If you want to be a contractor, you must do it the right way. You’ve got to take courses, get experience, take exams, and apply for a license. If you want to be a licensed contractor in the state of Florida, you must pass the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board’s contractor exam. You need to score a 70 percent or higher to pass. This test is a 2-day exam that is offered a few times throughout the year across the state.

Starting in August 2018, general, building and residential exams are computer-based, while plumbing exams are still paper/pencil format in Orlando.

Test dates are: August 14-15, October 16-17, and December 11-12.

For testing, tower specialty, demolition specialty, and industrial facilities specialty need to pass the general exam of contract administration, project management, and business and finance.

You are allowed to have reference materials, but you only have 6.5 hours to complete the test. You should definitely prepare and study before this exam.

All other state licenses (i.e. Mechanical, Class A Air Conditioning, Class B Air Conditioning,Commercial Pool, Gas Line,Glass and Glazing, Gypsum Drywall, Irrigation, Marine, Pollutant Storage, Residential Pool, Roofing, Service Pool, Sheet Metal, Solar, Specialty Structure, Underground Utilities, and electrical trades) use a different testing company and do not follow schedule, so you can test whenever you are ready.

If you fail, you must wait 21 days before you take the test again. It costs at least $215 to take the test, so you don’t want to keep retaking it.

Once you past the test, you’re still not a licensed contractor. You must apply with the state to get your contractor’s license. There’s a lot of forms to fill out and deadlines to meet. If you miss anything or fill out something wrong, your application can be easily rejected. You can avoid this by having a professional contractor licensing company do all the paperwork for you. You don’t want to be part of the 90 percent of people whose application gets rejected the first time.

As a Florida contractor licensing company, we have been helping contractors get their licenses for years. We make the process simple, and we know what the contractor licensing board is looking for. If you have need help getting your Florida contractor license, continuing, click our Florida contractor’s license page or call us at 239-777-1028. Let’s get you licensed today!