Home Entertainment Installer Licensing

States Licensed

3

of 50 states and D.C.

×

Burden Rank

4th

for average burdens 1st is worst

=

Combined Rank

91st

for states licensed x average burdens 1st is worst

VT NH MA CT RI NJ DE DC MD
Change from 2017 to 2022, if any:
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Burden increased
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Burden decreased
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Mixed burden change
N
New license
E
Eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden Rank
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Definition

Home entertainment installers repair, adjust or install audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems or other electronic home entertainment equipment. This report looks at what is required to run one’s own business as a home entertainment installer only. It also excludes low-voltage electrician licenses, which are required to work with wiring.

2022 Snapshot

  • 48 unlicensed states
  • Days lost range from 575 (Connecticut) to 1,460 (California, Nevada)
  • Fees range from $185 (Connecticut) to $1,040 (Nevada)
  • 3 states require 1+ exam
  • 2 states set minimum age
  • 1 state sets minimum grade

Changes Since 2017

  • No licenses created or removed
  • Fees increased in Nevada and California; California established a minimum age requirement
  • Burden rank worsened 2 spots and combined rank stayed the same, largely because other occupations improved

2022 Licensing Burden in Detail

N New License
E Eliminated License
Increase
Decrease

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/.

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