Pick your way in
Earn while you learn
A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.
- Pay
- From day one
- In KS
- 10 registered programs
Classroom first
Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.
- Pay
- You pay tuition
- In KS
- 7 schools with programs
Start on a crew
Get hired as a helper by a licensed plumbing contractor and log hours on the job.
- Pay
- Paid on the job
- Start
- No experience needed
The license steps
Get hired or start training
Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.
Run your own shop
To bid and contract on your own you need a plumbing contractor license or registration.
- Issued by
- Kansas Attorney General - Roofing Registration
$65,220
a year is the median for plumbers in Kansas ($31.36 an hour, May 2025).4
Pay by city and percentile- Topeka$36.10
- Wichita$29.30
- Manhattan$29.13
- Lawrence$28.50
Questions
Do you need a license to work on your own as a plumber in Kansas?
Kansas has no state plumbing contractor license; cities and counties license contractors.2
Are plumbers in demand in Kansas?
Projections Central expects about 390 plumber openings a year in Kansas through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3
Find an apprenticeship near you
10 registered programs in Kansas. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.
Find a programMore for plumbers in Kansas
Sources
- City or county licensing authority (ksrevisor.org, 2026-10-27)
- Kansas Attorney General - Roofing Registration contractor licensing (ksbiz.kansas.gov)
- Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Kansas, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)