Apply for a Journeyman Pipefitter License

To complete an application, enter all required information and attach the following documents: 

• A copy of a high school diploma or equivalent certification
• A 2" x 2" passport-style photo
• Proof of requisite education and employment hours as described below:

EITHER

1. Provide documentation from employer that you have worked not less than 6,000 hours in Massachusetts as a duly licensed OPSI Pipefitter Apprentice under a Massachusetts Master Pipefitter.
2. Documentation from an approved school that you have completed 350 hours of A.S.M.E Code instruction.

OR

1. Provide documentation from employer that you have worked not less than 4,000 hours in Massachusetts as a duly licensed OPSI Pipefitter Apprentice under a Massachusetts Master Pipefitter.
2. Provide documentation from an approved school that you have completed 200 hours of A.S.M.E Code instruction.
3. Documentation from an approved school that you have successfully completed 500 hours of study in a pipefitter's course, of which 250 hours of practical, shop-related work.

OR

1. Provide documentation from employer that you have worked not less than 2,000 hours in Massachusetts as a duly licensed OPSI Pipefitter Apprentice under a Massachusetts Master Pipefitter.
2. Provide documentation from an approved school that you have completed 200 hours of A.S.M.E Code instruction.
3. Provide documentation from an approved school that you have successfully completed 1000 hours of study in a pipefitter's course, of which 700 hours of practical, shop-related work.

OR

1. Provide documentation from out-of-state employer listing work experience and certification requirements that are equivalent to the Journeyman Pipefitter prerequisites listed above. 
2. Provide a Certificate of Good Standing, if available. 
3. Be approved by a majority vote of the Bureau.

This license allows the holder to perform pipefitting work subject to inspection under any law, ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation but does not employ other Journeymen or Master Pipefitters.

Find here a list of Bureau-approved schools.

Incomplete applications will not be scheduled for examination until all missing documentation is submitted.

Important Information if you Employ or Plan to Employ an Apprentice

A Pipefitter Apprentice must be licensed with the OPSI, must hold a valid registration with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and must be employed by a Massachusetts Master Pipefitter for the duration of their apprenticeship. A Journeyman Pipefitter can supervise the work of the Pipefitter Apprentice, but the work hours will only be accepted while registered with the DAS, licensed with the OPSI, and under the employment of the Master Pipefitter. For more information see here.