Renovation & BuildingSpecialistPlumbing
Master Plumber
Top licensed rung: permit authority, design responsibility, and supervision.
What you'd actually do
- Design plumbing systems and take code responsibility
- Pull permits in your own name
- Supervise journeymen and apprentices
- Resolve complex code and design issues
The facts
- Training time
- 7-10 years
- Experience expected
- 7-10 years
- Physical demand
- moderate
- Room to advance
- strong
- Path to ownership
- high
- Level
- Specialist
Work environment
Job sites · Office · Self-employed
Skills
Core to the job
- Plumbing
- Codes & permitting
- Inspection & QA
- Crew leadership
- Training others
- Pipefitting & fusion
Helps you stand out
- Business management
- Estimating & bidding
- Blueprint & plan reading
Education & credentials
- Journeyman license plus experience
- State exam
- State master plumber licenseUsually required
Required to pull permits in your own name.
Licensing rules vary by state, county, and job scope. Always confirm what applies where you plan to work.
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Where this leads
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