What is on the Arkansas contractor exam?
- The exam
- The person who qualifies the company must pass the board's exam, either a business and law exam or a trade exam, before the license is issued. You can instead show five years of experience in a main classification (one year in a specialty).1
- Retakes
- If you fail you can retake it at a later board exam session for the regular fee.1
Exam fee: check with Contractors Licensing Board (Dept of Labor and Licensing).
Journeyman and master exams in Arkansas
Electrician
- Who gives it
- Prov, Inc. (the Board contracts with Prov to develop and give the exam; Board approval comes first)2
- Code book
- National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), 2026 edition adopted by the Board
- Exam fee
- $80
Plumber
- Who gives it
- No outside testing company. The Arkansas Department of Health gives its own journeyman plumber exam in four sections, including a drawing on paper the Department provides3
- Exam fee
- $50
HVAC
- Who gives it
- Prov, a licensing exam company, proctors the contractor exams for the Department of Labor and Licensing4
- Exam fee
- $55
How do you book the exam?
Apply to the Contractors Licensing Board (Dept of Labor and Licensing) first. The board approves your application, then tells you how to schedule with the testing company. Contractors Licensing Board (Dept of Labor and Licensing)
Sources
- Contractors Licensing Board (Dept of Labor and Licensing): exam (labor.arkansas.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Arkansas electrician license: exam (provexam.com, 2026-10-27)
- Arkansas plumber license: exam (healthy.arkansas.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Arkansas HVAC license: exam (labor.arkansas.gov, 2026-10-27)