Contractors State License Board
9821 Business Park Drive
P.O. Box 26000
Sacramento, CA 95826
Phone: (800) 321-2752 www.cslb.ca.gov
Exam Type
CLOSED BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Area
Approx. % of Questions
Estimating and Planning
15
Site Control
7
Earthwork
31
Paving
25
Paving Manintenance
7
Associated Paving Activities
5
Safety
10
Time Allowed (hours)
2.5
California does not publish the number of test questions nor
the passing score. According to Blueprint
for Becoming a California Licensed Contractor, "You will be informed at the test site
about the percentage of correct answers needed to pass each examination." This is also the source
of the 2 1/2 hour time limit. If you find that this information is wrong please notify us at
webmaster@contractorexam.com.
In California you must also pass a Law and Business Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license.
Reference Books NOT Permitted in the Exam
(used to write questions)
1.
Excavation and Grading Handbook,
Revised Second Edition, 1987, Nick Capachi.
2.
Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation,
4th Edition, 1999, Herbert L. Nichols, Jr. and David A. Day.
3.
Standard Specification, 2006, State
of California, Department of Transportation.
4.
The Asphalt Handbook (MS-4),
1989 (reprinted 2000), Asphalt Institute.
5.
Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders. California
Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1 - Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4.
Recommended Study Materials California • C-12 Earthwork and Paving