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Becoming a sprinkler fitter depends on your state
Each state sets its own rules for sprinkler fitters, starting with who issues the certificate. SkilledLadder has guides for 2 states so far.
Other trades: Electrician · Plumber
Who issues your certificate
Pick your state
The state certifies you
1 state
You need a state certificate in your own name to do this work, whoever you work for.
Only contractors need a state certificate
1 state
Work for an employer and you need no certificate from the state. Take work in your own name, bid a job or pull a permit, and you need the contractor certificate.
Your state isn't here? 48 states and the District of Columbia have no sprinkler fitter guide yet.
Sources
- Each state's licensing board or agency, as listed in that state's guide: who issues the license and its name
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: median pay for plumbers in each state
- Florida Department of Education, annual apprenticeship report: the programs in Florida with published pay
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, apprenticeship registry: the registered programs in Washington
Pay: these are the federal figures for plumbers, the ones the sprinkler fitter guides use. Median pay counts every plumber on a payroll in the state, from first-year apprentices to masters: half earn more and half earn less.
Programs: Florida's count is the programs whose pay its yearly report publishes, so it isn't a count of every registered program. Every other count is the registered programs.
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