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Oklahoma offers relocating and expanding businesses an abundant, available workforce throughout the state, with labor costs that are among the lowest in the nation.
Consider these facts:
- Oklahoma is a Right-To-Work state.
- Most Oklahoma workers are employed in diverse and technologically advanced fields:
- Aviation and Aerospace
- Electronics
- Food Processing
- Business Services
- Fabricated Metals
- Machinery
- Telecommunications
- Transportation and Logistics
- Printing and Publishing
- Plastics
Labor Studies
The University of Oklahoma's Public Opinion Learning Laboratory conducts the studies. Please contact Dr. Amy Goodin at 405-325-7111 for pricing and more information.
Oklahoma Labor Force Studies
|
Comparison of State Median Hourly Wages, 3rd Quarter 2009
|
| US Avg
| OK
| MO
| NC
| TX
| OH
| CA
|
Accountants & Auditors
| $23.60
| $21.27
| $24.09
| $23.59
| $25.44
| $25.00
| $27.93
|
Credit Analysts
| $27.42
| $21.97
| $27.74
| $33.67
| $31.06
| $27.09
| $33.54
|
Financial Analysts & Advisers
| $22.04 | $19.14
| $24.04
| $21.68
| $23.70
| $24.95
| $30.85
|
Computer programmers
| $31.26
| $26.48 | $30.78
| $33.56
| $34.89
| $30.25
| $35.20
|
Engineers
| $38.69
| $33.48 | $36.49
| $34.44
| $40.53
| $35.15
| $43.87
|
Biological Scientists
| $29.91
| $26.91 | $24.28
| $31.63
| $25.13
| $27.25
| $36.86
|
Medical Scientists
| $32.79
| $23.42 | $30.74
| $36.42
| $25.08
| $27.60
| $40.59
|
Astronomers & Physicists
| $45.13
| $37.31 | $41.76
| $36.26 | $38.97 | $44.67 | $45.76 |
Chemists & Material Scientists
| $32.29
| $31.77 | $31.02 | $31.96
| $31.62 | $31.65 | $37.66 |
Cashiers
| $8.68
| $8.73 | $8.96
| $8.64
| $8.57 | $8.77 | $11.41 |
Retail Salespersons
| $9.79 | $11.26 | $11.78 | $11.33
| $11.35 | $11.53 | $12.73 |
| Telemarketers | $10.71 | $9.65 | $10.56 | $10.93
| $10.88 | $10.62 | $13.31 |
Stock clerks
| $10.08 | $10.69 | $11.07 | $10.93
| $10.68 | $11.11 | $12.02 |
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
| $24.46 | $24.77 | $24.34 | $22.52
| $24.02 | $23.64 | $27.65 |
Small Engine Mechanics
| $12.22 | $11.46 | $11.92 | $12.25
| $11.81 | $11.57 | $13.48 |
Heating, A/C, Refrigeration Installers/Mechanics
| $18.05
| $15.90 | $18.17
| $16.92
| $17.22 | $19.02 | $21.93 |
Industrial Machinery Workers
| $16.84
| $15.50 | $16.76 | $16.39
| $15.17 | $18.11 |
$18.99 |
Machinists
| $17.54
| $16.52 | $17.63 | $16.86 | $16.69 | $17.37 | $18.75
|
Molders
| $13.23
| $13.15 | $14.27 | $13.64 | $12.13 | $14.41 | $12.14 |
Welding
| $15.83
| $15.27 | $14.98 | $15.57 | $16.69 | $16.15 | $17.48
|
|
Laborers
|
$10.50
|
$10.29
|
$11.67
|
$10.75 |
$10.38 |
$11.80 |
$11.66 |
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