AUMiner (& Iwire, too)
Your lic standards seem equal to NJ, and some of your wording seems very familiar. We have the continuing ed requirements also (34 hrs now)
As to the main topic, as Bob (Iwire) said, it's a gray area here also. We have site contractors doinf trench and PIPE work, permitted and inspected most times, unless iy's a 'utility' job. As to the drilling, pulling, and other 'entry level' jobs, the apprentices usually get that work. "You need hands on to get experience". Heck, when the hole-hog catches the nail I warned you about, that is an experience many don't forget.
John