Florida contractor licensing
Verified Experience documents and verifies the construction experience you have already earned, so you can qualify for a Florida contractor license without leaving the job that pays your bills.
The solution
Verified Experience is the bridge between your real world construction expertise and the Florida contractor license you deserve. We handle the documentation, the verification and the paperwork so you can focus on what you do best: building.
Every affidavit, form and verification packaged exactly how the DBPR asks for it.
We help you document and verify each qualifying year of construction experience.
Submit knowing your package answers every requirement the state puts in front of it.
The question we get most
Justin Jones, co-founder, answers the question in thirty seconds. The short version is no. The program is built for people who are already working.
Justin Jones, Co-founder and CEO, Verified Experience
How it works
Same four steps for every license type. What changes is what the state still needs from you.
We work out where you stand and what actually counts.
A clear plan. No guessing, no conflicting answers.
We structure the supervisory work you do so the record holds up.
The work you do is captured as qualifying experience while you do it.
Everything you do is logged the right way, as it happens.
Nothing to scramble for later. The record is already organized and provable.
When it is time, you are ready.
You submit a complete package instead of a hopeful one.
What you get
No guesswork. No missed steps. A clear path from experienced tradesman to licensed contractor.
Your experience actually counts toward licensing
You are not figuring this out alone
You price jobs with confidence
Real world exposure most people never get
Field to code understanding, not textbook learning
The step where most people come unstuck
The four problems
Four reasons people stay unlicensed, and what changes.
Where you are
What it costs you
You cannot get licensed, so you keep working under somebody else.
Your real skills become verified, documented experience that qualifies. The work is the same work. The difference is that this time it is on the record.
Where you are
What it costs you
Years of delay, and plenty of people never apply at all.
You get one straight answer and a step by step path, starting with a roadmap of where you stand today and what is still missing.
Where you are
What it costs you
Frustration, and no way up.
The license is what lets you pull your own permits, price your own jobs and take the work in your own name. Pricing is part of it too, because a license without estimating skill is half a business.
Where you are
What it costs you
You stay a worker, or you go out on your own and it falls over.
You see how jobs get won, priced and run, from people doing it on live projects every week.
Who it's for
We do not create fake experience. We add, verify and document the real experience you earned.
Proof
“I got my plumbing license with their help after all these years. It feels completely different to pull a permit in your own name.”
Ivan Petrov
Heavenly Plumbing, St. Petersburg
I am a certified financial planner and during the storms of 2024 my investment properties flooded. I spoke to Justin about getting my own license versus hiring a contractor to rebuild. I saved tens of thousands by getting my own license and doing the work myself. I am in process of getting my plumbing license now while maintaining my advisory business.
Ivan Petrov, Heavenly Plumbing, St. Petersburg
The licenses behind the program
Held by Justin Jones: General, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Roofing and Electrical. The work you document is supervised under real licenses, which is the part the state cares about.
FAQ
The ones we get asked every week. The full list is on the FAQ page.
Our systems and documentation have been vetted by a licensed labor law attorney and a certified public accountant, so the process holds up to scrutiny. We document real work that you really perform. We never create, backdate or manufacture experience.
Onboarding takes a couple of days. After that it depends on the license you are going for and the experience you already hold. Florida's standard requirement is three years of verified experience, and every situation is different. The roadmap tells you where you stand before you commit to anything.
No. The whole program is designed for working professionals. We handle the documentation and the paperwork while you keep earning, and you can log in to the employee portal from anywhere.
Yes. Veterans can sit the state licensing exam sooner.
After 12 months
After 36 months
Five license types
It depends on the license type, and we often find qualifying experience people did not realize counted. You get an honest assessment either way, and if you are short we can add you to the roster to build the rest.
Answer a few questions about the work you have already done. You get a roadmap of what the state counts, what is missing, and what happens next.
