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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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Oklahoma City MSA
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$65,950 or $31.71/hr
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$49,920 or $24.00/hr
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$82,230 or $39.54/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$68,580 or $32.97/hr
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$52,940 or $25.45/hr
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$83,590 or $40.19/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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$65,960 or $31.71/hr
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$51,560 or $24.79/hr
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$83,200 or $40.00/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$54,640 or $26.27/hr
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$48,050 or $23.10/hr
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$68,730 or $33.04/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$68,940 or $33.15/hr
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$59,400 or $28.56/hr
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$78,450 or $37.71/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
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Outlook
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Increasing
Growth rate is estimated to be 22%
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Job Openings
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114 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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657 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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Southeast
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50
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40%
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2
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N/A
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9
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Tulsa MSA
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250
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40%
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10
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N/A
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46
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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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increasing
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The employment change from 2022 to 2032 is estimated to be +24%.
(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 45,100 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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Older adults are more prone than young people to conditions and ailments, such as arthritis and strokes, that may affect the ability to do everyday activities. Occupational therapy assistants and aides will be needed to help occupational therapists in caring for these patients. Occupational therapy also will continue to be used to treat children and young adults with developmental disabilities, such as autism.
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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) (91.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (55.4%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (46.1%)
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (NAICS621340) (44.8%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (17.6%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (16.7%)
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS623100) (15.3%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (12.2%)
- Home health care services (NAICS621600) (7.2%)
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