WELCOME

Jay W. DeBoer, Director

The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation's mission is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by licensing qualified individuals and businesses and enforcing standards of professional conduct for professions and occupations as designated by statute.

A Commerce and Trade secretariat agency, DPOR regulates more than 30 occupations and professions through 19 boards composed of practitioners and citizens appointed by the Governor.  DPOR licenses or certifies over 300,000 individuals and businesses ranging from architects and contractors to cosmetologists and professional wrestlers.