Plumbing contractor licensing and plumbing qualifying agents
We map what your plumbing board requires and prepare the application. Where no one on staff can qualify the company, we place a licensed plumbing qualifying agent.
Plumbing is licensed by its own board or division in many states, and the company license often rests on a master plumber. The Licensing Company works out what your board requires and files the application. When no one on staff can qualify, we place a licensed plumbing qualifying agent. Both founders hold master plumber licenses themselves.
You run the pipe. We run the paperwork.
What the right license lets your company do
Licensed correctly, the company bids, pulls permits and gets paid. Licensed wrong, every one of those is at risk.
With the right license
Legal authorization to perform plumbing work
Ability to pull plumbing permits for commercial projects
Eligibility to bid on municipal and institutional contracts
Compliance with state plumbing licensing boards
Credibility with general contractors and developers
Without it
Performing plumbing work without proper licensure
Permit rejection and inspection failures
State board investigations and penalties
Liability for plumbing system failures
Inability to collect payment for unlicensed work
Criminal charges in some jurisdictions
What we handle for you
Built around your trade and the states you work in.
The license path in your state
Which board issues the plumbing contractor license, the classification you need, the exams, and the experience and financial proof it asks for.
The application, prepared and filed
Experience verification, financial statements, bonds and insurance, and the board's follow up questions until the license issues. Qualify yourself? We process your own application for one flat $999.
A licensed plumbing qualifying agent
Where no one on staff can qualify, we place one, hired by your company as a W-2 employee, and prepare the qualifier filing.
Renewals and qualifier changes
Renewal dates, continuing education and qualifier departures are tracked, so a missed date never catches you off guard.
What this engagement is, and what it is not
A qualifying agent qualifies your company with the board. Here is where the line sits.
It is
Documented plumbing contractor licensing support
Legally structured Qualifying Agent relationships
Proper board filings and documentation
Trade-specific compliance knowledge
Ongoing license maintenance
It is not
A name on a license with no real role in the company
A guarantee that the board approves
A verbal or handshake arrangement
A way around the board's experience or financial rules
A one time filing with no follow up
Two licensed contractors who still build
Marshall Schofield and Jeremiah Jaskulski each hold general contractor, master electrician, master plumber and master mechanical licenses. Together they have helped more than 1,000 business owners with licensing.
They hold the licenses they help other contractors get, so the answer you get on a call is the answer the board will give you.
Meet the foundersWho we do this for
The contracting companies we work with most.
Commercial Plumbing Contractors
Industrial Plumbing Firms
Medical Gas Specialists
Fire Sprinkler Contractors
Utility Contractors
Plumbing Design-Build Firms
MEP Subcontractors
Municipal Project Contractors
Multi-Family Development Plumbers
What the state board will expect
What your application and your qualifier have to show.
Master Plumber or equivalent Qualifying Agent
Documented supervision and oversight
Proper business entity registration
Plumbing contractor insurance and bonding
Compliance with plumbing codes
Continuing education compliance
How to get a plumbing license in your state
Who needs one, the license types, experience, exams, fees and the application steps, state by state.
- Alabama plumbing license
- Alaska plumbing license
- Arizona plumbing license
- Arkansas plumbing license
- California plumbing license
- Colorado plumbing license
- Connecticut plumbing license
- Delaware plumbing license
- Florida plumbing license
- Georgia plumbing license
- Hawaii plumbing license
- Idaho plumbing license
- Illinois plumbing license
- Indiana plumbing license
- Iowa plumbing license
- Kansas plumbing license
- Kentucky plumbing license
- Louisiana plumbing license
- Maine plumbing license
- Maryland plumbing license
- Massachusetts plumbing license
- Michigan plumbing license
- Minnesota plumbing license
- Mississippi plumbing license
- Missouri plumbing license
- Montana plumbing license
- Nebraska plumbing license
- Nevada plumbing license
- New Hampshire plumbing license
- New Jersey plumbing license
- New Mexico plumbing license
- New York plumbing license
- North Carolina plumbing license
- North Dakota plumbing license
- Ohio plumbing license
- Oklahoma plumbing license
- Oregon plumbing license
- Pennsylvania plumbing license
- Rhode Island plumbing license
- South Carolina plumbing license
- South Dakota plumbing license
- Tennessee plumbing license
- Texas plumbing license
- Utah plumbing license
- Vermont plumbing license
- Virginia plumbing license
- Washington plumbing license
- West Virginia plumbing license
- Wisconsin plumbing license
- Wyoming plumbing license
What contractors say
Every review below is public and linked to where it was posted.
“They helped me get my Ohio plumbing license for True Flow Services LLC and made the whole process so much easier than I expected.”
I honestly can't say enough good things about my experience with The Licensing Company. Marshall and Jeremiah were awesome to work with. From the very beginning, they treated me like a person and not just another client. Anytime I had a question, they were there, and I always felt like I knew what was going on. The biggest thing for me was that they just handled it. I didn't have to spend hours trying to figure out…
Timelines vary by state. Most licenses take a few weeks to a few months.
I honestly can't say enough good things about Jeremiah and The Licensing Company. When our electrical qualifier left, I was caught completely off guard. I had a company to run, trucks on the road, jobs that needed to get done, and a whole crew of guys depending on me for their paycheck. I really didn't know what I was supposed to do next or how we were going to get everything straightened out with the State of…
Very professional and knowledgeable.
Working with The Licensing Company was an excellent experience from beginning to end. As the owner of A.B. Electric Services LLC, I know how complicated and time-consuming contractor licensing can become, especially when you are trying to stay focused on running your business and taking care of your customers. The Licensing Company made the entire process much easier for us. They helped streamline everything, kept…
We cannot say enough great things about this company and the outstanding service they provided throughout the process of obtaining our general contractor's license. From the very beginning, their team was knowledgeable, professional, responsive, and incredibly helpful. They handled every detail, answered all of our questions, and guided us through each step of the process, making what could have been overwhelming…
I don't leave many reviews, but this company absolutely deserves one. When we decided to get our Ohio electrical contractor's license, the process seemed overwhelming. Thankfully, we found this team. They told us it would take about 90 days, and we were hopeful, but honestly, we never expected it to happen so quickly. To our surprise, we had our license in just 3 weeks! They were professional, honest, and always…
Timelines vary by state. Most licenses take a few weeks to a few months.
Other trades we license
Each trade has its own board rules in most states. Pick yours.
Questions contractors ask
What qualifications does a plumbing Qualifying Agent need?
Can I get a plumbing contractor license without a Master Plumber on staff?
Do you support specialty plumbing classifications?
What about backflow certification and specialty endorsements?
How quickly can I get a plumbing contractor license?
Applying for the license yourself?
We audit, prepare and submit one state application for one flat $999, and answer the board's paperwork questions until it decides. State fees are paid to the state separately.
See the $999 package
Tell us the state and the trade
A member of our team calls you back, walks through what your state board requires for your situation, and books your discovery call.
Related Resources
Contractor licensing and qualifying agent guides from The Licensing Company.
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Become a qualifying agent
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