Is an SE license required for doing Structural Engineering in Tennessee

[oengineer]

Is an SE license required for doing Structural Engineering in Tennessee? I ask since it has seismic loads.

Comments/suggestions are appreciated

 

[smokiibear]

No. Just a Civil for residential. What kind of work are you looking to do?

 

[oengineer]

An industrial facility

 

[smokiibear]

Not positive...but if its not a school or emergency facility, I imagine Civil is all you need.

 

[lexpatrie]

Bear in mind last i checked there's a $400 yearly privilege "tax" on being an engineer in Tennessee.

Unless it's changed in the last five years or so, there's no separate licensure for structural in Tennessee.

 

[smokiibear]

Can you please site that? I just got my license there a year ago and had no such fee. I got my license thru reciprocity from CA.

Hoping to do work there soon.

 

[RWW0002]

I believe Engineers have been omitted from the privilege tax in TN as of 2020.

Professional Privilege Tax

Detailed information about Tennessee's professional privilege tax.

www.tn.gov

 

[phamENG]

Even for a school or emergency facility, you just need a PE. There is no SE in Tennessee. Here's a list that was up to date in 2018. For detailed information on all 50 states, Harbor Compliance keeps up a pretty good store of information: https://www.harborcompliance.com/engineer-license-requirements-registration