Oklahoma Apprenticeship Programs
As of September 2026, Oklahoma fields 8,500 active apprentices across 365 registered programs, a mid-sized system with 55.6% completion.
- Active apprentices
- 8,500
- National rank
- #29 / 51
- Completion rate
- 55.6%
- Completion wage
- $27
Oklahoma ranks #29 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 1% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 55.6% completion rate sits 2.6 pts below the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 83% - from $15 to $27 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction OK · Oklahoma
Oklahoma registered-apprenticeship filing: 8,500 active apprentices (rank 29/51), 365 programs, 55.6% completion.
- BOOK-SMALL 8,500
- RANK-LOWER #29
- PROG-SPARSE 365
- COMP-MID 55.6%
- WAGE-STRONG +83%
- SHARE-SMALL 1%
- NEW-FY 2,200
Nearest enrollment peer: Nevada (300 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: fastest growing occupations 2034
Where Oklahoma sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction with Oklahoma marked mid-field. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Oklahoma vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
8,500 29th of 51 higher than 22 of 51 states
States and territories, banded by active apprentices
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship data · 2026-09-25
Source: U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship data, compiled by PlainWorkforce.
Reading Oklahoma's numbers
What stands out in this state's DOL filing, most distinctive first. Every figure below is computed from the state's own row in the dataset.
The signature stat: completion
If one figure defines this system it is attrition: 55.6% completion, weaker than 78% of states.
Where the scale sits
8,500 active apprentices rank 29 of 51 nationally, 1% of all registered enrollment.
Middle-of-the-road program size
365 registered programs at 23.3 apprentices per program lands in the middle tercile of states; program structure is not what distinguishes this system.
Steady intake
A 25.9% intake ratio (2,200 new apprentices this fiscal year) keeps Oklahoma in the middle tercile for pipeline speed.
Typical wage progression
Pay runs $14.50/hour at the start and $26.50 at completion — a 82.8% progression near the 82.7% norm.
Oklahoma's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations, ranked by AI-exposure score, most sit well below the 37% occupation-wide average (the dotted line), which is exactly why the trades are AI-resilient. Bars link to the full occupation profile where tracked.
- Electrician 13%
- Boilermaker 21%
- Plumber 27%
- Pipefitter -
- HVAC Mechanic -
AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis of O*NET task data; the 37% line is the average across all 832 tracked occupations. Lower = more AI-resilient.
Frequently asked questions
How many apprentices does Oklahoma have?
Oklahoma reports about 8,500 active registered apprentices in 365 programs, ranking 29 of 51 jurisdictions.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Oklahoma?
55.6%, which trails the 58.2% national average by 2.6 points.
How much do apprentices earn in Oklahoma?
Entry wages average $14.50/hour, rising to about $26.50 at completion (82.8% growth).
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Oklahoma?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Oklahoma are Electrician, Plumber, Pipefitter, Boilermaker, HVAC Mechanic — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
How does Oklahoma compare with neighboring systems?
On the dataset's own axes: rank 29 of 51 by enrollment, 55.6% completion, 82.8% wage progression. The comparison links below open the states adjacent in rank.
Compare other states
Put these numbers to use
Use Oklahoma's apprenticeship numbers above to plan a specific trade path, not just compare states.
- Weigh an apprenticeship path against a college degree with real wage and growth numbers. Apprenticeships vs college
- Browse the full occupation directory to check wage and AI exposure for a specific trade. Browse all occupations
- Through 2034, these are the occupations projected to add the most jobs. Fastest-growing occupations
Enrollment and completion vary by program and year; these figures come from the U.S. Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship data.
Every figure on PlainWorkforce is rendered directly from BLS/O*NET source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Enrollment and wage figures are rounded. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these figures, or report a data error. Data current as of U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship (active apprentices, registered programs, completion rates, and wages by state), O*NET (occupation task data, for the linked AI-exposure scores).