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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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$40,350 or $19.40/hr
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$29,890 or $14.37/hr
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$62,400 or $30.00/hr
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Lawton MSA
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$47,600 or $22.88/hr
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$31,020 or $14.92/hr
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$61,870 or $29.75/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$47,700 or $22.93/hr
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$31,790 or $15.29/hr
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$64,400 or $30.96/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$46,060 or $22.14/hr
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$30,200 or $14.52/hr
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$65,840 or $31.66/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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$45,220 or $21.74/hr
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$29,680 or $14.27/hr
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$61,150 or $29.40/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$44,080 or $21.19/hr
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$29,420 or $14.14/hr
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$62,120 or $29.87/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$40,920 or $19.67/hr
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$29,000 or $13.94/hr
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$49,580 or $23.84/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$46,090 or $22.16/hr
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$29,420 or $14.15/hr
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$64,400 or $30.96/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 11%
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Job Openings
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360 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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4,190 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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190
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5%
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2
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N/A
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16
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Northwest
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230
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13%
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2
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N/A
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19
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Southeast
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430
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7%
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3
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N/A
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35
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Southwest
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120
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17%
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1
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N/A
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10
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Tulsa MSA
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820
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11%
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9
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N/A
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70
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Lawton MSA
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160
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12%
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2
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N/A
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13
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Oklahoma City MSA
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1,670
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11%
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18
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N/A
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142
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Enid
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50
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20%
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1
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N/A
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5
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Medical Dosimetrists, Records Specialists, and Health Technical Workers, All Other. The occupation Medical Records Specialist is part of this group.
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 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +7%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
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Job Openings
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very small number
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A total of 1490 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2021 and 2031.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,757 openings)
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Employment
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medium occupation
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This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 186,400 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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An aging population will require more medical services, and health information technicians will be needed to organize and manage the older generations' health information data. This will mean more claims for reimbursement from insurance companies.
Additional records, coupled with widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) by all types of healthcare providers, will lead to an increased need for technicians to organize and manage the associated information in all areas of the healthcare industry.
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2022.
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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) (63.9%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (29%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (28.8%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (26.8%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (19.3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (8.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (8%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (6.8%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (6.8%)
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