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How to become a plumber in Oklahoma

Oklahoma licenses plumbers at the state level through CIB.1 You start as an apprentice or trainee and work toward the exam.

6registered apprenticeship programs$27.87median an hour in Oklahoma

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 OK
6 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 OK
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. Start as an apprentice or trainee

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

    Issued by
    Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB)
    Compare the ways in
  2. Journeyman license3 yrs

    3 years in the trade under a licensed plumbing contractor (school credit can replace part)

    Time
    3 yrs
  3. Contractor license1 yr

    Journeyman requirements plus 1 year

    Time
    1 yr
Already logging hours?

Exam vendor, code book, fees, renewal and reciprocity for the Oklahoma license.

Oklahoma plumber license
Pay once you're working

$57,970

a year is the median for plumbers in Oklahoma ($27.87 an hour, May 2025).5

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Tulsa$28.58
  2. Oklahoma City$28.44
  3. Enid$27.34
  4. Lawton$24.94
Oklahoma median $27.87 an hour

Questions

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

Check the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) before you bid work on your own.3

Are plumbers in demand in Oklahoma?

Projections Central expects about 680 plumber openings a year in Oklahoma through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.4

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

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

Find a program

More for plumbers in Oklahoma

Sources

  1. Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) (oklahoma.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB): experience requirements (oklahoma.gov, 2026-10-27)
  3. Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) (oklahoma.gov)
  4. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  5. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Oklahoma, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)