Virginia HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical License Requirements
Last updated 2026. Requirements may change — always verify with your state licensing board.
- Renewal
- Annual
- CE hours
- Verify with board
- Initial cost
- ~$175
- License types
- Tradesman (Journeyman/Master HVAC) + Class A/B/C Contractor
- Experience
- 4 years
- Exam
- State HVAC exam
- Bond
- Not required at state level
- Insurance
- Workers' comp required with employees; general liability recommended
- Reciprocity
- No formal reciprocity — verify with board
- Board
- Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
- Website
- www.dpor.virginia.gov
- Notes
- Class A: $120K+ single project / Class B: $10K–$120K / Class C: up to $10K. Pick the class based on your typical project value.
- Renewal
- Annual
- CE hours
- Verify with board
- Initial cost
- ~$175
- License types
- Tradesman + Class A/B/C Contractor
- Experience
- 4 years
- 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
- Virginia DPOR
- Website
- www.dpor.virginia.gov
- Renewal
- Annual
- CE hours
- Verify with board
- Initial cost
- ~$175
- License types
- Tradesman + Class A/B/C Contractor
- Experience
- 4 years
- Exam
- NEC-based exam
- Bond
- Not required at state level
- Insurance
- Workers' comp required with employees; general liability recommended
- Reciprocity
- No formal reciprocity — verify with board
- Board
- Virginia DPOR
- Website
- www.dpor.virginia.gov
Virginia uses a dual-credential system through the Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation (DPOR): individual tradesman licenses (journeyman or master) for the technician, plus a Class A/B/C contractor classification for the business based on typical project value.
Virginia's contractor classes set hard project-value limits: Class C tops out at $10,000 per project, Class B covers $10,000–$120,000, and Class A handles anything above $120,000. Bid a job above your class and you're working illegally — plan your classification carefully.
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Virginia
Full Virginia guide →- Renewal
- Annual
- CE
- Verify with board
- Cost
- ~$175
- Board
- Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
- Website
- www.dpor.virginia.gov
- Renewal
- Annual
- CE
- Verify with board
- Cost
- ~$175
- Board
- Virginia DPOR
- Website
- www.dpor.virginia.gov
- Renewal
- Annual
- CE
- Verify with board
- Cost
- ~$175
- Board
- Virginia DPOR
- Website
- www.dpor.virginia.gov
Requirements may change. Always verify with your state licensing board.