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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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Fort Smith AR-OK MSA
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$93,060 or $44.74/hr
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$65,070 or $31.29/hr
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$120,350 or $57.86/hr
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Lawton MSA
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$101,370 or $48.74/hr
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$76,780 or $36.91/hr
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$132,960 or $63.92/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$97,030 or $46.65/hr
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$75,210 or $36.16/hr
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$122,980 or $59.12/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$93,530 or $44.97/hr
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$50,050 or $24.06/hr
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$121,270 or $58.31/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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$95,430 or $45.88/hr
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$61,770 or $29.70/hr
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$126,740 or $60.93/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$92,100 or $44.28/hr
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$57,490 or $27.64/hr
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$117,430 or $56.46/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$93,460 or $44.94/hr
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$52,030 or $25.01/hr
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$119,660 or $57.53/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$97,890 or $47.06/hr
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$61,770 or $29.70/hr
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$125,750 or $60.46/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 12%
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Job Openings
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129 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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2,415 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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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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9
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Southeast
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220
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23%
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4
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N/A
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14
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Tulsa MSA
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600
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23%
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14
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N/A
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41
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Oklahoma City MSA
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720
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21%
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15
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N/A
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47
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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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110
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18%
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2
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N/A
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7
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Southwest
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130
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15%
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3
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N/A
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8
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Lawton MSA
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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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4
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Enid
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50
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20%
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1
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N/A
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4
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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
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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 +15%.
(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 1390 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 246,800 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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Demand for physical therapy will come, in part, from the large number of aging baby boomers, who are staying more active later in life than their counterparts of previous generations. Older people are more likely to experience heart attacks, strokes, and mobility-related injuries that require physical therapy for rehabilitation.
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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) (89%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (54.8%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (36%)
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (NAICS621340) (35%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (27.9%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (23%)
- Home health care services (NAICS621600) (10.3%)
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