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Occupation | Exam(s) | Cost | Education and Training |
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Acupuncture | x | $575 | Certification by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine |
Insurance adjuster | x | $60 | None |
Airport Manager | x | $0 | None |
Animal Control Officer | n/a | $0 | 100 hours |
Architect | xxxxxxx | $1,535 | Professional degree, 3 years of training |
Athletic Trainer | x | $570 | Bachelor's degree |
Audiologist | x | $390 | Master's degree, 1,260 hours of supervised clinical experience |
Bail Bondsmen | x | $40 | Insurance producer license, 24 hours of continuing education per year |
Barber | x | $241 | 1,800 hours |
Basement Waterproofing | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Boiler Inspector | x | $180 | 3 years of experience |
Boiler Installer | x | $180 | 5 years of experience |
Boiler Operator | x | $180 | 2 years of experience (1 year for low pressure) |
Boiler Repairer | x | $180 | 5 years of experience |
Building Inspector | n/a | $25 | 4 years of experience |
Butter Grader | x | $0 | MDARD training with USDA butter graders |
Carpentry | x | $285 | 60 hours |
Field Person (certified) | x | $150 | Inspect 25 farms matching 80 percent or better |
Certified Public Accountant | xxxx | $890 | Bachelor's degree, 1 year of experience |
Chauffer | n/a | $35 | Segments 1 and 2 of drivers education |
Child Care Provider | n/a | $50 | GED, 10 hours of continuing education per year |
Chiropractor | x | $3,460 | Graduate from accredited chiropractic educational program |
Debt Collector | x | $56 | 6 months |
Truck Driver (commercial) | x | $175 | Commercial Drivers License |
Concrete | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Cosmetologist | x | $200 | 1,500 hours |
Cosmetology Instructor | x | $154 | 500 hours, 3 years of experience |
Counselor | x | $500 | Master's/doctorate, 2 years of experience |
Counselor (insurance) | x | $65 | Complete exam within 6 months of application submission |
Courier Service | n/a | $100 | Certificate of authority by the Motor Carrier Division, Commercial Drivers License |
Court Reporter | x | $65 | GED, Michigan Electronic Court Reporters Association CER Workshop |
Dental Specialist | x | $45 | Dentist license, CODA/ADA accredited dental specialty program |
Dentist | x | $3,070 | DDS or DMD |
Driver Education Instructor | x | $45 | Drivers education instructors program |
Electrical Contractor | x | $400 | Master electricians license or hire a full time master electrician |
Electrical Inspector | x | $125 | 2 years as electrical journeyman or a licensed master electrician |
Electrical Journeyman | x | $140 | 8,000 hours |
Electrologist | x | $200 | 400 hours |
Electrology Instructor | x | $154 | 500 hours, 3 years of experience |
Elevator Contractor | x | $200 | 5 years of experience |
Elevator Inspector | x | $125 | 4 years of experience |
Elevator Journeyperson | x | $140 | 3 years of continuous employment |
EMT | x | $110 | 194 hours, 30 hours of continuing education per year |
Engineer | xx | $650 | Bachelor's or master's degree, 4 years of experience |
Esthetician | x | $200 | 400 hours |
Esthetician Instructor | x | $154 | 500 hours, 3 years of experience |
Excavator | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Fire Alarm Contractor | x | $400 | Fire alarm specialty technician license |
Fire Alarm Specialty Technician | x | $150 | National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technology associate engineering technician level II certification, 2 years of experience |
Fire Suppression Installation | x | $150 | Mechanical contractors license |
Firefighter Training Instructor | n/a | $0 | Fire fighter II certification, NFA Fire Service Design Course, 5 years service, Instructor I certified, Fire Officer level III |
Forester | n/a | $90 | Associate's/bachelor's degree, 2 years of experience |
Funeral Director | xxx | $701 | 3 years of college, 1 year of experience |
Guidance Counselor | x | $235 | Master's degree, 30 graduate hours, 600 hour internship, Michigan teaching certificate |
