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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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$32,730 or $15.74/hr
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$25,910 or $12.46/hr
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$37,640 or $18.10/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$33,610 or $16.16/hr
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$28,440 or $13.67/hr
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$42,310 or $20.34/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$32,100 or $15.43/hr
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$25,910 or $12.46/hr
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$35,930 or $17.27/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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$28,900 or $13.90/hr
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$22,620 or $10.88/hr
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$32,790 or $15.76/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$38,890 or $18.70/hr
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$26,970 or $12.97/hr
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$47,520 or $22.85/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Decreasing Growth rate is estimated to be -9%
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Job Openings
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20 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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220 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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70
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29%
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1
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N/A
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9
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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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60
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17%
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1
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N/A
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7
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Tulsa MSA
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60
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0%
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N/A
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6
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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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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +3%.
(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 69,400 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Slower than average growth
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Employment growth for woodworkers will stem from demand for wood products. These products include furniture for home renovation projects and outdoor structures for restaurants and other businesses. However, automation, especially the use of computer numerical control (CNC) machines in wood product manufacturing, may limit the overall need for some of these workers over the projections decade.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (90.9%)
- Wood product manufacturing (NAICS321000) (65.2%)
- Other wood product manufacturing (NAICS321900) (43.1%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (NAICS337000) (20.7%)
- Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing (NAICS321200) (12.8%)
- Sawmills and wood preservation (NAICS321100) (9.3%)
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