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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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Enid MSA
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$55,530 or $26.70/hr
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$27,720 or $13.33/hr
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$80,450 or $38.68/hr
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Fort Smith AR-OK MSA
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$62,260 or $29.93/hr
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$29,140 or $14.01/hr
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$103,740 or $49.88/hr
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Lawton MSA
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$63,420 or $30.49/hr
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$31,200 or $15.00/hr
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$101,050 or $48.58/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$67,670 or $32.53/hr
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$36,780 or $17.68/hr
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$103,700 or $49.86/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$57,200 or $27.50/hr
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$31,680 or $15.23/hr
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$82,470 or $39.65/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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$61,100 or $29.38/hr
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$35,510 or $17.07/hr
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$81,180 or $39.03/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$52,800 or $25.39/hr
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$30,420 or $14.63/hr
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$76,320 or $36.69/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$52,410 or $25.20/hr
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$21,850 or $10.50/hr
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$93,840 or $45.12/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$58,660 or $28.20/hr
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$30,280 or $14.56/hr
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$96,420 or $46.36/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 20%
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Job Openings
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641 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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5,831 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 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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460
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26%
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12
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N/A
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60
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Northwest
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310
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26%
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8
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N/A
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41
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Southeast
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710
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21%
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15
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N/A
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87
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Southwest
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90
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22%
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2
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N/A
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11
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Tulsa MSA
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1,010
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27%
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27
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N/A
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132
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Oklahoma City MSA
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1,110
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24%
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27
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N/A
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141
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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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Enid
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60
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17%
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2
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N/A
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8
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. The occupation Mental Health Counselor 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
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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 +18%.
(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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A total of 4200 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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medium occupation
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This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 388,200 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 growth is expected for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors as people continue to seek treatment for addiction and mental health issues.
Increased demand for these workers is expected because of a growth in the number of people, including youths, who have mental health and behavioral disorders. Additionally, there will be continued need for services to assist the large number of people with addictions, especially those who have opioid use disorder.
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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) (73.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (35.4%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (19.7%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (17.7%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (16.8%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (15.4%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (12.5%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11.9%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (10%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (9.8%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (9.4%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8.8%)
- Self-employed workers (8.4%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (6.4%)
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