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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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$56,170 or $27.01/hr
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$32,240 or $15.50/hr
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$91,320 or $43.90/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$45,920 or $22.08/hr
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$36,230 or $17.42/hr
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$56,910 or $27.36/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Stable Growth rate is estimated to be 6%
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Job Openings
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130 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,270 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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110
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0%
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1
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N/A
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11
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Southeast
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80
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12%
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1
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N/A
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9
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Tulsa MSA
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170
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12%
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3
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N/A
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20
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Oklahoma City MSA
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710
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11%
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8
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N/A
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79
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Writers and Authors. The occupation Creative Writer/Poet 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
Outlook
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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +4%.
(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 1520 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 142,800 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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As traditional print publications lose ground to other media forms, writers and authors are shifting their focus to online media, which should result in some employment growth for these workers.
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Self-Employment
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In 2021, 62.5% of the people in this occupation were self-employed.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Self-employed workers (62.5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (11.4%)
- Information (NAICS510000) (10.8%)
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