What counts
Experience receives credit when performed at journey level or as a foreman, supervising employee, contractor, or qualified owner-builder in the requested classification.
What does not count as full journey-level experience
Helper, laborer, trainee, assistant, and incomplete apprentice work do not automatically meet the journey-level standard.
Who verifies it
The certifier needs firsthand knowledge and can be an employer, contractor, supervisor, fellow journeyman, union representative, building inspector, architect, engineer, or homeowner who actually observed the work.
Prepare supporting evidence
Keep payroll and tax records, contracts, permits, invoices, project lists, employment records, apprenticeship completion, transcripts, and owner-builder project forms. CSLB can request documentation even after the experience form is certified.