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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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Fort Smith AR-OK MSA
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$103,490 or $49.75/hr
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$46,200 or $22.21/hr
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$140,550 or $67.57/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$108,960 or $52.38/hr
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$37,490 or $18.03/hr
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$161,370 or $77.58/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$122,250 or $58.77/hr
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$53,250 or $25.60/hr
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$163,800 or $78.75/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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$123,700 or $59.47/hr
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$102,800 or $49.42/hr
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$153,340 or $73.72/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$120,740 or $58.05/hr
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$101,580 or $48.84/hr
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$156,000 or $75.00/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$127,820 or $61.45/hr
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$102,930 or $49.48/hr
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$154,860 or $74.45/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$133,280 or $64.08/hr
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$97,890 or $47.06/hr
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$165,920 or $79.77/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Increasing Growth rate is estimated to be 35%
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Job Openings
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160 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,650 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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Northeast
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70
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29%
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2
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N/A
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7
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Northwest
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130
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23%
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3
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N/A
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10
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Southeast
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120
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33%
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4
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N/A
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11
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Tulsa MSA
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290
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34%
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10
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N/A
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29
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Oklahoma City MSA
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810
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32%
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26
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N/A
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77
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Physician Assistants. The occupation Anesthesiologist Assistant 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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +28%.
(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 1270 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 139,100 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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Physician assistants, who can provide many of the same services as physicians, are expected to continue to expand their role in providing healthcare services. They can be trained more quickly than physicians, and team-based healthcare provision models will continue to evolve and become more common.
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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) (87.1%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (63.5%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (51.1%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (23.3%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (21.7%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (9.8%)
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