Georgia Journeyman Plumber

License Requirements

• Pre-approval from the state is required to sit for the examination.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Please note that the Georgia Business and Law exam is NOT required to obtain your Georgia Journeyman Plumbers license.
• There are no state mandated minimum financial requirements for this license at this time.
• Applicants must be able to document at least 3 years of plumbing experience, to qualify for the Journeyman’s exam.
• The experience may be either primary experience or secondary experience. Education is considered secondary experience and counts as follows:
  • A diploma from a technical school in Engineering Technology may be credited as no more than 2 years of Secondary Experience
  • Completion of a certificate program at a vocational-technical school may be credited as no more than 1 year of Secondary Experience.
• Primary Experience shall mean working experience gained through the direct installation of plumbing systems, which would include; but not be limited to:
  • (a) Installation of plumbing pipes and fixtures by a plumbing contractor, master plumber, journeyman plumber, plumbing foreman, plumbing superintendent, and a military plumber with a rank of at least a 3rd class petty officer or E-4 noncommissioned officer,
  • (b) Mechanical engineer or design by a registered professional engineer having responsibility for follow-up project inspection.
• Secondary Experience shall mean work experience gained while engaged in work or training related to the installation of plumbing.
  • Examples of Secondary Experience may include; but not be limited to:
  • (a) Installation of plumbing pipes and fixtures by a plumbing apprentice, trainee, or helper;
  • (b) Plumbing work performed by a maintenance employee;
  • (c) Instruction on plumbing installation, theory, and code by a fulltime secondary or post-secondary instructor;
  • (d) Inspection of plumbing by a full-time municipal or county inspector;
  • (e) Mechanical engineering or design by a registered professional engineer without having responsibility for project inspection;
  • (f) Estimating plumbing work for a plumbing contractor.