34 Pa. Code § 401.6
The Department will issue a certification for a specific category to an applicant who receives a passing grade in all of the examinations required for that category. The Department will accept the following category examinations or successor examinations administered by the Department, the National Certification Program for Construction Code Inspectors, Assessment Services, Incorporated, the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities or other Nationally-recognized testing program approved by the Department. The Department will list the approved providers on its Internet website.
| Certification Categories | Examination Number and Name |
| Residential building inspector | 1A Building 1 & 2 family dwelling |
| Residential electrical inspector | 2A Electrical 1 & 2 family dwelling |
| Residential mechanical inspector | 4A Mechanical 1 & 2 family dwelling |
| Residential plumbing inspector | 5A Plumbing 1 & 2 family dwelling |
| Residential energy inspector | E1 Residential energy plan review & inspection |
| Building inspector | 1B Building general 3B Fire protection general |
| Fire inspector | F1 Fire prevention inspection general I |
| Electrical inspector | 2B Electrical general |
| Mechanical inspector | 4B Mechanical general |
| Plumbing inspector | 5B Plumbing general |
| Energy inspector | E2 Commercial energy inspection |
| Accessibility inspector/plan examiner | A1 accessibility inspector/ plan examiner |
| Building plans examiner | 1B Building general |
| 1C Building plan review | |
| 3B Fire protection general | |
| 3C Fire protection plan review | |
| Electrical plans examiner | 2B Electrical general |
| 2C Electrical plan review | |
| Mechanical plans examiner | 4B Mechanical general |
| 4C Mechanical plan review | |
| Plumbing plans examiner | 5B Plumbing general |
| 5C Plumbing plan review | |
| Energy plans examiner | E3 Commercial energy plan review |
| Building code official (code administrator) | Department-administered test on State law and application |
| Elevator inspector | Qualified elevator inspector test or its equivalent |
| Passenger ropeway inspector | Department administered test on ANSI B77.1-1999 edition |
34 Pa. Code § 401.6
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 401.4 (relating to application and identification); 34 Pa. Code § 401.5 (relating to waivers); 34 Pa. Code § 401.8 (relating to certification renewal); 34 Pa. Code § 401.9 (relating to continuing education); and 34 Pa. Code § 401.10 (relating to Department-approved providers).