Plumber license reciprocity by state
How each state treats an out-of-state plumber license, split by license level because the rules differ.
journeyman plumber
51 of 51 states documented · 33 issue a statewide journeyman plumber license · 23 state pairs with a reciprocity agreement
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia· 1 reciprocal
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho· 3 reciprocal
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa· 1 reciprocal
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana· 2 reciprocal
- Maine
- Maryland· 1 reciprocal
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota· 2 reciprocal
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana· 4 reciprocal
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota· 3 reciprocal
- Ohio
- Oklahoma· 1 reciprocal
- Oregon· 2 reciprocal
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota· 2 reciprocal
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington· 1 reciprocal
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
master plumber
51 of 51 states documented · 39 issue a statewide master plumber license · 18 state pairs with a reciprocity agreement
- Alabama· 1 reciprocal
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California· 1 reciprocal
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia· 1 reciprocal
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa· 1 reciprocal
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland· 2 reciprocal
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota· 2 reciprocal
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota· 2 reciprocal
- Ohio· 5 reciprocal
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina· 1 reciprocal
- South Dakota· 2 reciprocal
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming