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Journeyman Plumber Examination
The Wisconsin Journeyman Plumber examination is the two-part, open-book licensing exam required for a Journeyman Plumber license from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). Both parts are delivered as computer-based exams at six Wisconsin Pearson VUE test centers (3 hours seat time per part, USD 90 per part), cover the Wisconsin plumbing code and statutes with nine permitted reference materials, and require a 70% passing score. Candidates must complete a recognized plumbing apprenticeship before sitting for the exam.
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Testing time3 hours of Pearson VUE seat time for each part; the exam is administered as two separately scheduled parts (Part 1 and Part 2), i.e., 6 hours total seat time
ScoringPassing score is 70% on each part; both parts are open book
Exam feeUSD 90 per part payable to Pearson VUE (USD 180 total for the two required parts); fees are non-refundable and non-transferable and must be paid at reservation, not at the test center. Plumbing exams are available only at Pearson centers, so no lower-cost DSPS paper-exam option applies
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- Who runs it
- DSPS
- Category
- Plumbing
- Current version
- Administered under the updated Wisconsin plumbing code effective November 2023; no separately published edition label
- Where it applies
- US-WI, United States
- Exam languages
- English, Spanish
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based exam at Pearson VUE testing centers in Wisconsin
- Availability
- By appointment at the six Wisconsin Pearson centers (Eau Claire, Madison, Brookfield, Kenosha, Ashwaubenon, Milwaukee); testing days and times vary by center availability, and reservations must be made at least 48 hours in advance
- Results
- Official pass/fail score report received in hand at the Pearson test center immediately upon completing the exam; after passing, candidates wait two days before applying for the license
- Score validity
- Passing exam results are valid for one (1) year
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
A single licensure examination delivered in two required parts, both open book. Content is drawn from Wisconsin plumbing law and code — Wis. Stats. 145 and 106, Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305, SPS 381-387, SPS 302, and Admin. Code 325 — plus NFPA 13D (2019), NFPA 24 (2019), and POWTS component manuals; exactly nine reference items are permitted into the exam (one binder holding the code/notes, two NFPA standards, and six component manuals), with architect/engineer scale rulers allowed
Where rules vary
This is a Wisconsin-specific licensing exam for the Wisconsin Journeyman Plumber license under Wis. Stat. ch. 145; all plumbing credential exams are limited to six named Pearson centers inside Wisconsin and cannot be taken in any other state
Eligibility
Before sitting for the exam, an applicant must have completed a plumbing apprenticeship program recognized under Wis. Stat. 106.025 or the U.S. Department of Labor (Wisconsin path); out-of-state applicants need a 5-year apprenticeship with at least 576 hours of plumbing-related instruction, or an out-of-state journeyman license plus 5 years of practice; application and eligibility are handled through the LicensE portal before scheduling
Retake policy
Candidates who fail must log in to LicensE and pay the exam fee again; a new exam eligibility is then sent to Pearson VUE before a retake can be scheduled, and only one exam session at a time may be scheduled per credential type