Handymen in California

Pick your city to compare local handymen, check their licenses and see typical prices. Most jobs cost $180–$530 for most small jobs.

Handymen by city

• Los Angeles — 974 pros based here
• San Diego — 702 pros based here
• San Jose — 479 pros based here
• San Francisco — 369 pros based here
• Sacramento — 331 pros based here
• Bakersfield — 228 pros based here
• Fresno — 222 pros based here
• Anaheim — 204 pros based here
• Irvine — 171 pros based here
• Oakland — 162 pros based here
• Santa Rosa — 149 pros based here
• Santa Ana — 135 pros based here
• Riverside — 131 pros based here
• Orange — 111 pros based here
• Concord — 110 pros based here
• Corona — 108 pros based here
• Hayward — 102 pros based here
• Huntington Beach — 97 pros based here
• Long Beach — 97 pros based here
• Roseville — 97 pros based here
• Escondido — 95 pros based here
• Santa Clara — 94 pros based here
• El Cajon — 89 pros based here
• Stockton — 88 pros based here
• Murrieta — 87 pros based here
• Santa Barbara — 86 pros based here
• Modesto — 84 pros based here
• Livermore — 79 pros based here
• Redding — 77 pros based here
• Carlsbad — 74 pros based here
• Costa Mesa — 74 pros based here
• Newport Beach — 74 pros based here
• Van Nuys — 73 pros based here
• Chula Vista — 70 pros based here
• Oceanside — 70 pros based here
• San Rafael — 70 pros based here
• Ontario — 69 pros based here
• San Leandro — 69 pros based here
• Thousand Oaks — 69 pros based here
• Rancho Cucamonga — 68 pros based here
• Torrance — 68 pros based here
• Napa — 67 pros based here
• Novato — 65 pros based here
• Fremont — 64 pros based here
• Simi Valley — 63 pros based here
• Glendale — 62 pros based here
• San Marcos — 61 pros based here
• Vista — 61 pros based here
• Walnut Creek — 61 pros based here
• Temecula — 60 pros based here
• North Hollywood — 58 pros based here
• San Bernardino — 57 pros based here
• Ventura — 56 pros based here
• Chico — 55 pros based here
• Chino — 55 pros based here
• Rancho Cordova — 55 pros based here
• Richmond — 54 pros based here
• Oxnard — 53 pros based here
• Pasadena — 53 pros based here
• Burbank — 52 pros based here
• Palmdale — 52 pros based here
• Fullerton — 51 pros based here
• Santa Clarita — 51 pros based here
• Petaluma — 50 pros based here
• Redwood City — 50 pros based here
• Woodland Hills — 50 pros based here
• Beverly Hills — 49 pros based here
• Campbell — 49 pros based here
• Clovis — 49 pros based here
• Rocklin — 49 pros based here
• Santa Cruz — 48 pros based here
• Berkeley — 47 pros based here
• Lancaster — 47 pros based here
• Mission Viejo — 47 pros based here
• Santa Fe Springs — 47 pros based here
• Garden Grove — 45 pros based here
• San Mateo — 45 pros based here
• Santa Monica — 45 pros based here
• Tarzana — 45 pros based here
• Camarillo — 43 pros based here
• Palm Desert — 43 pros based here
• San Clemente — 43 pros based here
• Truckee — 42 pros based here
• La Mesa — 41 pros based here
• Laguna Hills — 41 pros based here
• Lodi — 41 pros based here
• Santa Maria — 41 pros based here
• Vacaville — 41 pros based here
• Visalia — 41 pros based here
• Fontana — 40 pros based here
• Indio — 40 pros based here
• Lake Elsinore — 40 pros based here
• Santee — 40 pros based here
• Upland — 40 pros based here
• Hesperia — 39 pros based here
• Los Gatos — 39 pros based here
• Perris — 39 pros based here
• Spring Valley — 39 pros based here
• Brea — 37 pros based here
• Lakeside — 37 pros based here
• Whittier — 37 pros based here
• Chatsworth — 36 pros based here
