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Credentialing

Monthly License Counts

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services License Counts* as of 09/22/2026

In State

Out of State

Totals

Entity*

Reg.

Profession

Active

Inactive

Total

Active

Inactive

Total

Active

Inactive

Total

I

1

Accountant, Certified Public

9,235

4,022

13,614

1,333

1,101

2,544

10,568

5,123

16,158

F

3

Accounting Firm

380

200

594

56

38

95

436

238

689

I

4

Appraiser, Licensed

197

290

496

15

20

35

212

310

531

I

5

Architect

1,466

375

1,876

3,198

1,475

4,708

4,664

1,850

6,584

I

6

Professional Engineer

6,477

1,770

8,447

8,914

3,581

12,628

15,390

5,351

21,074

I

7

Designer Of Engineering Systems

726

312

1,050

33

18

52

759

330

1,102

I

8

Professional Land Surveyor

619

239

866

393

124

527

1,012

363

1,393

I

9

Appraiser, Certified Residential

524

378

909

193

137

330

717

515

1,239

I

10

Appraiser, Certified General

318

151

473

526

612

1,138

844

763

1,611

F

11

Certificate of Authorization – Architecture, Engineer, Designer of Engineering, or Interior Design

416

221

646

1,453

535

1,995

1,869

756

2,641

I

12

Chiropractor

2,329

458

2,841

222

158

448

2,551

616

3,289

I

13

Geologist, Professional

279

111

390

212

166

378

491

277

768

I

14

Landscape Architect

201

62

267

182

66

251

383

128

518

I

15

Dentist

3,504

1,129

4,644

1,377

770

2,152

4,881

1,899

6,796

I

16

Dental Hygienist

5,307

909

6,217

596

314

911

5,903

1,223

7,128

I

17

Anesthesiologist Assistant

215

20

235

66

17

83

281

37

318

I

18

Perfusionist

107

46

156

83

50

133

190

96

289

I

19

Physical Therapist Assistant

2,126

642

2,770

183

164

347

2,309

806

3,117

I

20

Physician - MD

15,833

4,416

20,412

12,497

7,484

20,056

28,330

11,900

40,468

I

21

Physician - DO

2,000

447

2,456

1,572

772

2,353

3,572

1,219

4,809

I

23

Physician Assistant

3,860

543

4,408

1,493

831

2,337

5,353

1,374

6,745

I

24

Physical Therapist

6,729

1,065

7,797

1,269

807

2,076

7,998

1,872

9,873

I

25

Podiatrist

287

89

377

145

95

241

432

184

618

I

26

Occupational Therapist

4,146

965

5,115

587

440

1,027

4,733

1,405

6,142

I

27

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1,287

647

1,935

120

97

217

1,407

744

2,152

I

28

Respiratory Care Practitioner

2,526

703

3,233

635

685

1,327

3,161

1,388

4,560

I

29

Dietitian

1,887

497

2,386

1,340

467

1,823

3,227

964

4,209

I

30

Registered Nurse

98,868

19,261

118,866

17,015

14,942

32,936

115,883

34,203

151,795

I

31

Licensed Practical Nurse

11,205

8,869

20,145

1,006

1,128

2,217

12,211

9,997

22,362

I

32

Nurse - Midwife

0

18

319

1

4

114

1

22

433

I

33

Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber

0

30

42

0

11

165

0

41

207

I

35

Optometrist

949

181

1,131

399

263

662

1,348

444

1,793

I

36

Art Therapist

72

20

92

12

3

15

84

23

107

I

37

Dance Therapist

3

8

11

1

2

3

4

10

14

I

38

Music Therapist

128

58

186

25

19

44

153

77

230

I

39

Athletic Trainer

1,163

407

1,570

236

133

370

1,399

540

1,940

I

40

Pharmacist

6,535

1,381

7,943

3,361

1,278

4,647

9,896

2,659

12,590

I

41

Pharmacy Technician

12,288

7,488

19,778

949

885

1,834

13,237

8,373

21,612

F

42

Pharmacy (In-State)

1,269

281

1,687

2

1

6

1,271

282

1,693

F

43

Pharmacy (Out-of-State)

0

3

3

1,390

437

2,236

1,390

440

2,239

F

44

Drug or Device Manufacturer

75

27

125

8

2

12

83

29

137

F

45

Wholesale Distributor of Prescription Drugs

97

30

143

724

191

1,045

821

221

1,188

F

48

Home Medical Oxygen Provider

84

20

124

88

28

140

172

48

264

I

49

Midwives, Licensed

140

72

227

53

78

134

193

150

361

I

52

Auctioneer

345

180

529

168

91

262

513

271

791

F

53

Auction Company

76

54

130

37

25

62

113

79

192

I

55

Acupuncturist

471

107

580

131

65

196

602

172

776

I

57

Psychologist

1,802

392

2,236

582

474

1,069

2,384

866

3,305

I

58

Private Practice of School Psychology

26

36

62

0

4

4

26

40

66

F

59

Aesthetics School

10

7

19

0

0

0

10

7

19

I

60

Hearing Instrument Specialist

288

228

525

64

42

106

352

270

631

I

61

Genetic Counselor

177

34

214

429

49

478

606

83

692

F

62

Private Detective/Security Agency

303

286

595

190

107

298

493

393

893

I

63

Private Detective

386

557

946

243

241

484

629

798

1,430

I

64

Firearms Certifier

65

37

102

12

6

18

77

43

120

I

65

Nursing Home Administrator

628

340

969

96

88

184

724

428

1,153

F

69

Aesthetics Establishment

957

730

1,787

4

2

8

961

732

1,795

F

70

Electrology Establishment

68

53

128

0

0

0

68

53

128

F

71

Manicuring Establishment

1,181

1,057

2,407

3

1

4

1,184

1,058

2,411

I

72

Aesthetics Instructor

61

1

62

4

0

4

65

1

66

I

73

Electrology Instructor

4

0

4

3

0

3

7

0

7

I

74

Manicuring Instructor

60

0

61

3

0

3

63

0

64

I

77

Funeral Director

1,034

386

1,453

182

87

274

1,216

473

1,727

F

78

Funeral Establishment

551

200

773

1

0

1

552

200

774

F

80

Cosmetology Establishment

7,579

5,548

14,172

43

54

118

7,622

5,602

14,290

F

80

Cosmetology Establishment

7,579

5,548

14,172

43

54

118

7,622

5,602

14,290

I

82

Cosmetologist

23,580

9,433

33,052

1,201

1,102

2,304

24,781

10,535

35,356

I

83

Cosmetology Instructor

799

6

808

53

0

53

852

6

861

I

84

Electrologist

132

69

201

13

8

21

145

77

222

I

85

Manicurist

5,251

2,094

7,357

716

731

1,449

5,967

2,825

8,806

I

86

Aesthetician

4,370

1,277

5,648

327

310

637

4,697

1,587

6,285

F

87

Cosmetology School

22

21

53

0

1

1

22

22

54

F

88

Electrology School

3

3

6

0

0

0

3

3

6

F

89

Manicuring School

12

12

26

0

0

0

12

12

26

I

90

Real Estate Broker

7,037

2,418

9,500

1,039

319

1,360

8,076

2,737

10,860

F

91

Real Estate Business Entity

2,306

836

3,145

491

175

666

2,797

1,011

3,811

I

94

Real Estate Salesperson

17,084

8,207

25,327

2,627

1,016

3,647

19,711

9,223

28,974

F

95

Cemetery Authority (Licensed)

68

18

87

26

2

28

94

20

115

I

96

Cemetery Salesperson

144

105

249

4

5

9

148

110

258

I

97

Athlete Agent

4

17

21

40

88

128

44

105

149

F

98

Crematory Authority

134

35

173

5

2

9

139

37

182

F

99

Cemetery Association

3

0

3

112

0

112

115

0

115

F

101

Cemetery Preneed Seller

88

86

175

34

3

37

122

89

212

F

104

Warehouse for Cemetery Merchandise

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

I

106

Home Inspector

613

618

1,232

84

68

152

697

686

1,384

I

107

Agent for Burial Agreements

1,034

2

1,037

67

1

68

1,101

3

1,105

I

108

Private Security Person

6,000

14,379

20,410

426

1,212

1,637

6,426

15,591

22,046

I

109

Wisconsin Registered Interior Designer

182

101

285

32

15

47

214

116

332

I

110

Peddler

59

1

60

0

0

0

59

1

60

I

111

Hydrologist, Professional

38

28

66

10

7

17

48

35

83

I

112

Soil Scientist, Professional

30

22

52

6

4

10

36

26

62

I

113

Chiropractic Radiological Technician

296

217

516

2

9

11

298

226

527

I

114

Chiropractic Technician

1,167

1,005

2,174

16

28

44

1,183

1,033

2,218

F

115

Mobile Dentistry Program

30

22

52

6

2

8

36

24

60

I

116

Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary

160

1

161

6

0

6

166

1

167

F

118

Juvenile Martial Arts Instructor

38

11

49

5

43

48

43

54

97

F

118

Juvenile Martial Arts Instructor

38

11

49

5

43

48

43

54

97

I

120

Social Worker

4,308

2,102

6,465

208

195

407

4,516

2,297

6,872

I

121

Social Worker - Advanced Practice

4,500

2,366

6,891

333

290

626

4,833

2,656

7,517

I

122

Social Worker - Independent

169

96

275

91

65

157

260

161

432

I

123

Social Worker - Licensed Clinical

4,520

1,003

5,587

1,252

634

1,894

5,772

1,637

7,481

I

124

Marriage and Family Therapist

863

176

1,050

422

213

636

1,285

389

1,686

I

125

Licensed Professional Counselor

6,150

892

7,083

1,487

542

2,039

7,637

1,434

9,122

I

127

Social Worker - Training Certificate

160

604

767

4

23

27

164

627

794

I

130

Substance Abuse Counselor In-Training

1,309

1,945

3,257

38

80

118

1,347

2,025

3,375

I

131

Substance Abuse Counselor

755

462

1,217

34

17

51

789

479

1,268

I

132

Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor

1,746

443

2,189

99

50

149

1,845

493

2,338

I

133

Clinical Supervisor In-Training

260

326

586

6

10

16

266

336

602

I

134

Clinical Supervisor, Intermediate

115

71

186

4

4

8

119

75

194

I

135

Clinical Supervisor, Independent

459

84

543

21

14

35

480

98

578

I

136

Prevention Specialist In-Training

4

36

40

0

2

2

4

38

42

I

137

Prevention Specialist

55

33

88

4

0

4

59

33

92

I

140

Behavior Analyst

695

94

789

221

71

292

916

165

1,081

I

142

Radiographer, Licensed

5,596

1,686

7,283

1,011

1,212

2,223

6,607

2,898

9,506

I

144

Limited X-Ray Machine Operator Permit

13

17

30

1

3

4

14

20

34

I

146

Massage Therapist or Bodywork Therapist

4,985

1,734

6,728

445

288

735

5,430

2,022

7,463

I

154

Speech-Language Pathologist

2,554

1,089

3,647

548

504

1,052

3,102

1,593

4,699

I

156

Audiologist

412

91

511

111

36

150

523

127

661

I

157

Sign Language Interpreter - Intermediate Hearing

51

33

84

18

8

26

69

41

110

I

158

Sign Language Interpreter - Advanced Hearing

206

49

255

768

352

1,120

974

401

1,375

I

159

Sign Language Interpreter - Intermediate Deaf

2

4

6

0

1

1

2

5

7

I

160

Sign Language Interpreter - Advanced Deaf

9

3

12

18

5

23

27

8

35

I

170

Naturopathic Doctor

50

2

54

53

0

53

103

2

107

I

171

Limited-Scope Naturopathic Doctor

5

1

8

0

0

0

5

1

8

F

180

Barbering Establishment

320

248

598

1

0

1

321

248

599

I

182

Barber

768

425

1,194

37

40

77

805

465

1,271

I

183

Barbering Instructor

8

0

8

1

1

2

9

1

10

F

184

Transportation Network Company

3

4

7

7

1

8

10

5

15

F

187

Barbering School

11

3

14

0

0

0

11

3

14

F

195

Cemetery Authority (Registered)

