Maintenance Licenses

There are four types of Maintenance Licenses available depending on your trade. The Maintenance License requires:

One year of proven field experience in the trade
Submittal of an application to include proof of experience through letters from employers stating the dates of employment and description of work performed and submittal of W2 tax documents covering the employment period
Successfully passing an examination with a grade of 70 percent or above. The exam is open book and a list of the books is provided at the time of the application request
Payment of $240

This license only allows you to work for an owner who has a premise permit.

A Building Maintenance man is qualified and certified by examination to maintain buildings and structures owned or occupied by the person, firm or corporation by which the building maintenance man is regularly employed.

The work of a building maintenance shall be confined to:
- The erection, repair or relocation of nonbearing interior partitions
- Painting
- Patching stucco and plaster
- Repairing floors of all types
- Repairing cabinets and counters made of wood, metal or plastic
- Repairing awnings and canopies
- Repairing wall and floor tiles
- Roofing work is limited to stopping leaks
A building maintenance man may make only repairs to bearing walls, both interior and exterior, and roofing work shall be limited to stoppage of leaks. A building maintenance man:
- Shall not make addition to or change the outline of any building or structure
- Shall not include plumbing, electrical, mechanical or liquefied petroleum gas work of any kind
A certified sub-building, sub-general or general qualifying agent shall automatically qualify as a building maintenance man.
A Mechanical Maintenance man is qualified and certified by examination to maintain mechanical installations.

The work of a Mechanical Maintenance man shall be confied to repairing, maintaining and servicing of existing systems involving:
- Air conditioning
- Refrigeration
- Heating
- Ventilation
- Pressure and process piping contained and used upon the premises or building owned occupied or otherwise controlled by the person, firm or corporation by whom the mechanical maintenance man is regularly employed
A certified mechanical master or journeyman shall automatically qualify as a mechanical maintenance man.
A Maintenance Electrician man is qualified and certified by examination to maintain electrical installations.

A maintenance electrician can perform or supervise the work of other personnel under a premise permit providing that such work shall be confined to the repair of:
- Existing branch circuits
- Fixtures
- Apparatus or equipment connected thereto
- Shall include the relocation of existing branch circuits and the switching and de-energizing of existing facilities for safety purposes, contained and used upon the premises or building, owned, occupied or otherwise controlled by the person, firm or corporation by whom the maintenance electrician is regularly employed
The maintenance electrician's work shall not include the installation, alteration or replacement of service equipment or any feeder to any center or centers of service equipment.

A certified master or journeyman electrician shall automatically qualify as maintenance electrician.
A Plumbing Maintenance man is qualified and certified by examination to maintain plumbing installations.

The work of the maintenance plumber shall be confined to maintenance repairs involving:
- Only the working parts of a faucet or valve
- The clearance of stoppages
- Repairing of leaks
- Replacement of defective faucets or valves contained and used upon the premises or building owned, occupied or otherwise controlled by the person, firm or corporation by whom the maintenance plumber is regularly employed
Maintenance plumbers' work may not include the cutting into, connecting to or extension of potable water lines, or drain waste and vent systems.

A certified master or journeyman plumber shall automatically qualify as a maintenance plumber.
Plan ahead - the deadline to apply to take an examination takes approximately four weeks prior to the exam date.
- Exam Descriptions
- Construction Trades Qualifying Board Examinations
Examinations for certificates of competency and eligibility are offered Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

The exams are open book and the required books for each exam category will be provided at the time of application.

Exams are offered in English or Spanish and special accommodations can be made for those with disabilities.

Results Reporting
Upon completion of a test you will be given a score result at the testing center. There is no charge for the on-site scoring and tests will be scored within one minute. Candidates participating in this testing program can also access their scores at any time online and logging into their account using their Candidate ID and Password.