AZ Licensing Question

Mark Twenhafel

I read the Arizona contractors' licensing application the other day--noticed that the type of experience required is either journeyman, foreman or supervisory experience. Do any Arizona people know how this works in practice? I.e., down here in Tucson there really isn't much union work, so the whole apprentice->journeyman->master structure doesn't really exist.

And, not everyone can be a foreman--so, does anyone have any experience regarding fulfilling the years-of-experience requirement for the ROC (Registrar of Contractors)?

Thanks,
Mark

DBack Elec

Mark- Get ready for a long process to get your license. It may take as long as six months. You must be tested, provide proof of bonds for both surety and taxes, workmen's comp, Tax ID numbers, provide a company type, financial statement and can not have contracted any work for a year prior. The days of putting your tools in the back of a truck and starting to work are over. Having said all that I wish you Good luck.

Mark Twenhafel

Thanks. I'm okay with all that. What I'm really wondering about is the 4 year experience requirement. The company I'm with is really small--Mom is the license, son is the foreman, son-in-law also "runs" houses, there is another guy who came back recently after being laid off 5 years ago, and then there's me.

I'm the new guy with a year of general construction experience from a trade school that the ROC says they will count toward the four years and a grand total of two months of residential, new-construction electrical experience.

(Before I start getting flamed be people saying "you should just be focusing on learning your trade right now", um....yea, you're right! Okay?)

But, in interest of planning ahead, will any of what I'm doing right now count with the ROC if I'm not "running the house"? ("Running the house" is what they call being in charge of the job.)

You're from Mesa and have a license in AZ--anything you can tell me? BTW, I'm 50 years old, got a useless college degree, a little money in the bank--but I need to make good decisions from here on out in order to retire with more than $500/month from social security.

So, I'm asking, if I want to have my ducks in a row for applying to the ROC three years from now for a B- (General Residential), or C-11 (Residential Electrical), what do I need to do now in terms of experience so I don't get tagged 3-4 years from now when I apply?

Thanks,
Mark

JumboJack

Ths is what Cali. calls a journeyman...

From the C.S.L.B.
A journeyman is a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision. But, that person does not have a license and is not able to contract for jobs that value more than $500 in labor and materials.

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

220/221

Heh heh...ya gotta love the olden days!

About 15 years ago I walked in and BS'd my way thru the application AND the test in a couple hours after spending most of my life contracting without a licence.

A week later I were a contractur

I have helped a couple of guys go thru the process and they DO check up on you.



One way to cheat the system may be to research contractors that have gone out of business and claim you worked for them.

What can I say. I have a criminal mind.