Gutters | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Hearing Aid Dealer | x | $328 | GED, 2.5 years of experience |
House Wrecking | x | $495 | 60 hours |
Inland Pilot's License | x | $265 | Vessel Inspections |
Insulation Work | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Insurance Producer | x | $55 | 40 hours |
Insurance Solicitor | x | $65 | Varies depending on line of authority |
Intern, Health Care (i.e. resident) | n/a | $135 | Doctoral degree |
Interpreter for Deaf / Hard of Hearing | x | $155 | Varies based on the standard leave chart |
Investment Adviser | x | $200 | Pass CSCL exam, continuing education requirements |
Investment Adviser Representative | x | $230 | Pass Series 65 exam, continuing education requirements |
Landscape Architect | x | $2,190 | Professional degree, 3 years of experience |
Librarian | n/a | $0 | GED, beginning workshop, 1 year of full-time employment |
Maintenance and Alteration Contractor | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Manicurist | x | $200 | 400 hours |
Manicurist Instructor | x | $154 | 500 hours, 3 years of experience |
Marriage and Family Therapist | n/a | $85 | Bachelor's degree, 1,000 hours |
Masonry | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Massage Therapy | x | $290 | GED, massage therapy supervised curriculum |
Electrician (master) | x | $150 | 12,000 hours |
Auto Mechanic | x | $31 | Repair test |
Mechanical Contractor | x | $150 | 3 years of experience |
Mechanical Inspector | n/a | $25 | Mechanical license for not less than 1 year in 3 or more categories |
Doctor (medical) | x | $2,180 | Medical school, 2 years of training |
First Responder | x | $120 | MFR training course, 15 hours of continuing education per year |
Tax Assessor (advanced) | n/a | $175 | MAAO Program, 16 hours of continuing education per year |
Tax Assessor (certified) | n/a | $175 | MCAO Program, 16 hours of continuing education per year |
Tax Assessor (technician) | n/a | $50 | MCAT Course, 16 hours of continuing education per year |
Tax Assessor (master) | n/a | $175 | MMAO Program, 16 hours of continuing education per year |
Midwife | x | $804 | Graduate degree, registered nurse, certification by American Midwifery Certification Board |
Milk Hauler | x | $50 | Pass written exams and inspections |
Modular Homes Builder | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Mortgage Broker, Lender, and Servicer | xx | $2,429 | 20 hours, 8 hours of continuing education per year |
Mortgage Loan Originator | x | $360 | 20 hours, 8 hours of continuing education per year |
Mortician | xx | $451 | 3 year course in mortuary science, 1 year of experience |
Mortuary Science Resident Trainee | n/a | $45 | GED |
Natural Hair Culturist Instructor | x | $154 | 500 hours, 3 years of experience |
Nursery Dealer (Not purely Michigan grown) | (x) | $158 | Pass biennial inspections |
Nursery Grower | (x) | $153 | Pass inspections |
Nurse | x | $254 | Degree from registered nursing school |
Nursing Home Administrator | x | $640 | Nursing home administration course, 36 hours of continuing education per year |
Occupational Therapist | x | $790 | Occupational Therapist Educational Program |
Optometrist | x | $2,345 | Optometry program, 20 hours of continuing education per year |
Osteopathic Physician | x | $2,130 | Osteopathic medical school |
Painting & Decorating | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Paramedic | x | $285 | Paramedic training course, 45 hours of continuing education per year |
Personnel Agent | x | $126 | 400 hours |
Pest Control | xx | $75 | Generalized and specialized exam |
Pharmacist | n/a | $60 | Pharmacy educational program, 1,600 hour internship, 30 hours of continuing education per year |
Physical Therapist | x | $535 | Physical therapist educational program |
Physician Assistant | x | $565 | Physician assistant education program |
Plan Reviewer | n/a | $25 | 4 years experience (2 years as electrician; 1 year in 3+ categories as mechanical license; 2 years as plumber) |
Plumber (journeyman) | x | $215 | 3 years experience |
Plumber (master) | x | $475 | 4,000 hours in not less than 2 years |
Plumbing Contractor | x | $400 | Master plumbers license or employ a master plumber |
