How much is Oregon's contractor bond?

It ranges from $15,000 for Residential Limited Contractor and restricted residential endorsements up to $80,000 for Commercial General Contractor Level 1. All tiers rose $5,000 under HB 2922, effective January 1, 2024.

What training does Oregon require before the exam?

A CCB-approved 16-hour pre-license training course, completed before the written test, which costs $60 per attempt through an approved provider.

Oregon contractor license requirements

Oregon regulates contracting through a state-level general contractor license. This page lays out exactly what Oregon requires: the licensing agency, who must be licensed, experience, exams, fees, the financial responsibility mechanism, and reciprocity, every figure sourced and dated below.

Who must be licensed in Oregon

Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) is the licensing authority. State license required for construction contracting.

Experience and qualification

No fixed statewide years requirement; a 16-hour CCB-approved training course is required before the exam.

License classes

RGC (Residential General Contractor): $25,000 surety bond.
CGC-1 (Commercial General Contractor, Level 1): $80,000 surety bond.

Exam

A written test through a CCB-approved provider, $60 per attempt, after completing the 16-hour training course.

Fees

16-hour training course: $20 to $500
Test fee, per attempt: $60
CCB license fee (2-year license): up to $400

Financial responsibility

Oregon uses surety bond ($15,000 to $80,000) as its financial-responsibility mechanism. Bond tiers range from $15,000 (Residential Limited Contractor and restricted residential endorsements) to $80,000 (Commercial General Contractor Level 1). HB 2922 raised every tier by $5,000 effective January 1, 2024.

Reciprocity and the NASCLA exam

Oregon accepts the NASCLA Accredited Examination for the commercial building classification, confirmed against NASCLA’s own participating-agencies list. If you already hold a NASCLA credential from another participating state, it can satisfy Oregon’s trade exam requirement (any state-specific business and law exam is still required). See the NASCLA exam explained and contractor license reciprocity for the full picture, and the 50-state comparison for which other states accept it.

Official source

Verify everything at the source: Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB), www.oregon.gov. The NASCLA participating-agencies determination above is drawn from NASCLA’s own list, nascla.org, confirmed 2026-07-24.

Sources: Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) (www.oregon.gov, reviewed 2026-07-28); NASCLA participating state agencies list (nascla.org, confirmed 2026-07-24). Fee, bond, and experience figures are compiled from the agency's published requirements and current industry compliance guides as of 2026-07-28; treat any figure not independently reconfirmed against a fetched primary-source page as reported pending the next freshness review, per this site's standard practice.