• Tracy — 36 pros based here
• Brentwood — 35 pros based here
• Gardena — 35 pros based here
• Martinez — 35 pros based here
• Pomona — 35 pros based here
• Salinas — 35 pros based here
• Sunnyvale — 35 pros based here
• Canoga Park — 34 pros based here
• Grass Valley — 34 pros based here
• Lake Forest — 34 pros based here
• Placerville — 34 pros based here
• San Luis Obispo — 34 pros based here
• Sherman Oaks — 34 pros based here
• Downey — 33 pros based here
• Elk Grove — 33 pros based here
• Tustin — 33 pros based here
• West Sacramento — 33 pros based here
• Burlingame — 32 pros based here
• Encino — 32 pros based here
• Fairfield — 32 pros based here
• North Highlands — 32 pros based here
• Palo Alto — 32 pros based here
• Paso Robles — 32 pros based here
• Poway — 32 pros based here
• San Carlos — 32 pros based here
• South San Francisco — 32 pros based here
• Vallejo — 32 pros based here
• Apple Valley — 31 pros based here
• Citrus Heights — 31 pros based here
• Jurupa Valley — 31 pros based here
• Pleasanton — 31 pros based here
• Redlands — 31 pros based here
• Danville — 30 pros based here
• Woodland — 30 pros based here
• Encinitas — 29 pros based here
• Glendora — 29 pros based here
• Hemet — 29 pros based here
• La Habra — 29 pros based here
• Benicia — 28 pros based here
• Buena Park — 28 pros based here
• Fountain Valley — 28 pros based here
• Loomis — 28 pros based here
• Morgan Hill — 28 pros based here
• Madera — 27 pros based here
• Pleasant Hill — 27 pros based here
• Redondo Beach — 27 pros based here
• San Dimas — 27 pros based here
• Signal Hill — 27 pros based here
• Atascadero — 26 pros based here
• Auburn — 26 pros based here
• Castro Valley — 26 pros based here
• Manteca — 26 pros based here
• Mountain View — 26 pros based here
• San Ramon — 26 pros based here
• Yuba City — 26 pros based here
• Antioch — 25 pros based here
• Palm Springs — 25 pros based here
• Turlock — 25 pros based here
• Watsonville — 25 pros based here
• Agoura Hills — 24 pros based here
• Calabasas — 24 pros based here
• Emeryville — 24 pros based here
• Menifee — 24 pros based here
• Milpitas — 24 pros based here
• National City — 24 pros based here
• Arroyo Grande — 23 pros based here
• Culver City — 23 pros based here
• El Dorado Hills — 23 pros based here
• Laguna Beach — 23 pros based here
• Merced — 23 pros based here
• Northridge — 23 pros based here
• San Juan Capistrano — 23 pros based here
• Sebastopol — 23 pros based here
• Fallbrook — 22 pros based here
• Gilroy — 22 pros based here
• Inglewood — 22 pros based here
• Oroville — 22 pros based here
• Reseda — 22 pros based here
• Yorba Linda — 22 pros based here
• Cerritos — 21 pros based here
• Compton — 21 pros based here
• Dublin — 21 pros based here
• El Monte — 21 pros based here
• Folsom — 21 pros based here
• Hollister — 21 pros based here
• Mill Valley — 21 pros based here
• Montclair — 21 pros based here
• Shingle Springs — 21 pros based here
• Solana Beach — 21 pros based here
• Tulare — 21 pros based here
• West Hollywood — 21 pros based here
• Davis — 20 pros based here
• Oakdale — 20 pros based here
• Red Bluff — 20 pros based here
• Rohnert Park — 20 pros based here
• Sun Valley — 20 pros based here
• Baldwin Park — 19 pros based here
• Belmont — 19 pros based here
• Fair Oaks — 19 pros based here
• Sonoma — 19 pros based here
• South El Monte — 19 pros based here
• Westlake Village — 19 pros based here
• Yucaipa — 19 pros based here
• Eureka — 18 pros based here
• Hawthorne — 18 pros based here
• Norco — 18 pros based here