Plumbing Inspector | n/a | $25 | 2 years experience as journeyman plumber or be a licensed master plumber |
Podiatrist | x | $2,820 | Podiatry school, 1 year residency |
Police Officer | x | $68 | GED, basic police academy |
Polygraph Examiner | x | $151 | Bachelor's degree (15 hours in the social/behavioral sciences), internship training program |
Private Investigator | n/a | $750 | GED, 3 years of experience |
Surveyor | xxx | $756 | Bachelor's/master's degree, 4 years of experience |
Property Manager | x | $219 | 90 hours, 3 years of experience |
Psychologist | x | $838 | Doctoral degree, doctoral/postdoctoral internship, 2,000 hours of experience |
Real Estate Appraiser | x | $496 | 375 hours, 3,000 hours of experience |
Real Estate Broker | x | $383 | 90 hours, 3 years of experience |
Dental Assistant | x | $100 | Dental assisting program |
Dental Hygienist | x | $1,420 | Dental hygiene program |
Nursery Dealer | x | $93 | Pass random audits |
Residential Builder Salesperson | x | $281 | Pass examination |
Residential Builder | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Respiratory Therapist | x | $295 | Respiratory therapy educational program |
Roofer | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Sampler | x | $50 | Pass examination |
Sanitarian | x | $487 | NEHA REHS/RS credential |
School Bus Driver | x | $175 | Commercial Drivers License with passenger and school bus endorsement |
Windows (screen and storm sash) | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Securities Agent | x | $190 | Series 63 exam |
Security Guard | n/a | $0 | GED, 3-4 years of experience |
Service Person | xx | $300 | Certifications for all field standards (test equipment) intended for use |
Sewage Plant Operator | x | $102 | 6 months of experience |
Siding | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Sign Specialist | x | $140 | Training courses, 4,000 hours of experience |
Sign Specialty Contractor | x | $300 | Sign specialist license |
Social Work | x | $270 | Master's degree, 4,000 hours of work over 2 year period |
Solar Heating Installer | x | $150 | 3 years of experience |
EMT (specialist) | x | $230 | AEMT/Specialist training course, 36 hours of continuing education per year |
Speech-Language Pathology | x | $215 | Master's/Ph.D., 9 months experience |
Stationary Engineer 1st | x | $430 | Second class engineer, 1 year experience |
Stationary Engineer 2nd | x | $380 | Third class engineer, 1 year experience |
Stationary Engineer 3rd | x | $330 | High pressure operator, 1 year experience |
Stockbroker | x | $495 | Series 63 exam, yearly company training, continuing education requirements |
Substance Abuse Counselor | x | $315 | Master's degree (180 hours specific to substance abuse), 2,000 hours of experience, 300 supervised hours |
Swimming Pools | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Taxi Driver | x | $50 | Segment 1 and 2 of drivers ed |
Teacher | x | $50 | Bachelor's degree, Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (provisional education certificate); 3 years experience (professional education certificate) |
Tile and Marble | x | $295 | 60 hours |
Towing Service | x | $200 | Commercial Drivers License |
Truck Driver | x | $20 | Commercial Drivers License |
Used Vehicle Dealer (Class B) | n/a | $105 | Established place of business, pass inspections, proper servicing facilities |
Used Vehicle Parts Dealer (Class C) | n/a | $160 | Repair facility or service agreement (if installing new parts), workers compensation |
Vehicle Wholesaler (Class W) | n/a | $105 | Established place of business, pass inspections |
Veterinary Medicine | x | $700 | Veterinary medicine education program |
Veterinary Technician | x | $350 | Veterinary Technician program, register with AAVS |
Water Operator | x | $145 | See Table on page 6 for education requirements (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-ess-otu-dw-Requirements_257401_7.pdf), 6 to 24 hours of continuing education per year |
Well Pump Installer/Well Driller | xx | $40 | Drill and install 20 wells/pumps over a period of at least 2 years within the last five years |