Moving to Utah as a journeyman plumber: every state's rule
Utah has reciprocity agreements with 0 states. Everyone else follows its standard out-of-state path: endorsement.
Utah journeyman plumber · “Journeyman Plumber”
Statewide license
Issued by Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL)
Utah issues a statewide Journeyman Plumber license through the Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) under the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act (Utah Code 58-55) and Rule R156-55c; DOPL also licenses Apprentice Plumbers, Residential Journeyman Plumbers (residential work only, 6,000 hours plus schooling or 12,000 hours) and Residential Master Plumbers. A new journeyman needs either completion of an approved apprenticeship program (576 classroom hours) plus 8,000 hours of licensed apprentice experience, or 16,000 hours, and must pass the Prov-administered Utah Plumber Written (theory) and Practical exams before applying; the DOPL application fee is $116 and exam fees are paid to Prov. Utah has no signed reciprocity agreements. Instead, under Utah Code 58-1-302 it licenses by endorsement anyone whose license appears in green on DOPL's Endorsement to Utah: Journeyman Plumber map, provided the license has been held at least one year and is active and in good standing; no Utah exam is required for journeyman endorsement. Applicants from jurisdictions without an equivalent statewide license use verified out-of-state hours toward the standard route. Renewal requires 12 hours of approved CE per licensing cycle (8 core).
Every origin state
| State | Mechanism | Note | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Alaska | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Arizona | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Arkansas | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| California | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Colorado | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Connecticut | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Delaware | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| District of Columbia | Experience credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Florida | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Georgia | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Hawaii | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Idaho | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Illinois | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Indiana | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Iowa | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Kansas | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Kentucky | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Louisiana | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Maine | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Maryland | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Massachusetts | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Michigan | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Minnesota | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Mississippi | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Missouri | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Montana | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Nebraska | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Nevada | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| New Hampshire | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| New Jersey | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| New Mexico | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| New York | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| North Carolina | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| North Dakota | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Ohio | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Oklahoma | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Oregon | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Pennsylvania | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Rhode Island | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| South Carolina | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| South Dakota | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Tennessee | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Texas | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Vermont | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Virginia | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Washington | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| West Virginia | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Wisconsin | Endorsement | explicit agreement | 2026-09-16 |
| Wyoming | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |