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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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$33,810 or $16.25/hr
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$23,350 or $11.23/hr
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$46,790 or $22.50/hr
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Fort Smith AR-OK MSA
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$36,510 or $17.55/hr
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$28,080 or $13.50/hr
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$48,100 or $23.13/hr
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Lawton MSA
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$32,660 or $15.70/hr
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$23,560 or $11.33/hr
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$45,920 or $22.08/hr
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Oklahoma City MSA
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$37,700 or $18.13/hr
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$27,810 or $13.37/hr
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$48,720 or $23.42/hr
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Tulsa MSA
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$37,280 or $17.92/hr
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$28,920 or $13.90/hr
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$46,490 or $22.35/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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$33,360 or $16.04/hr
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$23,660 or $11.38/hr
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$46,330 or $22.27/hr
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Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$33,830 or $16.26/hr
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$25,740 or $12.37/hr
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$44,060 or $21.18/hr
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Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$33,700 or $16.20/hr
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$23,650 or $11.37/hr
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$47,260 or $22.72/hr
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Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
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$34,800 or $16.73/hr
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$25,930 or $12.46/hr
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$47,090 or $22.64/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 19%
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Job Openings
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1,300 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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9,620 were employed in this occupation
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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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700
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11%
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9
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N/A
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88
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Northwest
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400
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12%
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5
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N/A
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50
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Southeast
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870
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11%
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10
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N/A
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108
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Southwest
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400
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12%
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5
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N/A
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51
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Tulsa MSA
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2,790
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14%
|
39
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N/A
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356
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Lawton MSA
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250
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16%
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3
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N/A
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32
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Oklahoma City MSA
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3,430
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13%
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44
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N/A
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433
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Enid
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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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14
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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 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +8%.
(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 8580 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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large occupation
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This was a large occupation in the United States, employing 672,300 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Faster than average growth
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Employment growth is projected for medical secretaries, primarily due to the growth of the healthcare industry. For example, baby boomers will require more medical services as they age. Medical secretaries will be needed to handle administrative tasks related to billing and insurance processing of Medicare and other claims.
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Non Traditional Occupation
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This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2022.
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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) (90.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (63.3%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (32.2%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (24.9%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (23.1%)
- Offices of dentists (NAICS621200) (13.6%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (7.2%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (6.6%)
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