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State licensing

Pipefitter licensing, state by state

15 of 51 states license the individual pipefitter. In the other 36, the state licenses the contracting business or leaves it to the city — which usually means you can start work sooner, not later.

Licensed by the state 15

You need a card of your own here. If you already hold one elsewhere, reciprocity is the question — open a state to see whose licenses it takes.

AlaskaLicensed by the stateConnecticutLicensed by the stateIdahoLicensed by the stateIowaLicensed by the stateKentuckyLicensed by the stateMarylandLicensed by the stateMassachusettsLicensed by the stateMinnesotaLicensed by the stateNew MexicoLicensed by the stateOklahomaLicensed by the stateOregonLicensed by the stateRhode IslandLicensed by the stateVermontLicensed by the stateVirginiaLicensed by the stateWest VirginiaLicensed by the state

Contractors licensed, workers not 15

The state licenses the business, not you. Working for a licensed contractor, you can usually start day one with no card and nothing to transfer.

AlabamaContractors licensed, workers notArizonaContractors licensed, workers notArkansasContractors licensed, workers notCaliforniaContractors licensed, workers notDelawareContractors licensed, workers notGeorgiaContractors licensed, workers notLouisianaContractors licensed, workers notMichiganContractors licensed, workers notMississippiContractors licensed, workers notNevadaContractors licensed, workers notNew JerseyContractors licensed, workers notNorth CarolinaContractors licensed, workers notOhioContractors licensed, workers notSouth CarolinaContractors licensed, workers notTennesseeContractors licensed, workers not

Licensed locally, not statewide 6

No single statewide answer — the city or county decides. Check the jurisdiction the job is actually in before you travel.

ColoradoLicensed locally, not statewideFloridaLicensed locally, not statewideKansasLicensed locally, not statewideMissouriLicensed locally, not statewideNebraskaLicensed locally, not statewideWyomingLicensed locally, not statewide

No license required 15

Nothing to obtain and nothing to transfer.

District of ColumbiaNo license requiredHawaiiNo license requiredIllinoisNo license requiredIndianaNo license requiredMaineNo license requiredMontanaNo license requiredNew HampshireNo license requiredNew YorkNo license requiredNorth DakotaNo license requiredPennsylvaniaNo license requiredSouth DakotaNo license requiredTexasNo license requiredUtahNo license requiredWashingtonNo license requiredWisconsinNo license required