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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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$46,840 or $22.52/hr
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$30,580 or $14.70/hr
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$74,290 or $35.72/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$43,400 or $20.87/hr
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$24,820 or $11.93/hr
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$60,560 or $29.12/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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$36,960 or $17.77/hr
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$28,460 or $13.69/hr
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$47,640 or $22.91/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$38,390 or $18.46/hr
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$24,190 or $11.63/hr
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$64,170 or $30.85/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Stable Growth rate is estimated to be 16%
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Job Openings
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90 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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740 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 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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Oklahoma City MSA
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260
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23%
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6
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N/A
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36
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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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Southeast
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180
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17%
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3
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N/A
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23
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Tulsa MSA
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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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10
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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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +16%.
(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 67,000 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Much faster than average growth
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Governments, healthcare providers, and social services providers want to find ways to improve the quality of care and health outcomes while reducing costs. This should increase demand for health education specialists and community health workers to teach people about health and wellness, which in turn can help to prevent costly diseases and medical procedures.
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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) (48%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (19.3%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (17.2%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (16.6%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (14.9%)
- Other Services (except Public Administration) (NAICS810000) (11.9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (NAICS813000) (11.5%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (8.1%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (7.9%)
- Finance and insurance (NAICS520000) (7.3%)
- Insurance carriers and related activities (NAICS524000) (7.3%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (7.1%)
- Insurance carriers (NAICS524100) (6.8%)
- Direct health and medical insurance carriers (NAICS524114) (6.7%)
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