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Kentucky trade licenses

Electrician and Plumber credentials in Kentucky, from the issuing board's page or the statute: who issues each one, the levels, the time it takes and the exam.

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  1. 1Electrician 8 years
  2. 2Plumber 4 years
  3. 3HVAC not covered here
  4. 4General contractor not covered here
TradeIssued byTop credentialTime to topExamFees printed
ElectricianKentucky Department of HousingMaster electrician8 yearsNoNo
PlumberKentucky Department of HousingMaster plumber4 yearsYesYes
Electrician8 yearsPlumber4 years
Years to the top credential in each Kentucky trade covered here, from the hours and years in each source. "+" means the earlier level's time is not stated.

Electrician in Kentucky

Statewide electrician and master electrician licenses issued by HBC under KRS Chapter 227A. Master electrician: 8 years of experience at minimum.

Electrician — 4 years. Master electrician — 8 years. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: 16,000 hours of verifiable experience in the electrical trade since the applicant's sixteenth birthday; an associate degree or diploma in electrical technology or a related field can substitute for 6,000 hours.

Kentucky electrician details · Electrician in every state

Plumber in Kentucky

Statewide journeyman and master plumber licenses issued by HBC under KRS Chapter 318 and 815 KAR 20:030. Master plumber: 4 years of experience at minimum, plus an exam.

Journeyman plumber — 2 years, exam, exam $50, license $60. Master plumber — 4 years, exam, exam $150, license $250. No reciprocity partner is named in the source.

What the top level asks for: A journeyman plumber's license held for at least two years within the past five, with two years of employment under a licensed master plumber (or two years licensed in another state, or four consecutive years practising in a state with no plumbing license). Exam pass mark 80% on each portion.

Kentucky plumber details · Plumber in every state

Moving to or from Kentucky

Electrician: no route is named in the source. Plumber: no route is named in the source. Conditions differ by board, so read the state page for each trade before relying on a partner list.

Not covered yet

HVAC and General contractor are not on this page because no Kentucky board page or statute for them was fetched and verified in this run. The methodology lists every exclusion.

Nearby and comparable: Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Delaware. Guides: how long each state takes · license or registration.

General information from the Kentucky sources on 2026-10-21, not legal advice. Each board is the authority; confirm before applying.