Colorado plumber license & renewal
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License fee
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Required hours
Practical experience: journeyman 6,800 hours; master 8,500 hours.
Exam
Pass the required examination before submitting the license application with experience and education documentation.
Renewal
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Before you begin
Agency guidance
At renewal, licensees also attest that they have read the current Colorado Plumbing Code.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
licensees must make attestation upon renewal that they have read the current Colorado Plumbing CodeOfficial source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Colorado State Plumbing Board
Official agency page
Check the qualifications
Required hours
Practical experience: journeyman 6,800 hours; master 8,500 hours.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The hours of practical experience required to qualify for licensure are: ... Journeyman Plumber 6,800 ... Master Plumber 8,500
Official sourceEducation
A qualifying education program must last at least two years; classroom time may replace field experience hour for hour, up to one year.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The program length shall be a minimum of two years. Such education may replace actual field experience under a licensed master as follows: one hour of classroom training equals one hour of on the job training up to a maximum of one year
Official sourceExam
Pass the required examination before submitting the license application with experience and education documentation.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Candidates must pass the required examination(s) before submitting an application to the Board with the required experience and education.
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Official sources and verification (8)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
The hours of practical experience required to qualify for licensure are: ... Journeyman Plumber 6,800 ... Master Plumber 8,500Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The program length shall be a minimum of two years. Such education may replace actual field experience under a licensed master as follows: one hour of classroom training equals one hour of on the job training up to a maximum of one yearOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Candidates must pass the required examination(s) before submitting an application to the Board with the required experience and education.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
a licensee in active status shall complete eight hours of continuing education for every twelve monthsOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
within every twenty-four month period, a minimum of 4 continuing education hours must be related to codes as defined in Board Rule 1.2 and a maximum of 2 hours can be related to safety trainingOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
licensees must make attestation upon renewal that they have read the current Colorado Plumbing CodeOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
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