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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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$39,840 or $19.15/hr
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$25,390 or $12.21/hr
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$62,660 or $30.13/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$44,260 or $21.28/hr
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$26,480 or $12.73/hr
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$64,690 or $31.10/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$38,860 or $18.68/hr
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$30,430 or $14.63/hr
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$57,530 or $27.66/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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$35,040 or $16.85/hr
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$22,350 or $10.74/hr
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$57,200 or $27.50/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$34,530 or $16.60/hr
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$23,240 or $11.17/hr
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$46,110 or $22.17/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$41,480 or $19.94/hr
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$21,250 or $10.22/hr
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$59,980 or $28.84/hr
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Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Stable Growth rate is estimated to be 12%
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Job Openings
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150 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,360 were employed in this occupation
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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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Northeast
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90
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11%
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2
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N/A
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10
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Northwest
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70
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14%
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1
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N/A
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8
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Southeast
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230
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13%
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3
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N/A
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25
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Tulsa MSA
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390
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18%
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7
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N/A
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45
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Oklahoma City MSA
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410
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15%
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6
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N/A
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46
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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 +11%.
(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 119,800 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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Employment of mental health and substance abuse social workers is projected to grow as more people seek treatment for mental illness and substance abuse. In addition, drug offenders are increasingly being sent to treatment programs, which may be staffed by these social workers, rather than being sent to jail.
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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) (72.3%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (30.6%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (20.8%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (17.7%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (15.2%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (14.8%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (12.5%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11.7%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (11.5%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (9.9%)
- Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (9.6%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8.4%)
- State government, excluding education and hospitals (8.3%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (7.2%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (6.9%)
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