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How to become a home inspector in Kansas

To become a home inspector in Kansas, you need no state license or exam, because Kansas has none. The state's Home Inspectors Registration Act expired on July 1, 2013, and every bill to bring it back has died.

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Kansas at a glance

Kansas at a glance
ItemKansas
State licenseNone
State examNone
Old lawHome Inspectors Registration Act, K.S.A. 58-4501 and following. Expired July 1, 2013.
Last billHouse Bill 2709 of 2026, which would have had cities and counties license inspectors. Died in committee.

Steps to start inspecting in Kansas

  1. 01

    Learn the trade through a course or training of your choice. Kansas sets no hour count.

  2. 02

    Take the NHIE if you want a recognized exam result. The state does not require it.

  3. 03

    Join a trade group, such as ASHI, if you want one of its titles.

What happened to the Kansas law

Kansas passed a home inspector registration act in 2008. A 2009 amendment set it to expire on July 1, 2013. In 2013, Senate Bill 37 would have removed that date. It passed both chambers, the governor vetoed it, and the veto stood on May 13, 2013. The state's statute index now marks the article as not in active use.

Later bills to revive it, Senate Bills 168 and 176 and House Bill 2526, died in committee, the last two on May 23, 2022. House Bill 2709 of 2026 would have had cities and counties that license contractors also license home inspectors, with an exam passed at 75%. It died in committee too.

Where the NHIE still fits

The NHIE is open to anyone. ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors, asks members in a state with no license to pass it before they move up to its Inspector level, along with 50 paid inspections. Its ASHI Certified Inspector title asks for the NHIE and 250 paid inspections.

How long it takes in Kansas

Kansas has no home inspector license, so the state sets no hours, field work, or wait. How long it takes depends on the training you choose.

Home inspector pay in Kansas

BLS puts the median pay for construction and building inspectors in Kansas at $63,150 a year in May 2025, against $74,690 for the whole country. BLS counts about 840 people in that job in the state, and home inspectors are one specialty in the group, next to city and county code inspectors.

The number leaves out the self-employed. An inspector who owns the business is self-employed, so that pay isn't in it. For what owners report, see how much home inspectors make.

Kansas next to the other states

  • NHIE required
  • NHIE accepted
  • State exam only
  • License, no exam
  • No state license
  • Adds a state section

Kansas is ringed. Each square opens that state's page.

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Questions people ask

Do home inspectors need a license in Kansas?

No. Kansas has no home inspector license. Its registration law expired on July 1, 2013.

Do I need to pass the NHIE in Kansas?

The state does not require it. ASHI asks members in a state with no license to pass it to move up to its Inspector level.

How long does it take to become a home inspector in Kansas?

Kansas has no home inspector license, so the state sets no hours, field work, or wait. How long it takes depends on the training you choose.

How much do home inspectors make in Kansas?

BLS publishes no separate figure for home inspectors. It counts them with construction and building inspectors, whose median pay in Kansas was $63,150 a year in May 2025. That figure leaves out the self-employed, which includes an inspector who owns the business.

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