Plumbing Contractor
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Plumbers must be licensed by the state of Idaho. There are three certificates of competency available to plumbers in Idaho: apprentice registration, journeyman license, and contractor’s license. Plumbing Contractor applicants must: 1.) Hold an active Idaho State plumbing journeyman certificate; 2.) Document two and a half (2.5) years of experience as a licensed journeyman in Idaho; 3.) Pass an exam. Specialty licenses are available in the areas of: Appliance, Water Pump, and Mobile Home plumbing. Term: Licenses are valid for three years before renewal
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Division
- Idaho Division of Building Safety
- Board
- Idaho Plumbing Board
- Address
- 1090 E. Watertower St., Suite 150 PO Box 83720 Meridian, ID 83642
- Phone
- (208) 334-3950
- Agency website
- http://dbs.idaho.gov/
- Licence page
- http://dbs.idaho.gov/forms/plb_forms.html#
- Last updated
- March 8, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
- Plumbing Contractor 47-2151.00
- Plumber 47-2152.00
Source and verification
This record is Idaho's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Idaho Plumbing Board — see the issuing body section above.
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