Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Pennsylvania's official board.
Pennsylvania has no statewide sheet metal licence: the Department of Labor and Industry states that the Commonwealth currently has no licensure or certification requirements for most construction contractors or their employees, and directs people to their local municipality because some of Pennsylvania's 2,562 municipalities have established local licensure or certification requirements for contractors or construction trades people. The Commonwealth keeps no record of which municipalities do so, and the only statewide filing is Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Attorney General for anyone performing at least $5,000 of home improvements a year.
Pennsylvania issues no sheet metal worker license, so there are no state license levels. What applies instead is set out below.
| Requirements | There is no state sheet metal licence to qualify for. The only statewide requirement that commonly reaches a sheet metal or ductwork business is registration as a Home Improvement Contractor with the Office of Attorney General under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (73 P.S. s. 517.1 et seq.), which applies to contractors who perform at least $5,000 worth of home improvements per year. Registrants must maintain minimum insurance coverage and use contracts that comply with the Act's consumer protection requirements. The Attorney General states that registration under the Act is not an endorsement, recommendation or approval of the contractor's competency or skill, so it is not a competency credential. |
| Reciprocity | Not applicable, Pennsylvania issues no state-level sheet metal licence, so there is no credential to reciprocate. The Department of Labor and Industry's contractor licensing page states that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania currently has no licensure or certification requirements for most construction contractors or their employees, and that licensing is left to individual municipalities, citing Philadelphia's Sheet Metal Technician licence and Allentown's Sheet Metal Licensing Board as examples of municipal rather than state licensure. The Department of State's Occupational Licensure Requirements Snapshots, the state's own list of the professions it licenses through state boards, does not include sheet metal work in any category. |
| Renewal | There is no state trade licence to renew. Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Attorney General must be renewed every two years, with a registration fee of $100 for both new and renewal applications. |
| Notes | Pennsylvania has no statewide sheet metal licence: the Department of Labor and Industry states that the Commonwealth currently has no licensure or certification requirements for most construction contractors or their employees, and directs people to their local municipality because some of Pennsylvania's 2,562 municipalities have established local licensure or certification requirements for contractors or construction trades people. The Commonwealth keeps no record of which municipalities do so, and the only statewide filing is Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Attorney General for anyone performing at least $5,000 of home improvements a year. |
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