The home inspection profession is regulated in Washington and requires a license. Washington requires new home inspectors to complete several steps before applying for a home inspector license. Follow the path below to become a licensed home inspector in Washington.

Washington requires classroom training and PHII is currently not approved by Washington to offer home inspector pre-license training. A home inspector licensing law became effective in 2009. Washington requires field training in addition to classroom training.

Qualifications for licensure: An individual must submit the following to the department:

• 120 hours of approved classroom education
• 40 hours of field training supervised by a Washington-licensed home inspector
• Pass written exam
• Pay the $720 application fee

State Board:
Department of Licensing
Program Manager: Karen Jarvis
Administrative Assistant: Lona Price

2000 4th Ave W
Olympia, WA 98502

Phone: 360-664-6487
Email: loprice@dol.wa.gov

Approved: No

Free 1-YEAR AHI Membership for Home Inspector Graduates
Upon achieving home inspector certification, PHII can offer all home inspector graduates a free $289 membership in the North American Association of Home Inspectors (AHI), a national non-profit professional home inspector association.