Pay and jobs by occupation in the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 677,680 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,230 for all occupations combined. 585 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Oklahoma City, OK area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

34.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.4), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 90.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 73.9; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 100,024 residents (7.1% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±2,617; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.2% in 2025, with a labor force of about 786,834 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

35.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school$32,752$32,485
High school graduate$38,458$40,153
Some college or associate's degree$45,049$47,260
Bachelor's degree$61,160$70,044
Graduate or professional degree$76,482$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school24.8% (±1.3)24.2%
High school graduate15.3% (±0.6)14.4%
Some college or associate's degree10.6% (±0.5)9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3% (±0.3)4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school6.4% (±0.8)7.7%
High school graduate6.0% (±0.6)5.9%
Some college or associate's degree4.2% (±0.4)4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.0% (±0.3)2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first majorThis areaUnited States
Science and engineering31.0%36.1%
Science and engineering related fields10.5%10.0%
Business22.3%20.1%
Education13.6%10.9%
Arts, humanities and other22.5%23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

OccupationJobsMedian annual wageMean annual wageJobs per 1,000 jobs hereConcentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors6,700$77,280$86,8009.891.06
Actuaries50$109,760$119,3700.080.46
Administrative Services Managers1,160$108,750$119,5001.711.01
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors150$51,840$54,7000.230.94
Advertising Sales Agents250$49,920$60,5400.360.62
Aerospace Engineers740$130,230$122,9401.092.51
Agricultural Engineers110$86,970$96,2500.1617.04
Agricultural Inspectors120$53,060$53,9800.181.92
Air Traffic Controllers130$146,520$139,8700.191.32
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians3,310$68,140$70,3004.885.49
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers190$49,070$52,9400.281.26
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers90$153,940$155,4200.120.19
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians—$28,310$30,580——
Amusement and Recreation Attendants1,190$21,910$24,5401.750.69
Animal Caretakers1,560$28,790$30,7602.311.35
Animal Control Workers120$43,080$43,5700.182.35
Animal Trainers110$39,830$43,1600.161.34
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval480$101,880$109,8400.701.02
Architectural and Civil Drafters580$63,840$65,0900.861.29
Architectural and Engineering Managers990$159,990$167,5501.461.03
Archivists40$52,000$56,3700.061.08
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary40$86,240$87,2800.050.74
Art Directors150$80,680$94,1700.220.64
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary240$62,720$62,3000.350.59
Athletic Trainers170$64,530$67,8500.251.30
Atmospheric and Space Scientists270$76,480$89,3600.406.29
Audio and Video Technicians290$48,410$56,0500.430.95
Audiologists110$80,060$77,4400.161.80
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers70$49,870$52,2200.100.79
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants570$33,360$38,9300.841.28
Automotive Body and Related Repairers1,040$49,360$53,2701.541.60
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers70$44,420$42,6900.110.84
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics3,340$46,820$55,0404.941.09
Avionics Technicians310$68,140$66,8700.463.78
Bailiffs160$42,000$44,3400.242.16
Bakers880$33,230$32,4501.290.85
Bartenders2,530$24,790$30,5603.740.77
Bill and Account Collectors750$46,300$47,8501.101.08
Billing and Posting Clerks1,920$46,410$46,2802.841.09
Biochemists and Biophysicists50$69,130$74,4500.080.35
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary120$64,460$75,3600.180.57
Biological Scientists, All Other70$82,830$93,6300.100.28
Biological Technicians240$47,530$51,7900.360.80
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks6,470$47,150$49,2709.541.08
Brickmasons and Blockmasons260$51,200$53,0300.391.14
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys120$36,570$50,4300.181.29
Broadcast Technicians70$45,430$47,1300.110.78
Budget Analysts310$81,330$87,3700.461.51
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists1,510$57,270$57,7702.221.19
Bus Drivers, School1,390$38,010$38,1102.050.79
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity670$57,400$54,4000.990.97
Business Operations Specialists, All Other3,520$96,100$100,6805.200.74
Business Teachers, Postsecondary260$74,170$98,1200.390.74
Butchers and Meat Cutters680$36,050$36,5601.001.14
Buyers and Purchasing Agents2,120$77,010$82,3203.130.99
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters450$36,340$41,1500.661.33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians40$61,620$74,3300.060.58
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film100$46,080$51,8900.151.07
Cardiologists60$161,160$297,1700.100.85
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians250$44,510$55,2900.370.90
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School50$49,300$54,4100.070.69
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary1,350$73,410$78,0101.992.71
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School470$63,760$69,3900.700.98
Cargo and Freight Agents130$36,050$43,9900.200.32
Carpenters1,420$48,940$53,1102.100.49
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists40$91,500$92,4400.060.64
Cashiers14,120$28,680$28,70020.831.05
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers1,210$46,950$47,1801.791.35
Chefs and Head Cooks590$63,160$61,3600.870.67
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders190$45,070$47,3100.280.31
Chemical Technicians260$56,880$64,3000.381.02
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary90$58,250$69,8400.131.03
Chemists280$61,750$76,0800.420.78
Chief Executives970$179,990$218,7001.431.09
Child, Family, and School Social Workers2,010$43,950$47,0302.971.17
Childcare Workers2,900$25,090$27,6104.281.28
Chiropractors190$103,490$162,1100.291.12
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians220$61,860$68,2100.330.74
Civil Engineers880$98,960$108,1201.300.55
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators1,460$63,320$71,1902.161.03
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment2,250$30,510$34,2303.321.36
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders110$37,890$40,0300.161.65
Clergy250$60,910$64,3400.371.00
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists410$79,840$101,4400.611.24
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians1,770$48,330$57,0202.611.22
Coaches and Scouts1,050$40,460$65,9701.540.96
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders710$47,130$49,2801.051.03
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers30$35,600$42,5300.050.61
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers240$52,620$51,3200.352.05
Commercial and Industrial Designers—$65,250$84,270——
Commercial Pilots200$156,760$149,8600.300.98
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary90$76,590$73,3700.130.69
Community Health Workers210$47,950$52,3000.310.77
Compensation and Benefits Managers80$107,780$120,4800.120.82
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists590$65,810$69,9000.871.21
Compliance Officers1,840$63,220$70,7402.711.01
Computer and Information Research Scientists560$93,100$98,5800.823.44
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,930$137,940$146,7902.850.66
Computer Hardware Engineers120$96,080$114,0700.170.35
Computer Network Architects570$106,310$113,6200.840.73
Computer Network Support Specialists910$79,870$84,1501.351.44
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators370$48,540$48,4900.540.50
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers70$66,950$70,3600.100.56
Computer Occupations, All Other2,120$104,060$111,4603.131.12
Computer Programmers420$92,790$104,6900.621.04
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary70$76,230$77,9800.100.43
Computer Systems Analysts1,730$94,630$98,2502.560.77
Computer User Support Specialists4,190$55,230$58,4606.191.34
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers260$48,320$50,8100.390.92
Concierges280$29,930$29,3200.421.32
Conservation Scientists70$63,130$69,9900.100.59
Construction and Building Inspectors800$59,610$65,7101.181.25
Construction Laborers5,570$39,430$43,4208.221.17
Construction Managers820$100,690$114,6901.210.49
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door580$65,640$67,1000.862.77
Cooks, Fast Food2,710$27,990$28,8604.000.97
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3,040$30,540$31,5904.481.58
Cooks, Restaurant7,130$36,130$36,44010.521.16
Cooks, Short Order—$36,010$34,180——
Correctional Officers and Jailers880$49,360$52,5801.300.53
Cost Estimators730$73,030$75,1301.080.75
Counter and Rental Clerks1,670$37,850$42,5202.470.96
Couriers and Messengers620$38,970$39,2900.912.06
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners150$61,390$60,7700.232.75
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks750$38,480$43,0601.100.95
Crane and Tower Operators150$59,110$62,9900.220.80
Credit Analysts220$72,220$81,3100.320.77
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks90$46,040$48,4600.131.65
Credit Counselors110$46,150$50,2600.160.90
Crossing Guards and Flaggers40$25,280$28,7000.070.11
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders130$37,810$39,6600.191.12
Curators70$60,560$66,9200.111.37
Customer Service Representatives15,610$39,330$42,66023.031.38
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders190$39,130$40,9000.280.95
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic860$40,930$46,1201.271.16
Data Entry Keyers530$39,540$40,7100.780.96
Data Scientists820$91,240$97,7601.210.72
Database Administrators440$81,070$91,0700.651.44
Database Architects520$110,110$118,4100.761.77
Dental Assistants1,820$46,250$45,4902.691.08
Dental Hygienists1,420$97,110$99,8502.101.47
Dental Laboratory Technicians120$46,950$51,3500.170.77
Dentists, General290$196,740$205,6600.430.54
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas260$62,370$61,4900.385.53
Detectives and Criminal Investigators640$81,720$89,6900.941.28
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers530$86,080$87,6100.791.36
Dietetic Technicians70$38,840$39,1200.100.49
Dietitians and Nutritionists710$73,200$70,2201.042.09
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers2,550$26,070$26,3603.761.08
Directors, Religious Activities and Education30$55,780$67,3000.050.32
Dishwashers1,720$28,310$27,8102.530.83
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance750$47,630$50,9101.110.85
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic50$37,340$49,2700.072.36
Driver/Sales Workers2,000$29,120$33,7202.951.12
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers130$45,760$46,7600.190.35
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas90$57,400$60,8800.141.12
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary40$129,960$119,5100.060.74
Economists30$108,620$116,8200.050.43
Editors210$55,370$61,3700.310.52
Education Administrators, All Other—$120,270$112,230——
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary1,390$96,530$97,6202.060.97
Education Administrators, Postsecondary810$111,460$136,3401.201.03
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare340$47,000$56,3800.501.06
Education Teachers, Postsecondary170$61,810$61,8200.250.64
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other80$46,550$49,1400.120.15
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1,880$52,810$59,2602.771.22
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians470$84,070$85,9800.701.14
Electrical and Electronics Drafters70$76,560$74,0100.100.90
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment350$73,760$73,9000.521.25
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay80$95,640$98,2600.110.84
Electrical Engineers910$118,260$126,1901.351.05
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers720$79,470$81,5101.061.26
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers690$37,940$39,9901.020.64
Electricians3,100$61,010$62,5504.570.94
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians80$65,100$63,0100.121.16
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer1,140$112,310$112,8501.692.71
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education6,070$48,780$55,6508.961.00
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers40$61,680$79,2600.060.36
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs280$55,700$56,9300.420.42
Embalmers40$49,120$48,0900.062.50
Emergency Management Directors80$71,330$84,5300.121.34
Emergency Medical Technicians640$35,630$36,3800.950.82
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers40$37,680$46,8100.060.27
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary130$107,050$112,8600.200.75
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other450$84,430$84,9400.661.71
Engineers, All Other580$124,340$120,3700.860.87
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary200$60,300$64,4800.290.79
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling40$93,220$100,9500.060.23
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians230$62,920$63,7000.354.42
Environmental Engineers320$87,420$90,0700.471.90
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health150$59,540$58,2700.220.99
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health210$77,400$81,6600.300.53
Epidemiologists70$72,590$73,5700.101.29
Etchers and Engravers40$35,250$36,2000.051.07
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining160$47,100$49,7100.231.06
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants1,280$61,480$65,2201.890.64
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1,050$46,090$46,5501.550.74
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic90$41,120$43,2100.130.32
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders100$35,990$37,7600.150.40
Facilities Managers400$92,380$106,2300.590.59
Family Medicine Physicians940$481,870$376,6001.392.02
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians110$62,070$62,2700.160.66
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse320$35,170$35,5800.470.27
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals90$24,140$29,7300.130.61
Fast Food and Counter Workers22,970$24,960$25,31033.901.37
File Clerks570$40,750$42,4600.831.77
Film and Video Editors60$55,210$60,4100.090.56
Financial and Investment Analysts690$74,310$88,4601.020.44
Financial Examiners190$84,510$95,4700.280.63
Financial Managers3,050$131,540$152,5804.500.83
Financial Risk Specialists160$78,120$89,3100.230.57
Financial Specialists, All Other510$84,390$88,3700.760.89
Fire Inspectors and Investigators110$37,320$50,6400.161.82
Firefighters1,590$61,460$58,4602.341.05
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers4,460$74,780$77,8506.581.26
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers120$60,030$65,6900.180.51
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services270$43,120$46,9900.400.61
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers70$64,990$61,5900.110.60
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers920$100,200$95,8401.362.13
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers7,760$35,580$38,53011.461.46
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers130$62,110$63,3200.191.15
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers810$42,270$45,8501.191.04
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers520$49,700$53,5700.770.92
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3,500$79,060$82,2505.161.30
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers1,200$69,120$79,6701.771.28
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers8,370$63,310$68,07012.361.34
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers550$37,580$44,3000.811.10
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives1,000$99,070$98,4701.471.48
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2,510$68,180$73,6003.710.86
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other40$73,920$70,9300.060.47
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers6,110$46,700$50,7209.021.25
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers430$60,200$65,9100.641.22
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors3,750$61,270$65,5805.541.38
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles—$37,740$47,200——
Floral Designers170$29,870$31,7100.260.98
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders60$36,800$38,6600.080.64
Food Batchmakers240$35,870$38,5300.360.32
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders140$38,480$38,9400.201.02
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other70$34,140$32,7500.100.18
Food Preparation Workers3,240$30,160$30,6204.790.83
Food Processing Workers, All Other70$37,550$36,9500.110.26
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant630$29,230$31,0300.930.49
Food Service Managers990$66,810$77,9201.460.95
Forensic Science Technicians60$69,390$69,9900.090.72
Foresters—$50,990$57,560——
Fundraisers410$64,730$72,6900.600.84
Fundraising Managers120$124,140$160,0400.180.71
Funeral Attendants170$29,890$30,6400.241.22
Funeral Home Managers60$77,850$80,4200.091.02
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders90$34,640$38,6300.141.50
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners40$29,970$30,9200.071.14
Gambling Cage Workers150$32,150$33,1800.222.34
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers90$30,870$32,9000.141.00
Gambling Managers30$76,710$86,1700.051.44
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators60$32,490$36,8100.101.55
Gas Plant Operators230$78,310$80,6200.342.89
General and Operations Managers17,710$97,110$118,23026.131.16
General Internal Medicine Physicians180$216,570$266,7900.270.63
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians200$47,510$57,2300.306.68
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers490$119,990$120,0300.734.82
Glaziers150$46,140$44,9600.220.58
Graphic Designers1,080$50,300$53,7401.601.25
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand40$41,470$42,9000.060.82
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic150$36,040$36,8500.210.50
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists810$29,700$36,8701.200.61
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers260$44,340$45,6200.381.14
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors190$97,480$113,9800.282.01
Health Education Specialists340$65,000$72,2800.501.19
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars270$43,420$51,7600.401.63
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary220$73,070$74,5900.320.22
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other1,120$45,330$47,9801.661.41
Healthcare Social Workers770$58,940$61,1501.140.94
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other230$50,940$52,9100.350.49
Hearing Aid Specialists50$37,370$48,4000.071.01
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic40$65,640$61,8100.050.59
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers2,120$60,120$60,0403.131.19
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers10,170$54,720$59,02015.011.13
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other50$33,280$40,8800.080.48
Helpers--Carpenters—$38,380$40,020——
Helpers--Electricians430$46,780$47,3200.641.55
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers510$35,770$35,1500.761.23
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters260$46,290$45,5200.381.34
Helpers--Production Workers540$35,330$36,1000.790.74
Highway Maintenance Workers560$44,270$45,0600.820.83
History Teachers, Postsecondary80$74,550$77,4600.110.92
Home Appliance Repairers120$40,030$46,7300.170.85
Home Health and Personal Care Aides6,990$28,050$29,70010.310.37
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop2,120$26,150$29,0503.131.13
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1,130$27,780$28,3301.671.00
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping260$44,780$48,2600.380.66
Human Resources Managers830$115,770$131,7001.220.86
Human Resources Specialists3,900$63,170$70,5005.750.98
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians450$83,370$82,4500.671.37
Industrial Engineers700$98,190$102,6901.030.44
Industrial Machinery Mechanics1,980$61,840$64,3302.931.03
Industrial Production Managers630$124,810$123,0900.930.59
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2,880$45,960$47,9504.250.85
Information and Record Clerks, All Other420$52,060$51,3700.620.72
Information Security Analysts950$82,490$96,7101.401.14
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1,990$51,690$54,3702.940.77
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other350$49,590$53,6300.520.46
Instructional Coordinators1,320$65,090$71,1501.951.33
Insulation Workers, Mechanical60$74,490$63,4300.090.55
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks780$49,790$52,3201.160.84
Insurance Sales Agents1,790$60,170$69,1102.640.86
Insurance Underwriters380$69,140$73,5300.560.83
Interior Designers250$68,520$69,6500.370.80
Interpreters and Translators140$48,930$53,5700.200.60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan570$39,030$41,9800.850.89
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners8,020$31,960$32,79011.840.83
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers70$48,890$46,8100.100.71
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education730$47,860$56,7201.081.55
Labor Relations Specialists90$76,660$78,1000.130.32
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand18,320$37,010$38,43027.041.42
Landscape Architects100$64,370$61,1800.141.14
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3,940$36,760$37,4005.820.95
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic100$40,080$43,2200.151.44
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers1,040$28,810$30,2601.541.21
Law Teachers, Postsecondary30$142,720$136,2100.050.38
Lawyers4,310$103,490$123,0506.361.31
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants530$46,990$50,6600.780.78
Legal Support Workers, All Other90$57,160$58,6100.130.44
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists730$61,290$63,3501.081.25
Library Assistants, Clerical350$31,850$33,4100.520.95
Library Technicians360$29,380$34,8900.531.20
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3,790$59,860$57,2505.601.34
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other290$100,190$99,5400.430.91
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers180$23,730$24,9100.270.26
Light Truck Drivers4,410$40,130$46,5406.501.03
Lighting Technicians40$67,110$79,5100.061.03
Loan Interviewers and Clerks1,280$49,100$50,7701.891.78
Loan Officers1,460$66,480$83,5702.161.22
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants70$21,440$23,8900.111.07
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers70$38,390$44,8900.101.06
Lodging Managers210$51,150$52,9200.301.11
Logisticians2,560$94,520$93,0503.772.34
Machine Feeders and Offbearers60$29,700$31,2700.090.34
Machinists1,130$57,780$55,5101.670.90
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists210$92,050$91,5100.311.10
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners4,580$28,870$30,4406.761.22
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service210$37,620$39,8800.310.88
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General6,480$43,760$46,3309.570.97
Maintenance Workers, Machinery220$54,440$57,0100.330.86
Management Analysts3,350$99,400$99,5004.950.86
Managers, All Other850$130,430$138,3901.260.31
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists3,130$63,160$71,0104.620.80
Marketing Managers660$130,510$142,0100.970.38
Marriage and Family Therapists—$57,670$60,020——
Massage Therapists270$36,380$54,0300.400.64
Materials Engineers100$95,680$94,0300.151.03
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other40$36,820$51,5900.062.31
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary160$63,100$63,5800.240.77
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers60$36,070$36,0800.080.09
Mechanical Door Repairers280$39,660$48,7500.422.41
Mechanical Drafters190$63,450$66,7900.281.10
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians130$60,870$68,3000.190.82
Mechanical Engineers710$96,930$101,3001.050.55
Medical and Health Services Managers2,470$102,840$120,5803.650.95
Medical Appliance Technicians70$53,380$53,0300.111.47
Medical Assistants4,730$39,810$41,6706.981.33
Medical Equipment Preparers320$45,790$45,1500.480.96
Medical Equipment Repairers390$49,820$52,5900.581.36
Medical Records Specialists1,110$57,420$55,0601.641.31
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists650$75,910$88,4300.960.87
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants3,300$38,870$41,5604.860.79
Medical Transcriptionists280$28,210$31,1000.411.52
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners710$47,890$50,3401.041.14
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers610$44,690$45,7700.901.05
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers760$39,020$41,5801.121.06
Meter Readers, Utilities120$39,460$45,9100.171.37
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education2,480$48,440$55,1103.670.92
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic60$39,740$39,6000.091.16
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers70$131,660$123,8600.102.48
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators3,030$39,940$41,0304.460.49
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers—$46,460$48,130——
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders270$47,000$48,8000.400.65
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1,090$58,130$59,3701.601.41
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic60$47,150$47,1400.080.38
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic630$51,360$51,1500.930.96
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers120$59,940$61,6700.181.10
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other50$57,550$49,7900.080.26
Motorcycle Mechanics90$44,630$45,7600.131.45
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic480$44,710$45,4600.700.88
Museum Technicians and Conservators50$48,050$50,1300.070.84
Natural Sciences Managers110$119,430$132,8600.170.24
Network and Computer Systems Administrators1,220$91,160$92,1001.800.89
New Accounts Clerks730$45,550$44,2601.074.52
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists140$51,630$68,2800.210.84
Nuclear Medicine Technologists100$90,640$88,2300.141.31
Nurse Anesthetists—$156,830$163,020——
Nurse Practitioners1,670$133,390$134,4802.461.18
Nursing Assistants6,150$36,560$37,3009.070.97
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary120$68,950$65,6700.170.35
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists640$83,210$84,5700.941.05
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians170$45,890$50,4200.251.27
Occupational Therapists530$103,080$102,3800.780.75
Occupational Therapy Aides60$34,110$38,2400.093.38
Occupational Therapy Assistants420$65,840$65,9800.631.90
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other130$50,940$54,0300.190.16
Office Clerks, General12,360$37,850$40,10018.251.15
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer70$39,240$39,6700.110.65
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2,250$48,690$51,4603.321.08
Operations Research Analysts1,670$53,730$61,8702.463.53
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians90$35,730$37,5100.141.17
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians340$37,590$38,9400.501.09
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric—$215,760$210,350——
Opticians, Dispensing260$38,670$41,7500.390.81
Optometrists170$104,870$119,4800.250.90
Order Clerks1,720$45,850$46,0302.545.25
Orderlies130$35,030$35,1500.200.58
Orthotists and Prosthetists50$83,780$81,2800.071.23
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics120$42,350$45,0000.180.78
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders1,030$38,600$40,6401.520.62
Packers and Packagers, Hand1,270$31,580$33,4601.870.52
Painters, Construction and Maintenance900$46,600$48,6001.330.92
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders160$39,520$44,4100.230.38
Paralegals and Legal Assistants1,650$57,550$57,4502.440.97
Paramedics460$48,770$51,1600.671.04
Parking Attendants300$30,230$28,9800.450.51
Parts Salespersons1,600$37,610$41,2802.361.36
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators190$48,110$50,7400.281.04
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks1,170$47,830$51,5501.721.75
Pediatricians, General140$236,780$244,2900.210.84
Personal Financial Advisors500$67,380$91,9200.730.43
Pest Control Workers570$39,610$43,3800.841.28
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation—$36,460$40,530——
Petroleum Engineers700$176,200$177,1501.038.91
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers110$84,750$83,8500.170.78
Pharmacists1,550$138,120$133,9302.291.11
Pharmacy Aides260$37,700$36,2900.381.51
Pharmacy Technicians2,090$43,530$43,6603.081.01
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary60$64,840$73,3900.080.63
Phlebotomists470$44,890$45,3500.690.75
Photographers150$39,200$43,0100.220.65
Physical Scientists, All Other50$111,380$120,1600.070.51
Physical Therapist Aides160$26,430$27,2300.240.76
Physical Therapist Assistants1,060$58,850$53,1401.572.17
Physical Therapists1,120$99,730$96,5901.650.96
Physician Assistants1,020$138,920$138,0601.501.44
Physicians, All Other1,130$307,800$271,0301.670.76
Physicians, Pathologists60$315,520$314,2300.091.26
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary40$106,000$96,7800.050.63
Pipelayers260$49,350$47,8200.381.80
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic90$65,040$59,9900.140.66
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters2,400$59,150$61,3903.551.18
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2,970$75,270$73,3104.391.02
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary40$63,590$78,1800.060.54
Postal Service Clerks250$59,490$59,3700.370.79
Postal Service Mail Carriers1,390$61,410$62,4602.060.97
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators450$58,470$59,4900.660.97
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents40$99,110$105,1700.050.60
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other1,540$84,550$104,6802.282.36
Power Plant Operators80$101,140$92,6500.120.66
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other140$61,670$62,0400.213.53
Prepress Technicians and Workers30$46,460$44,0400.050.32
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education2,890$31,300$38,3504.271.39
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials150$28,380$29,5200.221.30
Print Binding and Finishing Workers50$37,890$36,0100.080.37
Printing Press Operators440$37,290$38,7700.650.70
Private Detectives and Investigators140$37,840$45,4100.200.88
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists280$50,170$50,3500.410.72
Procurement Clerks310$54,950$53,6400.451.26
Producers and Directors400$66,130$75,7400.580.63
Production Workers, All Other150$48,740$47,9500.210.13
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2,500$59,710$61,2903.691.47
Project Management Specialists5,690$85,400$95,7308.391.22
Property Appraisers and Assessors—$67,270$73,990——
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1,330$73,740$89,7501.970.98
Psychiatric Aides—$37,320$40,390——
Psychiatric Technicians270$39,060$43,0400.390.39
Psychiatrists40$285,900$288,7700.070.36
Psychologists, All Other40$150,400$131,5000.060.53
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary130$73,670$71,9600.190.72
Public Relations Managers260$81,000$103,7800.380.79
Public Relations Specialists920$66,410$76,3101.350.74
Public Safety Telecommunicators460$48,380$50,7400.681.03
Purchasing Managers230$115,520$119,3300.340.62
Radiation Therapists70$98,390$96,4400.100.91
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians1,520$78,750$76,1202.241.51
Real Estate Brokers—$47,690$74,280——
Receptionists and Information Clerks4,030$35,040$34,4405.951.02
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary30$60,660$65,6000.040.54
Recreation Workers990$28,320$31,6601.460.69
Recreational Therapists60$61,550$59,3200.090.91
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors590$50,540$50,1700.880.92
Registered Nurses16,530$82,920$86,08024.391.12
Rehabilitation Counselors410$37,570$41,6600.600.99
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers80$53,770$50,8200.121.34
Residential Advisors270$34,660$35,1300.400.74
Respiratory Therapists950$80,810$78,9001.401.55
Retail Salespersons18,370$30,160$33,86027.111.08
Roofers710$43,680$46,0101.041.20
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas1,040$55,160$59,4601.5418.96
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas800$49,930$49,5701.184.09
Sales and Related Workers, All Other130$29,640$44,8200.190.31
Sales Engineers90$116,490$119,3400.140.41
Sales Managers1,470$127,110$149,1002.170.53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel4,350$55,190$65,1706.420.80
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products5,700$63,920$77,5708.411.06
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products1,700$71,120$82,3602.501.37
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood70$34,670$36,7100.110.42
School Bus Monitors420$26,910$28,1000.631.24
School Psychologists230$75,250$79,9500.330.81
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education5,530$50,650$59,1008.161.19
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive7,070$41,850$42,86010.430.95
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents990$79,590$111,6501.460.46
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers580$49,340$52,7100.861.55
Security Guards4,890$36,320$41,8507.220.87
Self-Enrichment Teachers1,180$34,610$47,4501.740.82
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders140$60,480$55,3500.210.55
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners160$44,990$46,3900.241.20
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas910$60,260$65,2701.344.84
Sewing Machine Operators310$34,260$33,5800.450.67
Shampooers30$29,070$26,3100.050.96
Sheet Metal Workers2,070$68,140$64,9603.063.97
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2,580$40,390$43,5403.800.72
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs480$32,590$34,7000.700.44
Skincare Specialists330$41,220$46,8100.491.05
Slaughterers and Meat Packers130$37,110$35,5200.190.42
Social and Community Service Managers570$74,940$75,4900.840.62
Social and Human Service Assistants1,260$39,510$40,4301.850.66
Social Science Research Assistants70$72,710$80,7100.100.53
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other120$86,260$89,2600.180.74
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary40$63,430$70,9400.050.66
Social Workers, All Other150$102,560$102,1600.220.54
Software Developers3,820$122,390$120,6705.630.52
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers1,120$77,700$83,4601.651.38
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School840$56,790$60,7901.240.74
Special Education Teachers, Middle School380$58,120$61,2200.570.93
Speech-Language Pathologists810$88,250$89,6501.201.01
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators40$68,650$92,2600.070.36
Statisticians40$82,990$98,5600.060.34
Stockers and Order Fillers12,620$35,120$35,97018.621.02
Structural Iron and Steel Workers470$47,330$51,3100.701.59
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters180$45,030$46,3300.270.80
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors1,970$59,660$62,2202.900.92
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1,900$27,970$29,8802.800.83
