Certified electrician

Definition

The individual credential each worker holds, which is separate from the company's license.

Why It Matters

Two layers, and the buyer inherits both. The firm holds a contractor license through its qualifier, and the people doing the work hold their own certifications: California requires anyone working as an electrician for a licensed electrical contractor to be certified, across five separate categories from general electrician to voice data video technician. The qualifier is exempt from the certification they supervise, which is why a shop can run on one qualified person and a crew of certified employees. The exposure runs the other way too, since willfully employing uncertified people to do electrical work is grounds against the firm's own license. Audit the certificates, not just the license.