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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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$79,020 or $37.99/hr
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$22,880 or $11.00/hr
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$124,010 or $59.62/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$99,560 or $47.87/hr
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$77,390 or $37.21/hr
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$125,500 or $60.34/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$98,070 or $47.15/hr
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$65,820 or $31.64/hr
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$122,130 or $58.72/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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$88,400 or $42.50/hr
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$66,560 or $32.00/hr
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$115,780 or $55.67/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$91,160 or $43.83/hr
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$61,360 or $29.50/hr
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$128,250 or $61.66/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$96,580 or $46.44/hr
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$60,520 or $29.10/hr
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$116,080 or $55.81/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 10%
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Job Openings
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68 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,022 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 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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Tulsa MSA
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340
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21%
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7
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N/A
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28
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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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Southwest
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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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Oklahoma City MSA
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270
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15%
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5
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N/A
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20
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Occupational Therapists. The occupation Vision Rehabilitation Therapist 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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increasing
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The employment change from 2022 to 2032 is estimated to be +12%.
(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 139,600 workers in 2022.
(The National average for all occupations is 147,916 workers)
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Growth
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Much faster than average growth
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Occupational therapy will continue to be an important part of treatment for people with various illnesses and disabilities, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral palsy, autism, or the loss of a limb.
The need for occupational therapists is expected to increase as the large baby-boom generation ages and people remain active later in life.
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2023.
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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) (81%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (40.4%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (29.2%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (29%)
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (NAICS621340) (27.9%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (21.6%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (13.8%)
- Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS611100) (12.3%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (8.3%)
- Home health care services (NAICS621600) (7.5%)
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS623100) (7%)
- Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (NAICS622300) (6.8%)
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