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How to become a plumber in Mississippi

Mississippi does not license individual plumbers. You learn on the job or in school, and the Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) licenses plumbing contractors who run their own business.1

5registered apprenticeship programs$26.67median an hour in Mississippi

Pick your way in

Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn

A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.

Pay
From day one
In MS
5 registered programs
Find a program near you
Trade school

Classroom first

Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.

Pay
You pay tuition
In MS
3 schools with programs
Compare 3 schools
Helper

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
How to get started

The license steps

  1. Get hired or start training

    Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.

    Compare the ways in
  2. Run your own shop

    To bid and contract on your own you need a plumbing contractor license or registration.

    Issued by
    Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC)
    Mississippi contractor license
Pay once you're working

$55,480

a year is the median for plumbers in Mississippi ($26.67 an hour, May 2025).4

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Gulfport–Biloxi$30.31
  2. Jackson$27.48
  3. Hattiesburg$24.01
Mississippi median $26.67 an hour

Questions

Do you need a license to work on your own as a plumber in Mississippi?

Check the Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) before you bid work on your own.2

Are plumbers in demand in Mississippi?

Projections Central expects about 330 plumber openings a year in Mississippi through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

5 registered programs in Mississippi. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.

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More for plumbers in Mississippi

Sources

  1. No state license for individual workers. The Mississippi State Board of Contractors is the state contractor licensing authority and licenses contractors by classification (msboc.us, 2026-10-27)
  2. Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) (msboc.us)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Mississippi, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)