The Qualifier Gave Two Weeks’ Notice
The electrician gave his notice on a Friday, in the shop, standing next to the wire rack. Two weeks. He had a job lined up...
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Two $950 Invoices on a $2,400 Bathroom
The bathroom job came to $2,400. He knew that number because he had added it up himself on the back of a lumber receipt. New...
Read More →The Certification Signed for Years the Certifier Never Saw
The envelope came back thicker than it left. Inside was his application for a California contractor license. The Certification of Work Experience was flagged. A...
Read More →Same Day at Santa Clara PSI: The C-36 He Could Sit and the Law Exam He Could Not Look Up
He had the California Plumbing Code in a canvas bag on the passenger seat, tabs in three colors, the index pages dog-eared, a pencil in...
Read More →New Jersey Contractor License Exams (2026): Trade Plus Business and Law, Every Time
An electrician in Edison gets the eligibility notice from the New Jersey board and books a seat at PSI. They have spent months in the...
Read More →Ohio Contractor License Exams (2026): Trade Technical Plus Business and Law
An Ohio contractor license takes two examinations: a trade technical paper and a separate Business and Law paper. Both are required, and they are sat...
Read More →Mississippi Contractor License Exams (2026): Law and Business Plus NASCLA
Mississippi keeps its contractor examination structure simple: a Law and Business Management paper, plus the NASCLA accredited examination for commercial general building work. Law and...
Read More →Arkansas Contractor License Exams (2026): Business and Law, HVACR, and NASCLA
Arkansas splits contractor licensing across the Contractors Licensing Board and the Department of Labor and Licensing, and uses the NASCLA accredited exam for commercial general...
Read More →West Virginia Contractor License Exams (2026): NASCLA and the State Papers
West Virginia does something most states do not: for commercial general building work it accepts the NASCLA Accredited Examination, the same paper recognized across a...
Read More →Oklahoma Contractor License Exams (2026): Trade Plus Business and Law
A journeyman plumber in Tulsa has been working for a contractor for years and decides it is time to pull permits under their own name....
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