What professions added the most jobs in Oklahoma? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Oklahoma is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Oklahoma increased from 1,483,760 to 1,577,330 with a net gain of 93,570. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of cooks, fast food with 6,580 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of personal care aides with 6,580 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 1,483,760 | 1,577,330 | 93,570 | 6.31% | $28,890 |
| 2 | Cooks, Fast Food | 9,570 | 16,150 | 6,580 | 68.76% | $16,720 |
| 3 | Personal Care Aides | 7,870 | 12,710 | 4,840 | 61.50% | $17,720 |
| 4 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 2,190 | 6,790 | 4,600 | 210.05% | $44,450 |
| 5 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 23,910 | 27,660 | 3,750 | 15.68% | $21,600 |
| 6 | Customer Service Representatives | 25,870 | 29,380 | 3,510 | 13.57% | $26,650 |
| 7 | Cashiers | 38,860 | 41,770 | 2,910 | 7.49% | $17,600 |
| 8 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 8,380 | 11,250 | 2,870 | 34.25% | $17,640 |
| 9 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 21,480 | 24,340 | 2,860 | 13.31% | $34,180 |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 9,250 | 12,040 | 2,790 | 30.16% | $25,890 |
| 11 | Medical Secretaries | 4,340 | 7,100 | 2,760 | 63.59% | $26,470 |
| 12 | Construction Laborers | 9,610 | 12,360 | 2,750 | 28.62% | $25,990 |
| 13 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 28,480 | 31,050 | 2,570 | 9.02% | $17,030 |
| 14 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 1,410 | 3,890 | 2,480 | 175.89% | $18,390 |
| 15 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 4,870 | 7,250 | 2,380 | 48.87% | $16,390 |
| 16 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 16,240 | 18,510 | 2,270 | 13.98% | $39,310 |
| 17 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 1,550 | 3,690 | 2,140 | 138.06% | $32,990 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | 1,970 | 3,800 | 1,830 | 92.89% | $63,260 |
| 19 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 4,480 | 6,300 | 1,820 | 40.62% | $33,040 |
| 20 | Food Preparation Workers | 7,080 | 8,870 | 1,790 | 25.28% | $17,490 |
| 21 | Helpers--Production Workers | 5,650 | 7,390 | 1,740 | 30.80% | $21,200 |
| 22 | Gaming Dealers | 1,170 | 2,900 | 1,730 | 147.86% | $18,180 |
| 23 | Compliance Officers | 2,310 | 3,940 | 1,630 | 70.56% | $43,420 |
| 24 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 2,700 | 4,290 | 1,590 | 58.89% | $42,210 |
| 25 | Administrative Services Managers | 3,760 | 5,320 | 1,560 | 41.49% | $54,430 |
| 26 | Software Developers, Applications | 2,470 | 4,030 | 1,560 | 63.16% | $64,410 |
| 27 | Family and General Practitioners | 1,950 | 3,460 | 1,510 | 77.44% | $151,560 |
| 28 | Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 1,260 | 2,770 | 1,510 | 119.84% | $34,240 |
| 29 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 20,600 | 22,090 | 1,490 | 7.23% | $18,900 |
| 30 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 4,770 | 6,220 | 1,450 | 30.40% | $27,720 |
| 31 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 1,950 | 3,360 | 1,410 | 72.31% | $25,540 |
| 32 | Machinists | 5,440 | 6,830 | 1,390 | 25.55% | $35,900 |
| 33 | Medical Assistants | 6,410 | 7,730 | 1,320 | 20.59% | $24,940 |
| 34 | Sales Managers | 2,830 | 4,130 | 1,300 | 45.94% | $78,990 |
| 35 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 770 | 2,070 | 1,300 | 168.83% | $19,750 |
| 36 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 900 | 2,200 | 1,300 | 144.44% | $43,570 |
| 37 | Bartenders | 3,490 | 4,750 | 1,260 | 36.10% | $17,570 |
| 38 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 6,890 | 8,150 | 1,260 | 18.29% | $48,270 |
| 39 | Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 2,990 | 4,220 | 1,230 | 41.14% | $40,420 |
| 40 | Pharmacy Technicians | 4,430 | 5,600 | 1,170 | 26.41% | $23,540 |
| 41 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,700 | 2,870 | 1,170 | 68.82% | $27,770 |
| 42 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 4,550 | 5,710 | 1,160 | 25.49% | $34,630 |
| 43 | Management Analysts | 3,670 | 4,820 | 1,150 | 31.34% | $66,010 |
| 44 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 830 | 1,940 | 1,110 | 133.73% | $28,390 |
| 45 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 6,950 | 8,060 | 1,110 | 15.97% | $25,210 |
| 46 | Security Guards | 9,860 | 10,940 | 1,080 | 10.95% | $24,350 |
| 47 | Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 950 | 2,030 | 1,080 | 113.68% | $40,960 |
| 48 | Industrial Production Managers | 1,970 | 3,020 | 1,050 | 53.30% | $73,290 |
| 49 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 2,750 | 3,790 | 1,040 | 37.82% | $36,740 |
| 50 | Financial Managers | 4,810 | 5,840 | 1,030 | 21.41% | $75,740 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of riggers with a growth rate of 363.64%. It is followed by the profession of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other which grew by 296.43% in the same period.