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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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$50,180 or $24.12/hr
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$27,120 or $13.04/hr
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$64,170 or $30.85/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$42,680 or $20.52/hr
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$31,740 or $15.26/hr
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$57,790 or $27.78/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$40,410 or $19.43/hr
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$33,130 or $15.93/hr
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$56,250 or $27.04/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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$38,260 or $18.39/hr
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$27,140 or $13.05/hr
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$46,700 or $22.45/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$37,150 or $17.86/hr
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$25,930 or $12.47/hr
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$47,000 or $22.60/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$37,240 or $17.90/hr
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$22,820 or $10.97/hr
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$64,280 or $30.90/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 9%
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Job Openings
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77 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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955 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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90
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11%
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2
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N/A
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10
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Northwest
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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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8
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Southeast
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230
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13%
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3
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N/A
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25
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Tulsa MSA
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390
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18%
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7
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N/A
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45
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Oklahoma City MSA
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410
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15%
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6
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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 +11%.
(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 113,500 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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Employment of mental health and substance abuse social workers will grow as more people seek treatment for mental illness and for substance abuse, especially recovery from opioid use disorder. In addition, drug offenders are increasingly being directed to treatment programs, which are staffed by these social workers, as a supplement or occasionally an alternative to incarceration.
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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) (76.4%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (34.1%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (22.7%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (19.2%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (16.5%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (14.8%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (14.1%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (10.5%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (9.6%)
- Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (8.9%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (8.4%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (7.9%)
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