Alabama Plumbing License Requirements
Yes. Alabama licenses plumbers through the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board. It issues apprentice, journeyman, master and contractor credentials.
State plumber license · By BrazeJobs Team · Updated
License tiers
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Journeyman | State license (2 years as apprentice or approved program) |
| Master | State license (1 year as journeyman) |
| Contractor | Business registration $25/year |
Requirements
| Journeyman experience | 2 years |
| Exam | Board exam |
| Fees | Business registration $25/year |
| Renewal | Annual |
| Continuing education | Required for journeyman and master since Jan 1, 2025 |
| Local license | No (state license covers) |
| Board | Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board |
Exam
| Exam provider | Prov (for Plumbers and Gas Fitters Board) |
| Format | Open book |
| Questions | Journeyman plumber: 75; Master plumber: 100; Business and Law: 40 |
| Time | Journeyman: 175 minutes; Master: 250 minutes; Business and Law: 120 minutes |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Bulletin date | 2026-10-31 |
Gas fitter exams also offered (journeyman 40 questions/100 minutes; master 50/125 minutes).
- Source: provexam.com · checked November 6, 2026
- Source: pgfb.alabama.gov · checked November 6, 2026
Licensed in another state or the military
| Reciprocity | None currently |
- Source: pgfb.alabama.gov · checked November 6, 2026
Apprenticeship
| Registering agency | State Apprenticeship Agency (Alabama Office of Apprenticeship) |
- Source: apprenticeship.gov · checked November 6, 2026
- Source: alapprentice.org · checked November 6, 2026
Plumbing code
| Code in force | 2021 IPC (state-jurisdiction buildings); local adoption otherwise |
Adopted July 1, 2022. State code covers state-funded work, K-12 and public postsecondary schools, hotels/motels and movie theaters only; other buildings follow local adoption
- Source: dcm.alabama.gov · checked November 5, 2026