• Ojai — 18 pros based here
• Orangevale — 18 pros based here
• Stanton — 18 pros based here
• Arcadia — 17 pros based here
• Bellflower — 17 pros based here
• Dana Point — 17 pros based here
• Goleta — 17 pros based here
• Lafayette — 17 pros based here
• Lincoln — 17 pros based here
• Paramount — 17 pros based here
• Placentia — 17 pros based here
• Ramona — 17 pros based here
• Sonora — 17 pros based here
• Union City — 17 pros based here
• Anderson — 16 pros based here
• Ceres — 16 pros based here
• Commerce — 16 pros based here
• Hanford — 16 pros based here
• La Puente — 16 pros based here
• Moreno Valley — 16 pros based here
• Newark — 16 pros based here
• Newcastle — 16 pros based here
• Porterville — 16 pros based here
• Rialto — 16 pros based here
• Sausalito — 16 pros based here
• Valencia — 16 pros based here
• West Covina — 16 pros based here
• Westminster — 16 pros based here
• Wildomar — 16 pros based here
• Azusa — 15 pros based here
• Beaumont — 15 pros based here
• Carson — 15 pros based here
• City Of Industry — 15 pros based here
• Daly City — 15 pros based here
• La Quinta — 15 pros based here
• Manhattan Beach — 15 pros based here
• Menlo Park — 15 pros based here
• Norwalk — 15 pros based here
• Ukiah — 15 pros based here
• West Hills — 15 pros based here
• Atwater — 14 pros based here
• Cupertino — 14 pros based here
• Granite Bay — 14 pros based here
• Laguna Niguel — 14 pros based here
• San Fernando — 14 pros based here
• San Jacinto — 14 pros based here
• Sanger — 14 pros based here
• Sylmar — 14 pros based here
• Windsor — 14 pros based here
• Alameda — 13 pros based here
• Alhambra — 13 pros based here
• Aptos — 13 pros based here
• Canyon Lake — 13 pros based here
• Carmichael — 13 pros based here
• Chino Hills — 13 pros based here
• El Segundo — 13 pros based here
• Galt — 13 pros based here
• Pittsburg — 13 pros based here
• Rio Linda — 13 pros based here
• Studio City — 13 pros based here
• Victorville — 13 pros based here
• Winchester — 13 pros based here
• Coronado — 12 pros based here
• Covina — 12 pros based here
• Cypress — 12 pros based here
• Diamond Bar — 12 pros based here
• Hermosa Beach — 12 pros based here
• Irwindale — 12 pros based here
• Los Altos — 12 pros based here
• Marysville — 12 pros based here
• Newbury Park — 12 pros based here
• Oakley — 12 pros based here
• Pacoima — 12 pros based here
• Rancho Santa Margarita — 12 pros based here
• Ripon — 12 pros based here
• Winnetka — 12 pros based here
• Aliso Viejo — 11 pros based here
• American Canyon — 11 pros based here
• Arcata — 11 pros based here
• Desert Hot Springs — 11 pros based here
• El Centro — 11 pros based here
• Granada Hills — 11 pros based here
• La Jolla — 11 pros based here
• La Verne — 11 pros based here
• Mariposa — 11 pros based here
• Monrovia — 11 pros based here
• Monterey — 11 pros based here
• Ridgecrest — 11 pros based here
• Santa Paula — 11 pros based here
• South Gate — 11 pros based here
• Thousand Palms — 11 pros based here
• Valley Center — 11 pros based here
• Valley Village — 11 pros based here
• Walnut — 11 pros based here
• Wilmington — 11 pros based here
• Yucca Valley — 11 pros based here
• Calimesa — 10 pros based here
• Castaic — 10 pros based here
• Colton — 10 pros based here
• Del Mar — 10 pros based here
• East Palo Alto — 10 pros based here
• Eastvale — 10 pros based here
• Fort Bragg — 10 pros based here
• La Crescenta — 10 pros based here
• Lawndale — 10 pros based here
• Lompoc — 10 pros based here
• Los Alamitos — 10 pros based here
