Indiana has no statewide general contractor license, and it does not license electricians or HVAC contractors at the state level either; those trades are regulated city by city. The one construction trade Indiana licenses statewide is plumbing, through the Indiana Plumbing Commission under the Professional Licensing Agency. Local licensing does the real gatekeeping: Indianapolis licenses general, electrical, heating and cooling, and wrecking contractors through its Department of Business and Neighborhood Services, and other cities and counties run their own programs. Indiana has no qualifying agent, qualifying party, or RME requirement at the state level.
Verified against the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Indiana Plumbing Commission published requirements on August 18, 2026 by Marshall Schofield and Jeremiah Jaskulski, licensed general contractors.
The following trade licenses are available in Indiana. Each requires a qualifying agent on the license.
The only statewide construction license is plumbing under the Plumbing Practice Act, IC 25-28.5.
A plumbing contractor applicant qualifies with 4 years in an apprenticeship program, or 4 years in the plumbing business under the direction of a licensed plumbing contractor, or by holding a plumbing license from another state, then has the application reviewed and approved by the Plumbing Commission and passes the state examination administered through PROV.
Journeyman plumbers follow the same 4 year apprenticeship path with their own exam and the same commission approval step.
Everything else runs locally, so check the licensing office in every city or county where you will pull permits, because classes, bonds, and insurance minimums differ by jurisdiction.
Indianapolis is the jurisdiction that matters most: it licenses general, electrical, heating and cooling, and wrecking contractors through the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services.
Because Indiana has no state qualifier rule, opening Indiana means meeting each local jurisdiction's licensing terms rather than designating a statewide qualifying agent.
Requirements change, verify current figures with the board before applying.
Official Licensing Authority
All contractor license applications, renewals, and qualifying agent changes must go through this board.
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