How to become a home inspector in Oklahoma

To become a home inspector in Oklahoma, you finish a 90-hour approved course, apply to the Construction Industries Board, and pass the National Home Inspector Examination through PSI. You also need $50,000 of general liability insurance, and the license renews every year.

NHIE requiredChecked on October 14, 2026. Updated October 27, 2026

Oklahoma at a glance

Oklahoma at a glance
Item	Oklahoma
Exam	The NHIE through PSI, after the Board approves your application: 200 questions in 4 hours
Exam fee	$195 per attempt, paid to PSI. You wait 30 days between tries.
Education	90 hours in a course approved by the Committee of Home Inspector Examiners. Online courses are on the list.
Field work	None required by the law or the rules
Insurance	General liability of at least $50,000 combined single limit, with the Board listed as certificate holder
Other	Age 18 and a notarized application with a lawful presence affidavit. No high school rule was found.
Application fee	$280: a $250 license fee and a $30 application fee
Renewal	$150 every year, with 8 hours of continuing education

The licensing body is the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. Fees and rules change, so check them with the state before you pay for anything.

Steps to an Oklahoma license

01
Finish a 90-hour pre-license course on the Board's approved list.
02
Fill out the license application, and sign it and the lawful presence affidavit in front of a notary. Attach your course certificate.
03
Mail it to the Board with $280 by check or money order.
04
Wait for approval. The Board sends your information to PSI.
05
Register with PSI, pay $195, and test within a year of paying.
06
Pass the National Home Inspector Examination at a PSI test center.
07
File a certificate of general liability insurance of at least $50,000 with the Board.

Fees go up in 2028

Senate Bill 1732, signed May 12, 2026, raises the license fee from $250 to $400 and the yearly renewal from $150 to $240. The new fees start July 1, 2028. The application fee stays at $30.

Keeping the license

The license runs one year from the day it is issued. Each year you need 8 hours of approved continuing education, and no more than 2 of them can be on ancillary systems. If your insurance lapses, the license goes inactive until a current certificate is on file.

How long it takes in Oklahoma

You finish a 90-hour approved course; Oklahoma requires no field work. After Board approval, you test with PSI within 1 year of paying or lose the fee. Oklahoma sets no minimum time; the hours are the floor.

Home inspector pay in Oklahoma

BLS puts the median pay for construction and building inspectors in Oklahoma at $59,280 a year in May 2025, against $74,690 for the whole country. BLS counts about 2,090 people in that job in the state, and home inspectors are one specialty in the group, next to city and county code inspectors.

The number leaves out the self-employed. An inspector who owns the business is self-employed, so that pay isn't in it. For what owners report, see how much home inspectors make.

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Questions people ask

Does Oklahoma use the NHIE?

Yes. The Board sends approved applicants to PSI, which gives the National Home Inspector Examination: 200 questions in 4 hours, with 25 of them unscored.

Can I take the Oklahoma home inspector course online?

Yes. The Board's approved list includes online 90-hour programs.

Does Oklahoma require a home inspector to have a high school diploma?

No diploma or GED rule appears in the law, the rules, or the application. You need to be 18.

Does Oklahoma have reciprocity for home inspectors?

The law lets the Board sign reciprocity agreements with other states, but no home inspector agreement is listed on the Board's site.

How long does it take to become a home inspector in Oklahoma?

You finish a 90-hour approved course; Oklahoma requires no field work. After Board approval, you test with PSI within 1 year of paying or lose the fee. Oklahoma sets no minimum time; the hours are the floor.

How much do home inspectors make in Oklahoma?

BLS publishes no separate figure for home inspectors. It counts them with construction and building inspectors, whose median pay in Oklahoma was $59,280 a year in May 2025. That figure leaves out the self-employed, which includes an inspector who owns the business.

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