 48,003 sections across 6 sources for this jurisdiction.
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- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0001 JM-0001 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0002 JM-0002 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0003 JM-0003 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0004 JM-0004 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0005 JM-0005 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0006 JM-0006 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0007 JM-0007 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0008 JM-0008 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0009 JM-0009 · source
- Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. JM-0010 JM-0010 · source
ANA Standards Contractors in San Antonio
No ANA Standards contractors in this county yet.
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