Surgical Assistants80$39,090$55,7100.120.80
Surgical Technologists930$64,290$63,4101.371.81
Survey Researchers50$57,200$59,5300.071.34
Surveying and Mapping Technicians410$46,800$50,8400.611.63
Surveyors500$63,880$71,9000.732.24
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service150$34,860$35,8700.231.04
Tax Preparers590$49,450$47,4300.871.78
Teachers and Instructors, All Other150$63,130$60,7500.220.30
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary4,200$30,460$30,5206.200.68
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary1,420$49,920$46,0202.101.98
Technical Writers270$71,210$73,8000.401.37
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers510$54,090$56,6200.750.83
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers540$58,370$62,8900.791.26
Telemarketers200$29,350$31,4600.300.79
Tellers2,450$36,520$38,8603.621.71
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other50$62,650$50,0000.070.78
Tile and Stone Setters130$44,530$53,3000.190.81
Tire Repairers and Changers520$34,200$37,0900.761.10
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers580$58,140$63,0700.862.76
Tool and Die Makers130$73,760$64,9900.200.53
Tour and Travel Guides190$26,000$30,8500.280.81
Traffic Technicians40$60,750$62,9500.061.21
Training and Development Managers210$103,860$116,2600.300.98
Training and Development Specialists2,430$65,850$71,0803.591.22
Transportation Inspectors160$109,990$122,1400.231.48
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers730$100,900$108,5801.070.75
Travel Agents320$21,120$31,1500.471.32
Tree Trimmers and Pruners480$50,330$47,8600.712.01
Tutors430$36,870$37,3600.640.57
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials150$21,760$32,2400.212.11
Upholsterers60$42,950$51,5100.090.73
Urban and Regional Planners140$89,980$91,6900.200.71
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers400$26,290$27,2300.590.76
Veterinarians450$98,750$114,1300.661.22
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers670$35,630$36,0200.991.22
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians370$40,260$43,3600.550.66
Waiters and Waitresses11,560$18,200$28,12017.061.17
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators630$50,460$52,9200.931.12
Web and Digital Interface Designers160$70,610$74,9800.230.31
Web Developers200$82,490$83,9400.300.66
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping150$36,910$41,1500.220.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2,200$48,760$52,1203.241.21
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders70$39,840$41,3300.100.52
Wellhead Pumpers230$64,960$65,3000.332.89
Woodworkers, All Other50$56,470$57,4000.072.09
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing70$35,910$37,5800.100.25
Writers and Authors—$64,100$71,680——
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists90$61,210$63,1900.131.13

Colleges in this area

29 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

CollegeTypeLevelStudents, fall 2024
Academy of Cosmetology, Barbering, and EstheticsPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year19
Canadian Valley Technology CenterPublic2-year2,197
Central Oklahoma CollegePrivate for-profit2-year477
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterPublicLess than 2-year558
Francis Tuttle Technology CenterPublicLess than 2-year2,834
Hair Arts InstitutePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year38
JB's Hair Design and Barber CollegePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year59
Langston UniversityPublic4-year or above1,937
Metro Technology CentersPublic2-year1,626
Mid-America Christian UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above2,397
Mid-America Technology CenterPublicLess than 2-year1,121
Mid-Del Technology CenterPublicLess than 2-year371
Moore Norman Technology CenterPublic2-year1,403
Oklahoma Christian UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above2,851
Oklahoma City Community CollegePublic2-year11,475
Oklahoma City UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above2,966
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityPublic4-year or above3,959
Randall UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above298
Redlands Community CollegePublic2-year2,184
Rose State CollegePublic4-year or above7,758
Southern Nazarene UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above2,198
Southwestern Christian UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above399
The Academy of Hair Design LLCPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year56
University of Central OklahomaPublic4-year or above12,554
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterPublic4-year or above3,680
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusPublic4-year or above30,851
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaPublic4-year or above1,027
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-OklahomaPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year29
Yukon Beauty College IncPrivate for-profitLess than 2-year9

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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