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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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$59,600 or $28.65/hr
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$37,700 or $18.12/hr
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$94,790 or $45.57/hr
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Fort Smith AR-OK MSA
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$43,910 or $21.11/hr
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$32,130 or $15.45/hr
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$56,870 or $27.34/hr
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Lawton MSA
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$54,350 or $26.13/hr
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$33,320 or $16.02/hr
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$83,400 or $40.09/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$75,340 or $36.22/hr
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$42,790 or $20.57/hr
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$107,310 or $51.59/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$59,790 or $28.74/hr
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$36,750 or $17.67/hr
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$83,510 or $40.15/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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$49,620 or $23.86/hr
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$29,830 or $14.34/hr
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$93,640 or $45.02/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$48,980 or $23.55/hr
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$30,390 or $14.61/hr
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$70,860 or $34.07/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$45,190 or $21.72/hr
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$30,060 or $14.45/hr
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$66,100 or $31.78/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$47,460 or $22.82/hr
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$30,060 or $14.45/hr
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$73,940 or $35.55/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 10%
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Job Openings
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898 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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10,044 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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Lawton MSA
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270
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30%
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8
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N/A
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31
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Enid
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110
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27%
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3
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N/A
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12
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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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Northeast
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690
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16%
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11
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N/A
|
67
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Northwest
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650
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5%
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3
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N/A
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54
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Southeast
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1,180
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5%
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6
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N/A
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98
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Southwest
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350
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6%
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2
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N/A
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30
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Tulsa MSA
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1,680
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6%
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10
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N/A
|
141
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Oklahoma City MSA
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1,660
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5%
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8
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N/A
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137
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. The occupation Police Patrol Officer 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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stable
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The employment change from 2022 to 2032 is estimated to be +3%.
(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 5500 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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large occupation
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This was a large occupation in the United States, employing 684,000 workers in 2022.
(The National average for all occupations is 147,916 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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A desire for public safety may result in a need for more officers. However, demand for employment is expected to vary by location, driven largely by local and state budgets. Even when crime rates fall, demand for police services to maintain public safety is expected to continue.
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for women in 2023.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (84.4%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (8.9%)
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