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Expiring in 2027

330,985 active credentials — 59.8% of the register — run out during 2027.

Why they do not all fall on the same day

Washington renews on the holder’s birthday, not on a common date, so these 330,985 expiries are spread across all twelve months of 2027. That is convenient for the Department and inconvenient for everyone else: there is no single deadline to remember, and no annual notice in the press to remind you.

Continuing-education hours are recorded as due for 199,973 of them (60.4%), and those hours have to be finished before the renewal rather than after it.

This site is not the Department, and nothing here extends a date. To renew, go through the Department’s own portal — what this page gives you is the shape of the year, and your own date if you look your credential up.

Which professions renew in 2027

ProfessionActive credentialsShare
Registered Nurse License75,48322.8%
Nursing Assistant Certification39,38911.9%
Nursing Assistant Registration16,2724.9%
Physician And Surgeon License15,6544.7%
Dental Assistant Registration10,9453.3%
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License9,3402.8%
Medical Assistant Certification9,1572.8%
Mental Health Counselor License8,9832.7%
Counselor Agency Affiliated Registration7,8932.4%
Massage Therapist License7,4782.3%
Social Worker Independent Clinical License6,9742.1%
Licensed Practical Nurse6,7252.0%
Medical Assistant Phlebotomist Certification6,6032.0%
Physical Therapist License5,8631.8%
Dentist License5,1431.6%
Pharmacy Assistant License5,0601.5%
Dental Hygiene License4,3011.3%
Emergency Medical Technician Certification4,2351.3%
Radiologic Technologist Certification4,0601.2%
Medical Assistant Registration3,8061.1%
Veterinary License3,3111.0%
Dietitian Certification3,2051.0%
Physician Assistant License3,0860.9%
Speech Language Pathologist License2,9120.9%
Psychologist License2,8970.9%
Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon License2,8850.9%
Surgical Technologist Registration2,7510.8%
Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical License2,7110.8%
Mental Health Counselor Associate License2,7080.8%
Certified Behavior Technician2,6980.8%
Pharmacy Technician Certification2,3830.7%
Substance Use Disorder Professional Certification2,3270.7%
Occupational Therapist License2,2890.7%
Marriage and Family Therapist License2,1680.7%
Physician and Surgeon License Interstate Medical Licensure Compact2,0070.6%
Veterinary Technician License1,9510.6%
Veterinary Medication Clerk Registration1,8490.6%
Pharmacist License1,8140.5%
Respiratory Care Practitioner License1,7390.5%
Chiropractor License1,6620.5%

Do not let the date pass

330,985 credentials expire during 2027. Washington renews most of them on the holder’s birthday, every year or every two years, and continuing-education hours have to be done before that date — not after. Leave your details and we will tell you when yours is close, and pass your request for continuing-education hours to providers who teach for this credential.

We take no commission and we vouch for no training provider. We have no arrangement with any provider today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.

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