Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $234,640. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $190,980.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$234,640	$58,400	120
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$190,980	$74,980	180
3	General Dentists	$148,970	$63,880	150
4	Petroleum Engineers	$136,620	$77,520	50
5	Physician Assistants	$134,990	$97,890	140
6	Nurse Practitioners	$124,770	$102,710	260
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,980	$78,790	110
8	Pharmacists	$123,430	$87,880	440
9	Sales Engineers	$105,380	$59,050	40
10	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$103,760	$58,990	70
11	Optometrists	$102,920	$35,590	50
12	Industrial Production Managers	$101,670	$62,150	200
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,510	$64,980	160
14	Financial Managers	$99,210	$49,100	340
15	Sales Managers	$98,180	$49,570	200
16	Construction Managers	$95,710	$54,330	100
17	Marketing Managers	$95,510	$51,180	60
18	Lawyers	$93,850	$60,690	490
19	Physical Therapists	$93,410	$59,860	190
20	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$93,130	$52,550	70
21	Electrical Engineers	$92,980	$63,850	100
22	Human Resources Managers	$92,690	$61,890	120
23	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$89,200	$62,820	60
24	Mechanical Engineers	$88,730	$48,360	110
25	Occupational Therapists	$88,210	$59,850	50
26	Industrial Engineers	$84,980	$59,430	140
27	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$84,830	$70,340	440
28	Software Developers	$84,690	$46,520	180
29	Chief Executives	$83,850	$30,380	340
30	Dental Hygienists	$83,000	$61,310	210
31	Veterinarians	$82,850	$49,450	100
32	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$81,140	$46,120	320
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	$81,040	$58,290	630
34	Power Plant Operators	$80,670	$60,640	40
35	Civil Engineers	$80,570	$47,870	80
36	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,770	$74,900	50
37	Computer Programmers	$79,680	$49,280	30
38	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,250	$59,610	520
39	Environmental Engineers	$79,040	$59,790	60
40	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,710	$44,190	150
41	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,300	$48,870	140
42	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$77,300	$31,680	110
43	Computer Network Architects	$76,290	$41,700	80
44	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,070	$46,670	380
45	Facilities Managers	$75,030	$28,470	70
46	Information Security Analysts	$74,960	$43,440	40
47	Administrative Services Managers	$74,760	$38,990	370
48	Project Management Specialists	$74,590	$39,860	430
49	Personal Financial Advisors	$73,830	$29,680	70
50	Credit Analysts	$73,010	$37,210	30
51	Logisticians	$72,990	$43,410	140
52	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$72,820	$36,710	80
53	Financial Analysts	$72,670	$43,790	70
54	All Other Managers	$72,270	$38,000	80
55	Conservation Scientists	$71,010	$40,630	50
56	Management Analysts	$70,690	$37,460	220
57	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$68,950	$46,760	130
58	Computer Occupations, All Other	$68,930	$42,630	90
59	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$68,170	$39,360	60
60	Other Biological Scientists	$67,500	$44,720	30
61	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$67,060	$49,070	150
62	General and Operations Managers	$66,720	$30,140	3,520
63	Respiratory Therapists	$66,570	$51,270	130
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$66,380	$40,750	180
65	Mining and Geological Engineers	$66,270	$66,270	30
66	Other Business Operations Specialists	$66,210	$31,600	380
67	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$66,050	$35,690	100
68	Registered Nurses	$66,000	$53,650	2,620
69	Speech-Language Pathologists	$65,640	$36,030	170
70	Database Administrators	$65,540	$38,020	40
71	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$65,330	$48,680	90
72	Loan Officers	$65,160	$37,170	390
73	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$64,870	$31,460	120
74	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$64,220	$46,800	40
75	Chemists	$64,210	$32,550	50
76	Data Scientists	$64,190	$54,470	90
77	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,920	$54,210	50
78	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$63,420	$31,200	230
79	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,360	$36,810	800
80	Social and Community Service Managers	$62,950	$37,120	150
81	Radiologic Technologists	$62,870	$39,260	270
82	Accountants and Auditors	$62,800	$41,540	1,110
83	Wellhead Pumpers	$62,600	$36,100	140
84	Chiropractors	$62,390	$29,650	50
85	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$62,330	$50,720	50
86	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,190	$33,570	170
87	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$61,940	$39,840	70
88	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$61,900	$35,260	40
89	Other Engineering Technicians	$61,780	$46,700	30
90	Chemical Technicians	$60,940	$29,020	80
91	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$60,880	$23,700	80
92	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$60,830	$40,290	30
93	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,630	$46,560	150
94	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$60,480	$35,530	250
95	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,440	$38,320	1,020
96	Crane and Tower Operators	$60,350	$38,530	60
97	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,210	$38,380	890
98	Gaming Managers	$59,920	$46,410	90
99	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	$59,870	$33,390	320
100	Marriage and Family Therapists	$59,550	$40,150	80

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Petroleum Engineers	$151,480
2	Physician Assistants	$128,190
3	Pharmacists	$126,900
4	General Dentists	$126,040
5	Nurse Practitioners	$124,940
6	Lawyers	$103,010
7	Marketing Managers	$102,690
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,860
9	Optometrists	$100,020
10	Electrical Engineers	$99,490

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$201,140
2	Physician Assistants	$124,560
3	Pharmacists	$123,210
4	Nurse Practitioners	$116,150
5	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$107,730
6	Electrical Engineers	$105,050
7	Physical Therapists	$103,930
8	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$103,810
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,740
10	Sales Managers	$100,970

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$190,980
2	General Dentists	$181,730
3	Pharmacists	$121,690
4	Chemical Engineers	$120,150
5	Nurse Practitioners	$115,810
6	Physician Assistants	$114,890
7	Physical Therapists	$101,990
8	Marketing Managers	$101,840
9	Petroleum Engineers	$99,540
10	Aerospace Engineers	$96,720

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