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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Oklahoma City, OK

What professions have the highest employment in Oklahoma City, OK? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Oklahoma City, OK. We note that the total employment in Oklahoma City, OK is 627,070. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 17,060 people (2.72 percent of the total employment in Oklahoma City, OK). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 15,720 people (2.51 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Oklahoma City, OK is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Oklahoma City, OK (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
627,070
100.00% $41,370
2 Retail Salespersons
17,060
2.72% $28,240
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
15,720
2.51% $21,840
4 General and Operations Managers
15,410
2.46% $78,720
5 Customer Service Representatives
14,530
2.32% $35,950
6 Stockers and Order Fillers
14,130
2.25% $31,750
7 Cashiers
13,110
2.09% $25,930
8 Waiters and Waitresses
12,460
1.99% $20,990
9 Registered Nurses
12,430
1.98% $78,290
10 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
12,220
1.95% $31,860
11 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
9,510
1.52% $49,700
12 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
9,320
1.49% $37,180
13 Office Clerks, General
9,100
1.45% $32,570
14 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
8,840
1.41% $47,340
15 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
8,390
1.34% $59,990
16 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
8,260
1.32% $27,080
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
7,250
1.16% $43,110
18 Restaurant Cooks
6,970
1.11% $29,680
19 Accountants and Auditors
6,430
1.03% $72,670
20 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
6,340
1.01% $36,370
21 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
5,790
0.92% $34,760
22 Fast Food Cooks
5,690
0.91% $23,070
23 Nursing Assistants
5,600
0.89% $30,970
24 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
5,550
0.89% $37,780
25 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
5,320
0.85% $45,440
26 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
5,270
0.84% $24,530
27 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,680
0.75% $38,400
28 Receptionists and Information Clerks
4,610
0.74% $28,800
29 Security Guards
4,570
0.73% $28,250
30 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,480
0.71% $38,310
31 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,280
0.68% $27,260
32 Construction Laborers
4,180
0.67% $37,490
33 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
4,130
0.66% $47,190
34 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
4,030
0.64% $51,740
35 Other Business Operations Specialists
4,020
0.64% $81,880
36 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
4,000
0.64% $23,320
37 Medical Secretaries
3,990
0.64% $36,790
38 Software Developers
3,780
0.60% $101,350
39 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
3,780
0.60% $35,050
40 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,770
0.60% $48,510
41 Medical Assistants
3,770
0.60% $35,850
42 Lawyers
3,630
0.58% $97,340
43 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
3,570
0.57% $23,080
44 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
3,550
0.57% $32,180
45 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
3,520
0.56% $35,610
46 Human Resources Specialists
3,510
0.56% $58,260
47 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
3,470
0.55% $73,270
48 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
3,300
0.53% $43,540
49 Project Management Specialists
3,150
0.50% $80,520
50 Computer User Support Specialists
3,090
0.49% $51,060
51 Electricians
3,050
0.49% $52,840
52 Food Preparation Workers
3,020
0.48% $27,260
53 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
2,910
0.46% $66,860
54 Driver/Sales Workers
2,860
0.46% $24,770
55 Medical and Health Services Managers
2,840
0.45% $99,370
56 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
2,800
0.45% $58,080
57 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,710
0.43% $57,040
58 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
2,710
0.43% $49,580
59 Insurance Sales Agents
2,660
0.42% $46,560
60 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
2,650
0.42% $70,010
61 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
2,630
0.42% $58,620
62 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
2,630
0.42% $70,680
63 Compliance Officers
2,590
0.41% $56,420
64 Bartenders
2,550
0.41% $20,450
65 Logisticians
2,490
0.40% $79,440
66 Childcare Workers
2,490
0.40% $23,050
67 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,470
0.39% $50,640
68 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
2,360
0.38% $62,790
69 Management Analysts
2,310
0.37% $82,680
70 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
2,290
0.37% $45,480
71 Financial Managers
2,280
0.36% $121,570
72 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
2,270
0.36% $46,580
73 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,240
0.36% $47,940
74 Loan Officers
2,200
0.35% $61,250
75 Sheet Metal Workers
2,200
0.35% $58,760
76 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,170
0.35% $63,690
77 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
2,160
0.34% $46,850
78 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,140
0.34% $21,270
79 Dental Assistants
2,130
0.34% $42,800
80 Tellers
2,040
0.33% $28,960
81 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
2,020
0.32% $60,990
82 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,970
0.31% $47,570
83 Training and Development Specialists
1,950
0.31% $62,510
84 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,930
0.31% $50,360
85 Administrative Services Managers
1,880
0.30% $102,130
86 Carpenters
1,880
0.30% $44,910
87 Pharmacy Technicians
1,820
0.29% $35,790
88 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,810
0.29% $38,630
89 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,800
0.29% $28,390
90 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,780
0.28% $22,580
91 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
1,750
0.28% $27,010
92 Dishwashers
1,700
0.27% $23,390
93 Order Clerks
1,600
0.26% $39,770
94 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,590
0.25% $124,430
95 Pharmacists
1,550
0.25% $128,350
96 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
1,540
0.25% $47,060
97 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
1,530
0.24% $51,160
98 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,520
0.24% $49,030
99 Computer Occupations, All Other
1,510
0.24% $89,940
100 Firefighters
1,510
0.24% $63,910

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