Plumbing Contractor

The following are the license categories for plumbing contracting which is the highest ranking plumbing license.  Generally, one works for a contractor as a registered apprentice to gain verifiable experience requirements to become a journeyman, who also works for a contractor, to earn verifiable experience requirements to become a contractor.

Once a contractor please see the contractor requirements to keep an active license concerning bond and insurance, apprentices and the display of licenses.

*Educational Experience must be actual, classroom hours verified with a transcript

For complete information on licensing requirements see the Rules and Laws for Plumbing Regulations.

Applicant Requirements

1. Applicants for a contractor license must meet the same requirements as a journeyman which are below:

   Applicants for the journeyman examination must be:

   • eighteen (18) years of age or older and have either:

   • three (3) years of experience in the plumbing trade while employed by a licensed plumbing contractor, or

   • equivalent verifiable three (3) years of experience in the plumbing trade while serving in the U.S. military, or

   • a verifiable out-of-state plumbing license that must be:

     • current, and

     • in good standing

2. Applicants for a contractor license must meet the same requirements as a journeyman with an additional one (1) year of experience in the Plumbing trade.

   The following may be substituted for a portion of the experience requirement: An associate degree or Career Tech diploma certifying completion of a plumbing educational program consisting of a minimum of 1000 classroom hours from a school, approved by the Committee, may be substituted for two (2) years of experience. A Career Tech diploma certifying completion of an educational program consisting of a minimum of 500 classroom hours from a school, approved by the Committee, may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.

   For complete information on licensing requirements see the Plumbing License Law of 1955 and Plumbing Industry Regulations.