How to look up a license in Oklahoma

Official license searches in Oklahoma

9 official searches from 7 boards cover the Oklahoma licenses on this site. 3 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering: the 4 credentials it issues for cosmetologists and massage therapists, including Cosmetologist (Cosmetology license, chemical or non-chemical), Apprentice (Basic Cosmetology apprenticeship registration), Master Cosmetology Instructor and Massage Therapist License.
• Oklahoma Secretary of State: the Notary Public.
• Oklahoma Board of Nursing: the 2 credentials it issues for registered nurses, including Registered Nurse (R.N.) — single-state license (Oklahoma only) and Registered Nurse (R.N.) — multistate license (Nurse Licensure Compact).
• Oklahoma Insurance Department: the 4 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Resident Producer (Insurance Producer), Temporary Insurance Producer, Non-Resident Producer and Insurance Agency (Business Entity Producer license).
• Construction Industries Board: the 6 credentials it issues for plumbers, including Journeyman Plumber (unlimited), Plumber's Apprentice (apprentice plumber registration), Temporary Journeyman Plumber (state of emergency), Residential Journeyman Plumber, Plumbing Contractor (unlimited) and Residential Plumbing Contractor.
• Oklahoma State Department of Health: the 6 credentials it issues for nursing assistants, including Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Long Term Care Aide, Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry, Adult Day Care Aide, Certified Home Health Aide (Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry), Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry, ICF/IID Care Aide and Residential Care Aide.
• Construction Industries Board: the 10 credentials it issues for electricians, including Unlimited Electrical Journeyman, Electrical Apprentice (registration), Student Electrical Apprentice (registration), Temporary Journeyman Electrician License (state of emergency), Refinery Electrical Journeyman and Residential Electrical Journeyman and others.
• Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training: the 4 credentials it issues for security guards, including Security Guard License (unarmed), Special Event License (unarmed), Armed Security Guard License and Security Agency License.
• Construction Industries Board: the license.

Occupations without a state search here

• Real estate agents: the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission (OREC) pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.

How to check a license

Search the board for the work you are hiring for, then check the status, the license type and the expiration date (what to check in the result).

The occupation pages explain what each license level allows: cosmetologists, massage therapists, notaries, registered nurses, insurance agents, plumbers, nursing assistants, electricians, security guards, general contractors.