Moving to West Virginia as a journeyman plumber: every state's rule

West Virginia issues a statewide Journeyman plumber license through the Division of Labor under W. Va. Code Chapter 21, Article 14 (Supervision of Plumbing Work). Since January 1, 2009 a person performing or offering to perform plumbing work in the state must hold a Commissioner of Labor license and carry it on the job; the statute defines a journeyman plumber as a person who has passed a written journeyman examination with a score of at least 70 percent and who is competent to instruct and supervise a plumber in training. A plumber-in-training registration (fee capped at $25) exists for persons who have not yet passed the journeyman exam. Out-of-state journeymen are expected to use the Commissioner's reciprocity rules (W. Va. Code 21-14-4(3), text unread) and, where they qualify, the Review and Credential Acknowledgement Procedures Act (W. Va. Code 21-17-3), which requires the board to issue an occupational license without adding West Virginia's own exam when the origin license has been held at least one year. The Division publishes no named plumber reciprocity partners. Plumbing contractor work is a separate Contractor Licensing Board license (W. Va. Code 30-42) and is not this credential.