Virginia Beach: Trades & Licensing
9 licensed-trade categories apply in Virginia Beach.
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 | 3,981,130 |
|---|
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 | Virginia Board for Contractors, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) |
| Contractors · Phone | (804) 367-2785 |
| Contractors · Website | https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Contractors |
| Contractors · Address | 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233 |
| Electrical · Board Name | Virginia Board for Contractors, Tradesmen Program, DPOR |
| Electrical · Phone | (804) 367-2785 |
| Electrical · Website | https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen |
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) | 11,777 |
|---|---|
| Business Patterns · Total Employees | 162,980 |
| Business Patterns · Annual Payroll Thousands | 8,156,867 |
Sources: Census CBP API — county FIPS match
Laws & Codes
Live mirror of statutes, rules, and case decisions for this jurisdiction.
ANA Standards Contractors in Virginia Beach
No ANA Standards contractors in this county yet.
Operate a contracting business in this area? You can be the first. The ANA Standards Pledge Program lists contractors who have pledged to follow the published Standards of Business on county-level reference pages across the network — sitting next to the actual laws of the jurisdiction we host here. $10/mo, no marketplace, no lead resale, no verification — pledge-based listing.