Mid-Level

Licensing Registration Examiner

At a state licensing board, registry, or federal program, you examine registration applications submitted by license-holders — verifying current eligibility, processing renewals, confirming continuing-education compliance, and producing the registration that keeps licenses current.

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Employment concentration · ~390 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Licensing Registration Examiner

Most weeks tend to involve renewal application review, CE verification, system processing, and the steady cadence of license-holder communications — pulling submitted renewal packets, checking CE hour completion, validating supporting documents, processing into the system, sending the resulting registration. You're often the procedural hand that keeps thousands of practitioners current. Renewals processed on time and registry accuracy are the operating measures.

The harder part is often the renewal-period crunch — many license programs renew on a fixed cycle, and the workload compresses around deadlines. Variance across employers is real: at large state agencies the work runs on online renewal systems with semi-automated processing; at smaller boards it tilts more toward paper and manual review.

Folks who fit this role are detail-oriented, patient with cyclical-deadline pressure, and consistent in applying procedures. State-agency certifications anchor advancement. The trade-off is the seasonal intensity of renewal cycles and the customer-service load when license-holders contest CE rejections or fee disputes.

RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportModerate
IndependenceModerate
AchievementModerate
Working ConditionsModerate
RecognitionLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Licensing Registration Examiners (SOC 13-1041.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$46K–$130K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
398K
U.S. Employment
+3%
10yr Growth
33K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingWritingActive ListeningJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingMonitoringTime ManagementComplex Problem Solving
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13-1041.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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