• Mckinleyville — 10 pros based here
• Moorpark — 10 pros based here
• Olivehurst — 10 pros based here
• San Pedro — 10 pros based here
• South Lake Tahoe — 10 pros based here
• Tehachapi — 10 pros based here
• Templeton — 10 pros based here
• Valley Springs — 10 pros based here
• Alpine — 9 pros based here
• Cotati — 9 pros based here
• El Sobrante — 9 pros based here
• Lakeport — 9 pros based here
• Lemon Grove — 9 pros based here
• Malibu — 9 pros based here
• Monterey Park — 9 pros based here
• Nipomo — 9 pros based here
• San Anselmo — 9 pros based here
• San Bruno — 9 pros based here
• Tahoe City — 9 pros based here
• Antelope — 8 pros based here
• Castroville — 8 pros based here
• Cottonwood — 8 pros based here
• Fairfax — 8 pros based here
• Hacienda Heights — 8 pros based here
• Healdsburg — 8 pros based here
• Highland — 8 pros based here
• Lemoore — 8 pros based here
• Los Banos — 8 pros based here
• Lynwood — 8 pros based here
• Mission Hills — 8 pros based here
• Morro Bay — 8 pros based here
• Pacific Grove — 8 pros based here
• Pacifica — 8 pros based here
• Paradise — 8 pros based here
• Penn Valley — 8 pros based here
• Pico Rivera — 8 pros based here
• Rosemead — 8 pros based here
• Saratoga — 8 pros based here
• Scotts Valley — 8 pros based here
• Susanville — 8 pros based here
• Altadena — 7 pros based here
• Capitola — 7 pros based here
• Carmel By The Sea — 7 pros based here
• Cathedral City — 7 pros based here
• Dixon — 7 pros based here
• Grover Beach — 7 pros based here
• Kelseyville — 7 pros based here
• Kingsburg — 7 pros based here
• Lomita — 7 pros based here
• Los Osos — 7 pros based here
• Montebello — 7 pros based here
• Nevada City — 7 pros based here
• Penngrove — 7 pros based here
• Phelan — 7 pros based here
• Sand City — 7 pros based here
• Seaside — 7 pros based here
• South Pasadena — 7 pros based here
• Tujunga — 7 pros based here
• Venice — 7 pros based here
• Vernon — 7 pros based here
• Yreka — 7 pros based here
• Adelanto — 6 pros based here
• Alamo — 6 pros based here
• Albany — 6 pros based here
• Banning — 6 pros based here
• Big Bear City — 6 pros based here
• Brisbane — 6 pros based here
• Camino — 6 pros based here
• Capistrano Beach — 6 pros based here
• Claremont — 6 pros based here
• Colfax — 6 pros based here
• Durham — 6 pros based here
• Exeter — 6 pros based here
• Grand Terrace — 6 pros based here
• Imperial — 6 pros based here
• Mammoth Lakes — 6 pros based here
• Moraga — 6 pros based here
• Mt Shasta — 6 pros based here
• Newhall — 6 pros based here
• Rowland Heights — 6 pros based here
• San Gabriel — 6 pros based here
• San Pablo — 6 pros based here
• Seal Beach — 6 pros based here
• Acton — 5 pros based here
• Bell Gardens — 5 pros based here
• Bermuda Dunes — 5 pros based here
• Bishop — 5 pros based here
• Bloomington — 5 pros based here
• Bonita — 5 pros based here
• Boulder Creek — 5 pros based here
• Canyon Country — 5 pros based here
• Carpinteria — 5 pros based here
• Coachella — 5 pros based here
• Colusa — 5 pros based here
• Elverta — 5 pros based here
• Foster City — 5 pros based here
• La Mirada — 5 pros based here
• Ladera Ranch — 5 pros based here
• Lathrop — 5 pros based here
• Marina Del Rey — 5 pros based here
• Maywood — 5 pros based here
• Oakhurst — 5 pros based here
• Orinda — 5 pros based here
• Panorama City — 5 pros based here
• Pinole — 5 pros based here
• Reedley — 5 pros based here
• Rio Vista — 5 pros based here
• Riverbank — 5 pros based here
• San Marino — 5 pros based here
• San Martin — 5 pros based here
