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How to become a roofer in Oklahoma

Most roofers in Oklahoma start in an apprenticeship or a helper job and learn on the job. The contractor license comes later, if you run your own business.

1registered apprenticeship programs$21.00median 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
1 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
12 schools with programs
Trade schools in Oklahoma
Helper

Start on a crew

Get hired as a helper by a licensed roofing 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. Work as a roofer

    Median pay in Oklahoma is $21.00 an hour.

    Roofer pay in Oklahoma
  3. Run your own shop

    No experience requirement is set for the basic registration in the rules read.

    Issued by
    Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB)
    Oklahoma contractor license
Pay once you're working

$43,680

a year is the median for roofers in Oklahoma ($21.00 an hour, May 2025).3

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Tulsa$23.72
  2. Oklahoma City$21.00
Oklahoma median $21.00 an hour

Questions

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

Oklahoma requires roofing contractors to register with the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB).1

Are roofers in demand in Oklahoma?

Projections Central expects about 90 roofer openings a year in Oklahoma through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.2

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

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

Find a program

More for roofers in Oklahoma

Sources

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