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Where a South Carolina master plumber license transfers

1 documented state waive the exam for South Carolina masters. 20 review by endorsement, 15 credit your hours, 2 give no credit.

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South Carolina master plumber · “Mechanical Contractor, Plumbing (PB) classification - Qualifying Party certification”

Statewide license

Verified September 16, 2026· 5 sources

Issued by South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board (LLR); Residential Builders Commission for residential-only specialty work

South Carolina has no license titled 'master plumber'. The highest person-held plumbing credential is the Contractor's Licensing Board's Qualifying Party certification in the Plumbing (PB) classification of the Mechanical Contractor license. The individual passes the South Carolina plumbing technical exam through PSI (unless a listed waiver exam applies) and the South Carolina Business Management & Law for Commercial Contractors exam, documents two years of full-time experience within the past five years in the classification (or a PHCC Academy of North Carolina plumbing apprenticeship certificate), and is certified as the qualifying party for a licensed entity (which may be a sole proprietorship). The certification stays with the person; Doc. 168 states the certified qualifying party 'is not a licensed contractor' and the entity holds the license. The license fee is $350, with a financial statement or surety bond sized by mechanical group (Group 2, jobs to $100,000: working capital $10,000 or net worth $15,000, or a $15,000 bond). Work over $10,000 requires this license under § 40-11-30. Licensees from other states take the South Carolina plumbing technical exam and the Business Management & Law exam.

Exam waived

Every destination

Reciprocity 1Endorsement 20Experience credit 15No credit 2Not applicable 12
Every state's rule for a South Carolina license
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AlabamaEndorsement2026-09-16
AlaskaEndorsement2026-09-16
ArizonaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
ArkansasEndorsement2026-09-16
CaliforniaExperience credit2026-09-16
ColoradoEndorsement2026-09-16
ConnecticutEndorsement2026-09-16
DelawareEndorsement2026-09-16
District of ColumbiaEndorsement2026-09-16
FloridaEndorsement2026-09-16
GeorgiaExperience credit2026-09-16
HawaiiExperience credit2026-09-16
IdahoNo credit2026-09-16
IllinoisEndorsement2026-09-16
IndianaEndorsement2026-09-16
IowaEndorsement2026-09-16
KansasNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
KentuckyExperience credit2026-09-16
LouisianaNo credit2026-09-16
MaineEndorsement2026-09-16
MarylandExperience credit2026-09-16
MassachusettsExperience credit2026-09-16
MichiganExperience credit2026-09-16
MinnesotaExperience credit2026-09-16
MississippiNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
MissouriNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
MontanaExperience credit2026-09-16
NebraskaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
NevadaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
New HampshireExperience credit2026-09-16
New JerseyExperience credit2026-09-16
New MexicoExperience credit2026-09-16
New YorkNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
North CarolinaEndorsementexplicit agreement2026-09-16
North DakotaExperience credit2026-09-16
OhioReciprocityexplicit agreement2026-09-16
OklahomaEndorsement2026-09-16
OregonNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
PennsylvaniaNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
Rhode IslandExperience credit2026-09-16
South DakotaEndorsement2026-09-16
TennesseeNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
TexasEndorsement2026-09-16
UtahEndorsementexplicit agreement2026-09-16
VermontEndorsement2026-09-16
VirginiaEndorsement2026-09-16
WashingtonNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16
West VirginiaEndorsement2026-09-16
WisconsinExperience credit2026-09-16
WyomingNot applicableno state license at this level2026-09-16

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