Georgia plumber license & renewal
The requirements, the timing and the official sources. Everything we’ve verified, in one place.
License fee
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Required hours
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Exam
Appropriate examination: minimum score 70.
Renewal
License renewal is completed online through your GOALS account and must be completed by November 30 of even-numbered years.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
Master Class I is limited to single-family, one-level two-family dwellings and commercial structures no larger than 10,000 square feet. Class II is unrestricted.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Statewide Class I Master Plumber licenses are limited to plumbing involving single-family dwellings and one-level dwellings designed for not more than two families and commercial structures not to exceed 10,000 square feet in area. Statewide Class II Master Plumber licenses are unrestricted.Official source
Agency guidance
Application and renewal instructions: https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-plumber-license
Agency guidance
First renewal CE: four hours if initially licensed less than two years; none if initially licensed less than one year.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
initially licensed for less than two (2) years must have completed four (4) hours ... initially licensed for less than one (1) year is not required to complete continuing education prior to the applicant's initial renewal.Official 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
Georgia Division of Master and Journeyman Plumbers
Official agency page
Check the qualifications
Experience
Journeyman: at least one year of qualifying plumbing experience. Master: five years, including two years licensed as a journeyman.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Applicants for statewide Master Plumber license must document a minimum of five (5) years of experience ... with at least two (2) of the five (5) years being licensed as a Journeyman Plumber. ... Applicants for statewide Journeyman Plumbers license must document a minimum of one (1) year of experience
Official sourceExam
Appropriate examination: minimum score 70.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
obtain a minimum score of seventy (70) on the appropriate examination
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Application fee
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Exam fee
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License fee
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Apply with the agency
Reciprocity
No reciprocity with other states for master or journeyman plumbers.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
No, Georgia does not have reciprocity with any other states for Master or Journeyman Plumbers.Official source
Official sources and verification (12)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Applicants for statewide Master Plumber license must document a minimum of five (5) years of experience ... with at least two (2) of the five (5) years being licensed as a Journeyman Plumber. ... Applicants for statewide Journeyman Plumbers license must document a minimum of one (1) year of experienceOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
obtain a minimum score of seventy (70) on the appropriate examinationOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
License renewal is completed online through your GOALS account and must be completed by November 30 of even-numbered years.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
a minimum of 8 hours of continuing education within the 24 months prior to the license or certificate expiration date.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Statewide Class I Master Plumber licenses are limited to plumbing involving single-family dwellings and one-level dwellings designed for not more than two families and commercial structures not to exceed 10,000 square feet in area. Statewide Class II Master Plumber licenses are unrestricted.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
initially licensed for less than two (2) years must have completed four (4) hours ... initially licensed for less than one (1) year is not required to complete continuing education prior to the applicant's initial renewal.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
plumbing installation, design, state codes, products, innovations or new techniques, tools and materials, safety, or work-related legal issues. Courses for Master Plumbers also may be in the areas of environmental or business issues.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
No, Georgia does not have reciprocity with any other states for Master or Journeyman Plumbers.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Same license in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
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- Indiana
- Iowa
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- Kentucky
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- New Hampshire
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- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Last verified 2026-10-24.
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