• Sierra Madre — 5 pros based here
• Somerset — 5 pros based here
• Somis — 5 pros based here
• Sutter — 5 pros based here
• Twentynine Palms — 5 pros based here
• Ben Lomond — 4 pros based here
• California City — 4 pros based here
• Cambria — 4 pros based here
• Clayton — 4 pros based here
• Denair — 4 pros based here
• Dos Palos — 4 pros based here
• Duarte — 4 pros based here
• Escalon — 4 pros based here
• Felton — 4 pros based here
• Fortuna — 4 pros based here
• Hilmar — 4 pros based here
• Idyllwild — 4 pros based here
• Jamul — 4 pros based here
• Kings Beach — 4 pros based here
• La Canada Flintridge — 4 pros based here
• Oak View — 4 pros based here
• Orland — 4 pros based here
• Palos Verdes Estates — 4 pros based here
• Penryn — 4 pros based here
• Portola — 4 pros based here
• Rancho Mirage — 4 pros based here
• Riverdale — 4 pros based here
• Rough And Ready — 4 pros based here
• Salida — 4 pros based here
• San Juan Bautista — 4 pros based here
• Soquel — 4 pros based here
• Suisun City — 4 pros based here
• Waterford — 4 pros based here
• Westwood — 4 pros based here
• Willits — 4 pros based here
• Winters — 4 pros based here
• Artesia — 3 pros based here
• Arvin — 3 pros based here
• Barstow — 3 pros based here
• Big Bear Lake — 3 pros based here
• Bonsall — 3 pros based here
• Brawley — 3 pros based here
• Byron — 3 pros based here
• Cameron Park — 3 pros based here
• Cardiff By The Sea — 3 pros based here
• Cayucos — 3 pros based here
• Chowchilla — 3 pros based here
• Coalinga — 3 pros based here
• Diamond Springs — 3 pros based here
• Ferndale — 3 pros based here
• Fillmore — 3 pros based here
• Foothill Ranch — 3 pros based here
• Fowler — 3 pros based here
• French Camp — 3 pros based here
• Half Moon Bay — 3 pros based here
• Harbor City — 3 pros based here
• Homeland — 3 pros based here
• Huntington Park — 3 pros based here
• Imperial Beach — 3 pros based here
• Ione — 3 pros based here
• Jamestown — 3 pros based here
• Joshua Tree — 3 pros based here
• Lake Arrowhead — 3 pros based here
• Lakewood — 3 pros based here
• Lockeford — 3 pros based here
• Lucerne Valley — 3 pros based here
• Mentone — 3 pros based here
• Newman — 3 pros based here
• Nuevo — 3 pros based here
• Oceano — 3 pros based here
• Patterson — 3 pros based here
• Piedmont — 3 pros based here
• Rancho Santa Fe — 3 pros based here
• Redwood Valley — 3 pros based here
• Rodeo — 3 pros based here
• Rolling Hills Estates — 3 pros based here
• Rosamond — 3 pros based here
• San Lorenzo — 3 pros based here
• Selma — 3 pros based here
• Shafter — 3 pros based here
• Shasta Lake — 3 pros based here
• Skyforest — 3 pros based here
• Sloughhouse — 3 pros based here
• Solvang — 3 pros based here
• St Helena — 3 pros based here
• Sunol — 3 pros based here
• Sutter Creek — 3 pros based here
• Temple City — 3 pros based here
• Topanga — 3 pros based here
• Trabuco Canyon — 3 pros based here
• Willows — 3 pros based here
• Wilton — 3 pros based here
• Woodlake — 3 pros based here

Hiring a licensed handyman in California

Look for a B General Building (for jobs of $1,000 or more) license from the Contractors State License Board (CSLB).

• Any job worth $1,000 or more in labor and materials must be done by a CSLB-licensed contractor.
• Licensed contractors must carry a $25,000 contractor bond, and workers' compensation if they have employees.
• For home improvement contracts, the down payment can't be more than 10% of the price or $1,000, whichever is less.
• Water heaters must be braced or strapped against earthquakes under state law.