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Oklahoma Earnings
Oklahoma Metropolitan Areas Wages
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Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Fort Smith AR-OK MSA
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$43,820 or $21.07/hr
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$29,500 or $14.18/hr
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$65,230 or $31.36/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$34,700 or $16.68/hr
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$27,290 or $13.12/hr
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$43,900 or $21.11/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$36,410 or $17.51/hr
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$26,770 or $12.87/hr
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$45,670 or $21.96/hr
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Oklahoma Geographical Areas Wages
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Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$34,360 or $16.52/hr
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$28,880 or $13.89/hr
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$45,760 or $22.00/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$34,090 or $16.39/hr
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$30,000 or $14.42/hr
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$37,790 or $18.17/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$32,410 or $15.58/hr
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$23,620 or $11.36/hr
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$36,970 or $17.77/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$33,310 or $16.02/hr
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$28,600 or $13.75/hr
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$39,020 or $18.76/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
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Outlook
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Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 4%
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Job Openings
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52 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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599 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)
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Region
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Employment
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Projected Growth Rate
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Annual Openings (growth)
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Annual Openings (replacement)
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Annual Openings
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Northeast
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70
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14%
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1
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N/A
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6
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Southeast
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110
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9%
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1
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N/A
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9
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Southwest
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70
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0%
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1
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N/A
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6
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Tulsa MSA
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150
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13%
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2
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N/A
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14
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Oklahoma City MSA
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310
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10%
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4
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N/A
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28
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National Earnings
Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.
Where do these numbers come from?
National Employment and Outlook
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Outlook
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stable
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The employment change from 2022 to 2032 is estimated to be +3%.
(The National average for all occupations is +3%)
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Job Openings
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very small number
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Less than 1000 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2022 and 2032.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,670 openings)
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Employment
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small occupation
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This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 73,300 workers in 2022.
(The National average for all occupations is 147,916 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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Greater demand for eye-care services is expected because of growth in the number of older people, who usually have more eye problems than younger people. Increasing rates of chronic diseases also may increase demand for opticianry services because some diseases, such as diabetes, cause vision problems. In addition, opticians will be needed to fill prescriptions for corrective eyewear for people who have eye refraction problems such as myopia and astigmatism.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (56%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (55.6%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (42.7%)
- Offices of optometrists (NAICS621320) (42.6%)
- Retail trade (NAICS44-450) (42.6%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (10.8%)
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