master plumber

Licensed drainage professional

A master plumber is a plumber who has achieved the highest level of certification in the trade, typically after years of work as a journeyman and passing a licensing exam.

Master plumbers can work independently, pull permits, and supervise other plumbers: We needed a master plumber to sign off on the renovation.

The title carries legal weight in most jurisdictions.

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skill level and certification

master plumberapprentice

Learner bound to employer

trainee · plumber's helper · beginner · helper · unskilled laborer

competence and quality of work

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Nonprofessional participant

handyman · DIYer · hack · bungler · weekend warrior

professional status/authority

master plumberapprentice

Learner bound to employer

journeyman · subordinate · employee · laborer · trainee

Family

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