Required Books
The references listed below are allowed to be used during the exam and are used in our preparation seminar. These references may be tabbed (with permanent index tabs) and highlighted.
They are available for purchase from our online contractor’s bookstore or by calling our office at 1-800-992-1910.
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Additional Services
NOTICE: Effective February 1, 2008, all individuals applying for a tradesman’s license or individual certification must submit an application directly to the Board for Contractors (the Board) BEFORE taking any required examination.
The examination vendor, PSI, will no longer permit you to sit for the exam unless you have received prior approval from the Board.
This license allows contracts including the installation, maintenance, extension, alteration or removal of all piping, fixtures, appliances, appurtenances in connection with; boilers, backflow prevention devices, hot water heaters, hydronic systems, process piping, steam heating systems, venting systems related to plumbing, and others.
To apply for this license contact the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation at (804) 367-8511
Licensing Fees for both Master and Journeyman Plumbing Classifications are $90.00
Licenses belong to the business. A person can take the exam and pass and qualify his or her business. If they purchase a second business, they do not have to test, but they must submit a new application for the new business.
Important Contacts
Virginia has no reciprocity agreements at this time for the Plumbing classifications.
Virginia requires Plumbers to complete at least 3 hours of continuing education from a provider that has been approved by the Board. This must be done before you can renew your license.
Testing is administered by PSI.
The Master and Journeyman exams are open-book, timed tests with 80 questions and 210 minutes to complete. 75% is required to pass.
$100.00 for the Journeyman Technical exam.
$125.00 For the Master Technical exam
Technical exam contents include: Drainage Waste and Vents, Water Supply Systems, Backflow Prevention, Storm Drainage Systems, Plumbing Fixtures, General Regulations and Interceptors and Traps. The Statutory/Regulatory exam content is now included in the tradesman exam and content includes: Standards of Practice, Standards of Conduct, Renewal and Reinstatement, Definitions, Qualification for Licensure and Revocation of Licensure.
American Contractors has a 1-day seminar to prepare for the Virginia Master and Journeyman Plumber License Exam. Our Seminar is designed to be 8-hours of instruction.