25

17

42

0

0

0

25

17

42

I

197

Registered Sanitarian

207

92

299

10

7

17

217

99

316

F

201

Certificate Of Authorization: Geology

18

4

22

17

8

25

35

12

47

F

202

Certificate Of Authorization: Hydrology

3

3

6

2

0

2

5

3

8

F

203

Certificate Of Authorization: Soil Science Corp

4

4

8

0

1

1

4

5

9

I

226

Professional Counselor Training License

2,256

2,192

4,452

91

121

212

2,347

2,313

4,664

I

228

Marriage and Family Therapist Training License

278

281

560

18

30

48

296

311

608

F

245

Third-Party Logistics Provider

2

1

3

32

2

34

34

3

37

I

263

Professional Boxing Contestant

25

85

110

54

186

242

79

271

352

I

265

Second / Corner

271

720

991

246

890

1,137

517

1,609

2,127

I

267

MMA Judge

12

9

21

7

9

16

19

18

37

I

268

MMA Referee

3

1

4

3

5

8

6

6

12

I

270

Matchmaker

14

17

31

9

8

17

23

25

48

I

271

Ringside Physician

5

9

14

3

5

8

8

14

22

I

272

Timekeeper

6

5

11

3

1

4

9

6

15

I

274

Boxing Judge

5

5

10

6

6

12

11

11

22

I

275

Boxing Referee

1

1

2

3

5

8

4

6

10

I

276

Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Contestant

134

518

654

46

252

298

180

770

952

I

277

Professional Mixed Martial Arts Contestant

37

138

175

68

205

273

105

343

448

F

281

Promoter

8

28

36

3

10

13

11

38

49

F

282

Contest (Event)

