General Contractors — National Directory (0 verified pros across 0 states)
What they do
Licensed general contractor — additions, remodels, multi-trade renovation, project management.
When to call
- Whole-home or multi-room remodel coordinating multiple trades.
- Addition, second-story, or accessory-dwelling-unit build.
- Kitchen or bath full remodel with permit-and-inspection scope.
- Insurance-loss rebuild after fire, water, or storm event.
- Project management for owner-supplied materials or custom design.
Typical cost range (national)
Across 28 state cost guides, general contractor jobs typically run $5.5K–$95K with a national median around $30K. Small service calls anchor the low end; replacements and full installs anchor the high end.
License expectations
Licensing varies by state. ProFix has published per-state licensing guides for 28 states covering this trade — see the linked state pages below for the exact board, license number format, and verification URL.
Top states by pro count
No states with verified general contractors yet. Coverage expands as more license rosters are ingested.
Emergency / 24-hour availability
Emergency-availability data is still being aggregated for general contractors. Call the state board or the pro directly to confirm 24-hour service before relying on it.
What general contractors earn (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Workers in the Residential Building Construction industry (NAICS 2361) earned an average of $75K/year (about $1.4K/week), across roughly 197,138 establishments nationwide employing about 813,526 people.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 2024 — average industry wage, not a price to hire. This is what people employed in the trade are paid, not what a homeowner pays for a job (for typical project cost, see the cost guides above and the per-state cost pages).
Ohio worked example: General Contractors in Ohio
Ohio is our launch state, so it's the one place where we can show the full depth — a ranked Ohio pro list, a public-permit leaderboard, state-licensing detail, and real Ohio cost guides. Treat everything in this section as an Ohio example of how ProFix verifies a trade, not as a national claim. We're building this same depth out state by state.
Hiring checks for Ohio general contractors
- Ohio does not have a statewide GC license; verify municipal contractor registration with the Toledo, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Dayton building department before signing.
- Confirm $1M general liability and workers' comp coverage and request a sample contract before committing — change-order rules and payment milestones live in the contract, not the proposal.
- Never sign an Assignment of Benefits for an insurance claim; use a standard contract and require lien waivers from every subcontractor at every payment milestone.
- Pay by milestone (not by percentage of the calendar) and hold at least 10% retention until the final municipal inspection passes.
Top 10 verified general contractor contractors in Ohio
Our Ohio launch-state pros, sorted by ProFix Trust Score, which weighs verification tier, license evidence, permit-pull signals, and recency. Trust Score is not paid placement — read the methodology before hiring. For another state, use “Browse general contractors by state” above.
- 1. DIEBOLD NIXDORF INCNorth Canton, OH5
- 2. INFRASOURCE CONSTRUCTION LLCColumbus, OH5
- 3. MASSANA CONSTRUCTION INCWorthington, OH5
- 4. 5 HILL HOMES LLCDayton, OH0
- 5. ADVANCE SIGN GROUP LLCColumbus, OH0
- 6. AEROSEAL LLCMiamisburg, OH0
- 7. ALSIDE SUPPLY CENTERCuyahoga Falls, OH0
- 8. ASCH LLCColumbus, OH0
- 9. AUSTIN BUILDING AND DESIGN INCCleveland, OH0
- 10. AUSTIN POWDER COMPANYCleveland, OH0
Permit-pull leaderboard
ProFix ranks Ohio general contractors by the number of public building permits pulled in the last 365 days. This is a proof-of-work trust signal that no other directory exposes. Sourced from Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Hamilton County permit data — real public-record permits only, with coverage of additional counties in progress.
Buyer's guide
The ProFix Editorial Team published a long-form Ohio buyer's guide for this trade. It covers the full hiring process — license check, written scope, permit responsibility, payment schedule, change-order rules, warranty terms, and red flags.
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Ohio does not state-license general contractors, but most cities (Toledo, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton) require local contractor registration with the building department. Substitute trust signals are workers' comp, $1M general liability, written contracts with milestone payment schedules, lien waivers for every subcontractor, and refusal to sign Assignment of Benefits forms with insurance.
Pricing in Ohio
ProFix has not yet published cost guides for general contractors. Job pricing for this trade varies widely by scope; collect three written quotes and compare line-by-line rather than by bottom total. The full ProFix cost-guide library covers the related trades that share scope.
Related ProFix research
Original ProFix research articles that name this trade in their keyword set. Citable under CC-BY-4.0 with attribution to ProFix Directory.
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AI-agent endpoints
ProFix exposes machine-readable endpoints for AI agents, journalists, and partner integrations. These three feeds are scoped to this trade and are CC-BY-4.0 with 1-hour cache.
- /api/embed/general-contractor-columbus.jsonTop 5 verified general contractors for columbus. Swap the metro slug for any other Ohio metro.
- /api/permit-leaderboard.json?trade=general-contractorPermit-pull leaderboard scoped to general contractors, last 365 days, across all four ProFix permit-data counties.
- /api/jsonld/faq-trade-general-contractorSchema.org FAQPage graph for this trade — same questions as below, ready for grounding in an AI search index.
- /api/mcpStreamable-HTTP MCP server — 46 tools including find_pros, get_pro, list_taxonomy, and triage_symptom. Use from Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT desktop, Perplexity, or a custom agent.
Frequently asked: Ohio general contractors
Are general contractors licensed in Ohio?
Ohio does not have a statewide GC license, but most cities (Toledo, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton) require local contractor registration. Verify the registration with the municipal building department before signing.
Should I sign an Assignment of Benefits for an insurance claim?
No. AOB forms hand control of your insurance claim to the contractor and have produced repeated complaints to the Ohio Attorney General. Use a standard contract with clear scope, milestone payments, and lien waivers for every subcontractor.
How should I pay a general contractor?
By milestone (not by calendar percentage). Hold at least 10% retention until the final municipal inspection passes and require a signed lien waiver from each subcontractor at every payment.
Hand the question to your preferred assistant — it will use ProFix Directory's open MCP server and llms.txt as context.
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Primary metro
Compare ProFix-verified general contractors mapped to the strongest metro for this trade.
/metro/columbusTrust Score explainer
Long-form, homeowner-friendly walkthrough of the 0-100 ProFix Trust Score.
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