About ContractorTests.com
Built on what your exam tests.
Earning your contractor license takes real preparation. Our team researches what each licensing board tests, across the reference books that board pulls from, and builds practice tests that map to the exam scope. Not the table of contents of one code book.
ContractorTests.com is a division of Paragon Learning Group, LLC.
Help you pass the exam on the first try, with less wasted time.
Studying is unavoidable. Studying inefficiently is not. Each practice test cuts the time you spend on irrelevant material and concentrates your hours on what your exam tests. The goal isn’t to entertain you. It’s to get you to “pass” on test day.
30+ hours of work per test. No shortcuts.
Each practice test is hand-built by US-based subject-matter experts. We start with the licensing board’s official candidate information bulletin and reference material. We identify the code sections the exam draws from. We write questions that mirror the topic mix, weighting, and difficulty.
- Range. 50 to 1,000 pages per practice test, with 150 to 3,000 questions depending on license scope.
- Reference locators. Each question points back to the section in the code book it draws from.
- Answer keys. Included with each test, so you can identify weak areas and re-study with focus.
- Exam-aligned. Built for the specific licensing exam, not adapted from a generic national template.
Trades work matters. So does getting it right.
Hardworking contractors and construction workers build the country. Licensure makes that work safer, more reliable, and more durable: for the crew, for the client, and for the communities those projects land in. Supporting you through licensure means we’re part of that chain.
Priced to reflect the work, and held there.
Our tests are competitively priced for the depth and specificity they deliver. Our prices have held steady, even as costs around us have risen. Each test reflects the time, expertise, and reference research that goes into building it.
We don’t offer shortcuts. The tests challenge you and cover the material you need to know, using official reference material and a rigorous development process. The other half is how you use the test once you have it: with the PLG study method, not by grinding questions in a vacuum.
Important: read the PLG study method guide before you start. It walks through how to use the practice test, the answer keys, and the reference locators together. The method is how the material is meant to be used.
Beyond passing: what your license earns you.
Earning your license is the threshold. What’s behind it is bigger:
- Higher-paying jobs and bid opportunities only licensed contractors can access.
- Deeper code knowledge that carries into the projects after licensure.
- Safer construction practices that protect the people on your jobsite and the people living with what you build.
The more you learn after the test, the more valuable you become to your employer, your clients, and the trade.
Your exam, in brief.
Most states administer contractor license exams by computer at designated testing centers. Test center attendants help you get comfortable with the system before your exam begins. Most states require a passing score of 75 to 80%.
The exact requirements vary by state and license type. Visit your state’s page on this site (or your licensing board’s website) for specifics on testing centers, fees, retake policies, and scheduling.
Questions? We respond.
We aim to reply to customer messages the same day. Whether you have a question about which practice test fits your license, an issue downloading your PDF, or a request for a test we haven’t published yet, contact us and we’ll get back to you.
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