0

61

62

1

18

19

1

79

81

I

283

Amateur Kickboxing Contestant

34

150

184

3

24

27

37

174

211

I

284

Professional Kickboxing Contestant

0

9

9

0

3

3

0

12

12

I

287

Kickboxing Judge

9

1

10

5

5

10

14

6

20

I

289

Kickboxing Referee

1

3

4

1

6

7

2

9

11

I

290

Muay Thai Referee

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

I

320

Physician - MD Compact

80

18

99

5,605

2,257

7,857

5,685

2,275

7,956

I

321

Physician - DO Compact

11

3

14

975

358

1,333

986

361

1,347

F

401

Tanning Facilities

210

334

590

1

9

10

211

343

600

I

403

Tattooist

1,934

2,120

4,059

501

1,126

1,627

2,435

3,246

5,686

I

404

Body Piercer

257

372

631

33

48

81

290

420

712

I

450

Controlled Substances Special Use Authorization

224

268

518

1

8

10

225

276

528

I

500

Engineer In Training

1,960

822

2,784

404

302

706

2,364

1,124

3,490

I

503

Firearms Permit

183

424

609

200

155

355

383

579

964

I

600

Cosmetology Apprentice

164

319

772

2

7

17

166

326

789

I

601

Barbering Apprentice

47

57

180

2

3

7

49

60

187

I

700

Funeral Director Apprentice

464

594

1,118

0

5

7

464

599

1,125

I

851

Resident Educational License

696

2,468

3,167

766

1,166

1,933

1,462

3,634

5,100

F

900

Appraisal Management Company

4

2

10

83

32

123

87

34

133

I

AFSC

Automatic Fire Sprinkler Contractor

72

28

100

34

25

59

106

53

159

I

AFSCM

Automatic Fire Sprinkler Contractor Maintenance

17

20

37

0

2

2

17

22

39

I

AFSFM

Automatic Fire Sprinkler Fitter Maintenance

77

157

234

1

5

6

78

162

240

I

AFSSA

Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Apprentice

151

311

462

31

140

171

182

451

633

I

AFSST

Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Tester

65

52

117

16

29

45

81

81

162

I

AFSTL

Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Tester Learner

8

70

78

1

6

7

9

76

85

I

BE

Electrician, Registered

3,080

9,653

12,734

1,605

3,182

4,787

4,685

12,834

17,520

I

BPVI

Boiler-Pressure Vessel Inspector

64

28

92

97

76

173

161

104

265

I

C1B

Blaster, Class 1

7

29

36

2

10

12

9

39

48

I

C2B

Blaster, Class 2

42

48

90

9

25

34

51

73

124

I

C3B

Blaster, Class 3

0

15

15

0

6

6

0

21

21

I

C4B

Blaster, Class 4

1

1

2

1

4

5

2

5

7

I

C5B

Blaster, Class 5

54

52

106

38

63

101

92

115

207

I

C6B

Blaster, Class 6

26

40

66

10

22

32

36

62

98

I

C7B

Blaster, Class 7

13

5

18

5

1

6

18

6

24

I

CBI

Commercial Building Inspector

486

289

775

29

38

67

515

327

842

I

CCCT

Cross Connection Control Tester

2,034

1,121

3,155

99

81

180

2,133

1,202

3,335

I

CEI

Commercial Electrical Inspector

700

408

1,108

33

24

57

733

432

1,165

I

CPI

Commercial Plumbing Inspector

321

221

542

6

6

12

327

227

554

F

DCFR

Dwelling Contractor

7,132

4,862

11,931

2,763

2,966

5,709

9,895

7,828

17,640

F

DCFRR

Dwelling Contractor Restricted

49

93

140

17

44

61

66

137

201

F

DCQ

Dwelling Contractor Qualifier

11,770

7,174

18,946

1,307

805

2,116

13,077

7,979

21,062

F

DCQ

Dwelling Contractor Qualifier

11,770

7,174

18,946

1,307

805

2,116

13,077

7,979

21,062

I

EA

Electrical Apprentice

3,060

4,402

7,462

146

383

529

3,206

4,785

7,991

F

EC

Electrical Contractor

2,854

1,366

4,222

653

433

1,088

3,507

1,799

5,310

I

EI

Elevator Inspector

37

16

53

18

47

65

55

63

118

F

EIA

Electrical Inspection Agency

557

203

760

2

1

3

559

204

763

I

ELA

Elevator Apprentice

145

150

295

77

99

176

222

249

471

I

ELAR

Elevator Apprentice Restricted

0

2

2

1

1

2

1

3

4

F

ELC

Elevator Contractor

18

26

44

37

34

71

55

60

115

I

ELH

Elevator Helper

124

173

297

92

156

248

216

329

545

I

ELM

Elevator Mechanic

349

191

540

221

321

542

570

512

1,082

I

ELMR

Elevator Mechanic Restricted

3

8

11

2

2

4

5

10

15

I

FBID

Federal Boxing ID

41

5

46

1

1

2

42

6

48

I

FDPSI

Fire Detection, Prevention, and Suppression Inspector

406

283

689

25

46

71

431

329

