All 51 jurisdictions

Plumber license requirements by state

Three systems hide under one trade name: full state ladders, contractor-license states with no journeyman credential, and states with no state license at all where cities do the licensing. Pick your state for its exact ladder, its reciprocity doors, its renewal lines and its owner gate.

Alabama

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Exam $110 · License $75

Alabama requirements →

Alaska

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · License $200

Alaska requirements →

Arizona

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Arizona requirements →

Arkansas

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Fees not published

Arkansas requirements →

California

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

California requirements →

Colorado

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 6,800 hours · Fees not published

Colorado requirements →

Connecticut

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · License $90

Connecticut requirements →

Delaware

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Delaware requirements →

District of Columbia

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Fees not published

District of Columbia requirements →

Florida

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Florida requirements →

Georgia

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Georgia requirements →

Hawaii

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 10,000 hours · Fees not published

Hawaii requirements →

Idaho

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Fees not published

Idaho requirements →

Illinois

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 5,600 hours · Exam $175 · License $150

Illinois requirements →

Indiana

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · License $30

Indiana requirements →

Iowa

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Exam $35 · License $180

Iowa requirements →

Kansas

No state license — city/county licensing

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Kansas requirements →

Kentucky

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Exam $50 · License $60

Kentucky requirements →

Louisiana

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,000 hours · Fees not published

Louisiana requirements →

Maine

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 4,000 hours · License $200

Maine requirements →

Maryland

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,500 hours · Exam $65

Maryland requirements →

Massachusetts

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 6,800 hours · Exam $80 · License $52

Massachusetts requirements →

Michigan

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 6,000 hours · Exam $100 · License $40

Michigan requirements →

Minnesota

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,000 hours · Exam $50

Minnesota requirements →

Mississippi

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Mississippi requirements →

Missouri

No state license — city/county licensing

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Missouri requirements →

Montana

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,500 hours · Fees not published

Montana requirements →

Nebraska

No state license — city/county licensing

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Nebraska requirements →

Nevada

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Exam $250

Nevada requirements →

New Hampshire

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Fees not published

New Hampshire requirements →

New Jersey

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

New Jersey requirements →

New Mexico

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 4,000 hours · Fees not published

New Mexico requirements →

New York

No state license — city/county licensing

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

New York requirements →

North Carolina

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: 3,000 hours · Fees not published

North Carolina requirements →

North Dakota

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,600 hours · Exam $50

North Dakota requirements →

Ohio

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Ohio requirements →

Oklahoma

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Oklahoma requirements →

Oregon

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,700 hours · License $100

Oregon requirements →

Pennsylvania

No state license — city/county licensing

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Pennsylvania requirements →

Rhode Island

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Exam $75

Rhode Island requirements →

South Carolina

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · License $220

South Carolina requirements →

South Dakota

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 7,600 hours · Fees not published

South Dakota requirements →

Tennessee

Contractor-license state (no state journeyman license)

Journeyman gate: not published hours · License $75

Tennessee requirements →

Texas

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Exam $40 · License $40

Texas requirements →

Utah

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · License $110

Utah requirements →

Vermont

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 12,000 hours · License $90

Vermont requirements →

Virginia

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Exam $100 · License $150

Virginia requirements →

Washington

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Exam $202.10 · License $242.70

Washington requirements →

West Virginia

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · License $75

West Virginia requirements →

Wisconsin

State ladder: apprentice → journeyman → master

Journeyman gate: 8,000 hours · Fees not published

Wisconsin requirements →

Wyoming

No state license — city/county licensing

Journeyman gate: not published hours · Fees not published

Wyoming requirements →