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Oklahoma Earnings
Oklahoma Metropolitan Areas Wages
Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$155,250 or $74.64/hr
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$82,290 or $39.56/hr
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$224,530 or $107.95/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$144,600 or $69.52/hr
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$88,520 or $42.56/hr
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$210,070 or $101.00/hr
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Oklahoma Geographical Areas Wages
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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$141,180 or $67.87/hr
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$105,460 or $50.70/hr
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$170,120 or $81.79/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$118,410 or $56.93/hr
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$100,650 or $48.39/hr
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$188,250 or $90.50/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$150,310 or $72.26/hr
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$102,640 or $49.35/hr
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$169,110 or $81.30/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$139,360 or $67.00/hr
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$77,520 or $37.27/hr
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$194,560 or $93.54/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Increasing Growth rate is estimated to be 28%
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Job Openings
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180 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,780 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)
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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Northwest
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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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4
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Southeast
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130
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15%
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2
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N/A
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11
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Tulsa MSA
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520
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13%
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7
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N/A
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43
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Oklahoma City MSA
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880
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20%
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18
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N/A
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80
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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
Outlook
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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +8%.
(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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Less than 1000 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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small occupation
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This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 22,800 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Faster than average growth
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Demand for petroleum engineers to facilitate oil and gas extraction at existing operations is expected; however, an increase in the use of renewable energy and weaker investment in fossil fuel production may limit job growth over the projections decade.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS210000) (44.3%)
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS211000) (25.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (19.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (19.9%)
- Support Activities for Mining (NAICS213000) (18.4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (15.4%)
- Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS541300) (8.1%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (8.1%)
- Engineering services (NAICS541330) (7.3%)
- Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS324000) (6.1%)
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