760

F

FM

Fireworks Manufacturer

11

6

17

0

1

1

11

7

18

F

HVACCONT

HVAC Contractor

2,237

1,755

3,993

567

429

996

2,804

2,184

4,989

I

HVACQ

HVAC Qualifier

533

176

709

75

39

114

608

215

823

I

IEA

Electrical Apprentice, Industrial

11

63

74

4

7

11

15

70

85

I

IJE

Journeyman Electrician, Industrial

758

489

1,247

26

241

267

784

730

1,514

I

JAFSF

Automatic Fire Sprinkler Fitter, Journeyman

558

200

758

164

84

248

722

284

1,006

I

JE

Journeyman Electrician

6,748

2,295

9,043

675

536

1,211

7,423

2,831

10,254

F

LGS

Liquefied Gas Supplier

38

108

146

11

21

32

49

129

178

F

LGSR

Liquefied Gas Supplier Restricted

8

67

75

1

1

2

9

68

77

I

LH

Lift Helper

18

26

44

4

12

16

22

38

60

I

LM

Lift Mechanic

12

9

21

6

7

13

18

16

34

I

ME

Master Electrician

5,387

1,234

6,623

735

268

1,003

6,121

1,502

7,625

F

MHC

Manufactured Home Communities

471

260

732

15

17

31

486

277

763

F

MHD

Manufactured Home Dealers

159

98

257

59

41

100

218

139

357

I

MHI

Manufactured Home Installer

137

66

203

48

17

65

185

83

268

F

MHMHS

Manufactured Home Manufacturer

4

1

5

16

8

24

20

9

29

I

MHSP

Manufactured Home Salesperson

294

291

585

34

30

64

328

321

649

I

MMANID

MMA National ID

198

9

207

85

5

90

283

14

297

I

PA

Plumbing Apprentice

1,853

2,172

4,024

69

137

206

1,922

2,309

4,230

I

PI

POWTS Inspector

383

309

692

3

10

13

386

319

705

I

PJ

Journeyman Plumber

3,238

978

4,217

141

68

209

3,379

1,046

4,426

I

PJRA

Journeyman Plumber Restricted Appliance

272

158

430

5

11

16

277

169

446

I

PJRS

Journeyman Plumber Restricted Service

205

166

371

1

4

5

206

170

376

I

PL

Pipelayer

854

1,122

1,976

56

71

127

910

1,193

2,103

I

PLRA

Plumbing Learner Restricted Appliance

135

494

629

7

42

49

142

536

678

I

PLRS

Plumbing Learner Restricted Service

140

565

705

3

15

18

143

580

723

I

PM

Master Plumber

2,757

571

3,329

133

47

180

2,890

618

3,509

I

PMRA

Master Plumber Restricted Appliance

146

86

232

9

2

11

155

88

243

I

PMRS

Master Plumber Restricted Service

468

117

585

2

3

5

470

120

590

I

PO

POWTS Maintainer

429

386

815

5

6

11

434

392

826

I

REA

Electrical Apprentice, Residential

6

20

26

2

2

4

8

22

30

I

RJE

Journeyman Electrician, Residential

251

113

364

14

7

21

265

120

385

I

RME

Master Electrician, Residential

370

62

432

25

6

31

395

68

463

I

RRME

Master Electrician, Registered

860

1

861

93

0

93

953

1

954

I

SEI

Soil Erosion Inspector

134

189

323

5

8

13

139

197

336

I

ST

Soil Tester

646

339

985

13

8

21

659

347

1,006

I

UC

Utility Contractor

305

88

393

19

7

26

324

95

419

I

UCI

UDC Construction Inspector

684

394

1,078

19

26

45

703

420

1,123

I

UEI

UDC Electrical Inspector

452

311

765

15

14

29

467

325

794

I

UHI

UDC HVAC Inspector

645

346

991

17

18

35

662

364

1,026

F

UIA

UDC Inspection Agency

37

55

92

10

10

20

47

65

112

I

UPI

UDC Plumbing Inspector

364

198

562

9

8

17

373

206

579

I

WTC

Weld Test Conductor

138

73

211

14

8

22

152

81

233

I

0

Dental Therapist

3

3

7

1

1

2

4

4

9

I

0

Faculty Dentist

23

11

41

4

7

11

27

18

52

I

0

Medicine and Surgery - DO

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

2

I

0

Medicine and Surgery - MD

0

1

1

3

5

8

3

6

9

I

0

Provisional Physician Licensure

1

0

1

1

2

3

2

2

4

GRAND TOTALS

429,797

199,134

634,656

101,911

71,163

175,591

531,706

270,295

810,235

Footnote: The count of INACTIVE LICENSES includes the following:

1) Licenses not renewed and expired, 2) Deceased licensees, 3) Revoked licenses, 4) Voluntarily surrendered licenses, 5) Suspended licenses, 6) Licenses denied due to tax delinquencies, and 7) Licenses issued in error.

We maintain the information on inactive licenses because complaints may be filed against these licenses and we may need the information for future investigations.

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