A qualifying individual for a B-General Building contractor license must demonstrate how many years of journeyman-level experience in the building trade?
Correct Answer
B) Four years
California Code of Regulations Title 16, Section 825 requires four years of journeyman-level experience in the building trade for B-General Building contractor qualification. This experience must be within the 10 years immediately preceding the application and must demonstrate progressively responsible experience in the construction field.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Option B is correct. California Code of Regulations Title 16, Section 825 requires a qualifying individual for a Class B General Building Contractor license to demonstrate four years of journeyman-level experience in the building trades within the 10 years immediately preceding the application. This experience standard ensures that license holders have sufficient hands-on expertise to oversee broad construction work.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Two years
Two years is insufficient under the CCR. While two years may apply to some specialty (C-class) license categories, the B-General Building license demands a higher bar of four years due to the broad scope of work it authorizes.
Option C: Five years
Five years exceeds what the CCR actually requires. This is a trap for test-takers who 'round up' or confuse the B-license requirement with apprenticeship program lengths, which are often 4–5 years but are not the same as the licensing standard.
Option D: Three years
Three years is a common distractor. It is neither the two-year minimum for some C-class licenses nor the four-year requirement for B-General. Choosing three years suggests the test-taker is guessing rather than knowing the exact statutory figure.
Memory Technique
Associate 'B-license = 4 years' with this phrase: 'B is the second letter of the alphabet, but you need FOUR years, not two.' The letter B looks like two bumps — but licensing requires FOUR years of work experience.
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