Auctioneer Licensing
States Licensed
28
of 50 states and D.C.
Burden Rank
71st
for average burdens 1st is worst
Combined Rank
58th
for states licensed x average burdens 1st is worst
Change from 2017 to 2022, if any:
- ↑
- Burden increased
- ↓
- Burden decreased
- ↕
- Mixed burden change
- N
- New license
- E
- Eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden Rank
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Auctioneers appraise and estimate the value of items, such as paintings, antiques, jewelry, cameras, musical instruments, machinery and fixtures for loan, insurance or sale purposes and may sell merchandise at auction. 12022 Snapshot
- 23 unlicensed states
- Days lost range from 0 (9 states) to 386 (Kentucky)
- Fees range from $20 (Minnesota) to $800 (Tennessee)
- 21 states require 1+ exam
- 22 states set minimum age
- 7 states set minimum grade
Changes Since 2017
- 1 license removed by Rhode Island; none created
- Fees changed most often and usually increased; Louisiana and West Virginia increased days lost to education and experience, while Tennessee reduced it
- Burden rank improved 2 spots and combined rank improved 4 spots, largely because of an eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden in Detail
Data Notes: 2022 data collected between February 3, 2020, and March 18, 2022. Fees include charges for application review and license issuance; exams; background checks, credit reports and fingerprinting; recovery fund contributions; third-party certification; and certain fees for training courses. Calendar days lost were estimated based on required education and experience; except for amounts smaller than one day, days lost are rounded to whole days and thus may not reflect very small changes between 2017 and 2022. Appendix A details methods for estimating days lost and calculating burden ranks. Complete data, including revised 2017 data, are available at https://ij.org/report/license-to-work-3/ltw3-data/.