New York State Licensed and Certified Occupations with Agency and Location Data

Data.ny.gov provides the Occupations Licensed or Certified by New York State dataset, which lists professions regulated by state law. The dataset includes details such as the overseeing agency, occupation title, and contact information for each licensed or certified occupation. It was last updated on April 15, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping licensed occupation density by city using City and Georeference columns.
• Analyzing the distribution of regulatory oversight by Agency and Division columns.
• Building a directory of professional contacts using Occupation Title, Telephone, and Street Address columns.
• Linking occupational codes to official resources using Occupation Code and URL columns.

Strengths

• Includes a Georeference column for potential spatial analysis.
• Provides direct agency contact details via Telephone and URL columns.
• Lists over 10 distinct data fields per record, including occupation codes and titles.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official state agency registries.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 20:11:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, United States