King Contractor School
    From W-2 PM to license owner

    From Construction PM to Your Own General Contractor License

    You run $5M projects, manage 8 subs, deal with inspectors weekly, but the license, the contract and the profit are someone else's name. Time to flip that.

    This course is currently taught in Portuguese. English and Spanish versions are in development; no launch date has been announced.

    I want to become a GCVersão em Português

    Today

    Sub of the sub, day labor, cash

    Path

    King Training course, taught in Portuguese

    With the license

    Licensed General Contractor

    The PM is the perfect candidate for GC

    You already do everything a GC does: scheduling, RFIs, submittals, budget vs actual, permitting. The only thing missing is the license, and the courage to sign your own contracts.

    Your PM experience = instant DBPR approval

    Project Management on commercial or residential jobs is the most respected experience type for the DBPR. Letters from your current employer (when comfortable) are gold-standard documentation.

    From $120k W-2 to $400k+ as GC

    A senior PM in Florida earns $110–150k. As your own GC running 3–5 projects: $300–600k net. With one strong year of pipeline: $1M+.

    Your jobsite experience is already worth gold

    King Training is a course taught in Portuguese that takes you from the DBPR application to Pearson VUE approval, even if you've never set foot in a college classroom.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Does PM experience count for the Florida GC license?›

    Yes, and it's one of the highest-quality experience types DBPR accepts. Document with offer letters, project lists, org charts and W-2s.

    Can I keep my W-2 job while applying?›

    Yes. Many candidates keep their PM job during the 6–12 month process, then transition once their first contracts close.

    Do I need an engineering degree to qualify?›

    No. With 4+ years of construction PM experience you qualify with no degree at all.

    What if my employer won't sign my experience letter?›

    Use peers, subs, architects or owners you worked with directly. DBPR accepts letters from any party who can verify your role.