Indiana HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical License Requirements
Last updated 2026. Requirements may change — always verify with your state licensing board.
- Renewal
- Varies by municipality
- CE hours
- Varies by municipality
- Initial cost
- Varies by municipality
- License types
- None at state level — local licenses required
- Experience
- Varies by municipality
- Exam
- Varies by municipality
- Bond
- Varies by municipality
- Insurance
- Workers' comp required with employees under state law
- Reciprocity
- N/A — local licensing applies
- Board
- No statewide licensing authority
- Notes
- Local jurisdictions issue licenses
- Renewal
- Biennial
- CE hours
- Varies — verify with PLA
- Initial cost
- ~$100
- License types
- Apprentice → Journeyman → Plumbing Contractor
- Experience
- 10,000 hours for journeyman
- Exam
- State plumbing exam
- Bond
- Not required at state level
- Insurance
- Workers' comp required with employees; general liability recommended
- Reciprocity
- No formal reciprocity — verify with board
- Board
- Indiana Professional Licensing Agency — Plumbing Commission
- Website
- www.in.gov/pla
- Renewal
- Varies by municipality
- CE hours
- Varies by municipality
- Initial cost
- Varies by municipality
- License types
- None at state level — local licenses required
- Experience
- Varies by municipality
- Exam
- Varies by municipality
- Bond
- Varies by municipality
- Insurance
- Workers' comp required with employees under state law
- Reciprocity
- N/A — local licensing applies
- Board
- No statewide licensing authority
- Notes
- Local jurisdictions issue licenses
Indiana is another split-licensing state. Plumbing is regulated statewide by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, which sets a strict 10,000-hour experience requirement for journeyman plumbers. HVAC and electrical are licensed only at the local level — Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and many other Indiana cities each maintain their own contractor licensing programs.
Indiana's 10,000-hour journeyman plumbing requirement is one of the highest in the country (most states require 6,000-8,000 hours). If you serve customers across multiple Indiana cities for HVAC or electrical work, expect to maintain several local licenses simultaneously.
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Indiana
Full Indiana guide →- Renewal
- Varies by municipality
- CE
- Varies by municipality
- Cost
- Varies by municipality
- Board
- No statewide licensing authority
- Renewal
- Biennial
- CE
- Varies — verify with PLA
- Cost
- ~$100
- Board
- Indiana Professional Licensing Agency — Plumbing Commission
- Website
- www.in.gov/pla
- Renewal
- Varies by municipality
- CE
- Varies by municipality
- Cost
- Varies by municipality
- Board
- No statewide licensing authority
Requirements may change. Always verify with your state licensing board.