Plumbing Classifications

Rev. 03/24 PLUMBING CLASSIFICATIONS PLUMBING CONTRACTOR means a person who has obtained a Ohio Plumbing Contractor’s License through the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB). A Plumbing Contractor may acquire a permit for plumbing in the Hocking County Health District and may supervise journeymen and apprentices.

JOURNEYMAN means a plumber who may work at the trade in the employment of a Plumbing Contractor. A Journeyman must have at least five years experience working for a licensed Plumbing Contractor or completed a registered plumbing apprenticeship program and has passed a journeyman’s plumbing test given by the Hocking County Board of Health. A Journeyman may help supervise apprentices but may not acquire a plumbing permit.

APPRENTICE means any person with less than five years experience or having not passed the journeyman’s test and employed by a licensed Plumbing Contractor. An apprentice must be supervised by a Journeyman plumber or a person with a Plumbing Contractor’s License.

BACKFLOW TECHNICIAN means a Journeyman plumber with the proper experience and proper certification from the State of Ohio, through training and testing, as a backflow technician.

WATER CONDITIONER INSTALLER means a person who is skilled in the installation of water conditioners as to abide by the requirements of the State of Ohio Plumbing Code. Such person shall be able to acquire permits for the installation of water conditioning equipment only.