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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Oklahoma

What professions have the highest employment in Oklahoma? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Oklahoma. We note that the total employment in Oklahoma is 1,604,790. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 42,410 people (2.64 percent of the total employment in Oklahoma). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 39,480 people (2.46 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Oklahoma is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Oklahoma (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,604,790
100.00% $39,100
2 Retail Salespersons
42,410
2.64% $27,680
3 General and Operations Managers
39,480
2.46% $77,470
4 Cashiers
39,070
2.43% $25,080
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
37,920
2.36% $21,630
6 Stockers and Order Fillers
34,640
2.16% $30,840
7 Customer Service Representatives
33,210
2.07% $34,460
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
31,290
1.95% $31,340
9 Registered Nurses
30,320
1.89% $74,520
10 Waiters and Waitresses
28,750
1.79% $20,430
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
25,090
1.56% $46,790
12 Office Clerks, General
24,840
1.55% $31,770
13 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
24,070
1.50% $36,380
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
21,460
1.34% $27,000
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
19,830
1.24% $40,160
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
19,520
1.22% $55,330
17 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
19,450
1.21% $49,510
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
17,480
1.09% $36,020
19 Restaurant Cooks
17,250
1.07% $28,880
20 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
16,710
1.04% $23,280
21 Nursing Assistants
16,360
1.02% $29,840
22 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
15,760
0.98% $47,340
23 Accountants and Auditors
15,670
0.98% $73,190
24 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
14,950
0.93% $34,430
25 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
14,880
0.93% $38,660
26 Fast Food Cooks
14,310
0.89% $22,790
27 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
12,320
0.77% $23,050
28 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
12,170
0.76% $47,860
29 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
12,070
0.75% $36,530
30 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
11,960
0.75% $25,500
31 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
11,350
0.71% $39,520
32 Security Guards
11,030
0.69% $28,250
33 Construction Laborers
11,000
0.69% $37,130
34 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
10,960
0.68% $47,090
35 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,920
0.68% $23,080
36 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
10,590
0.66% $37,000
37 Receptionists and Information Clerks
10,200
0.64% $28,980
38 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
9,780
0.61% $51,270
39 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
9,490
0.59% $35,050
40 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
9,350
0.58% $66,830
41 Medical Assistants
9,140
0.57% $34,320
42 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
9,010
0.56% $45,830
43 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
8,950
0.56% $31,180
44 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
8,900
0.55% $49,200
45 Medical Secretaries
8,750
0.55% $35,990
46 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,580
0.53% $63,710
47 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
8,420
0.52% $39,310
48 Human Resources Specialists
8,250
0.51% $55,160
49 Electricians
7,910
0.49% $52,810
50 Software Developers
7,740
0.48% $99,510
51 Project Management Specialists
7,690
0.48% $81,210
52 Food Preparation Workers
7,640
0.48% $26,910
53 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
7,600
0.47% $69,040
54 Childcare Workers
7,300
0.45% $22,560
55 Computer User Support Specialists
7,090
0.44% $49,560
56 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,950
0.43% $48,090
57 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
6,670
0.42% $58,080
58 Tellers
6,600
0.41% $28,960
59 Bartenders
6,580
0.41% $19,310
60 Other Business Operations Specialists
6,480
0.40% $79,980
61 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
6,450
0.40% $63,080
62 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
6,430
0.40% $45,520
63 Lawyers
6,400
0.40% $99,990
64 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
6,320
0.39% $54,870
65 Driver/Sales Workers
6,300
0.39% $22,820
66 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
6,100
0.38% $46,650
67 Medical and Health Services Managers
6,090
0.38% $95,580
68 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
6,090
0.38% $69,710
69 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
5,790
0.36% $46,310
70 Insurance Sales Agents
5,710
0.36% $44,160
71 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
5,650
0.35% $48,880
72 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
5,570
0.35% $47,720
73 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
5,370
0.33% $47,750
74 Compliance Officers
5,300
0.33% $55,130
75 Loan Officers
5,100
0.32% $62,070
76 Financial Managers
5,070
0.32% $122,610
77 Pharmacy Technicians
5,070
0.32% $35,030
78 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
4,950
0.31% $49,580
79 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,820
0.30% $60,440
80 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
4,780
0.30% $20,840
81 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
4,710
0.29% $49,060
82 Carpenters
4,680
0.29% $44,270
83 Dental Assistants
4,650
0.29% $38,920
84 Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,600
0.29% $34,710
85 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
4,560
0.28% $28,190
86 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
4,530
0.28% $59,630
87 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,520
0.28% $37,680
88 Management Analysts
4,330
0.27% $81,990
89 Administrative Services Managers
4,270
0.27% $95,800
90 Firefighters
4,220
0.26% $49,360
91 Dishwashers
4,200
0.26% $22,690
92 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,180
0.26% $21,890
93 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,110
0.26% $28,150
94 Postal Service Mail Carriers
4,080
0.25% $53,680
95 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
4,040
0.25% $39,790
96 Training and Development Specialists
3,990
0.25% $60,880
97 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
3,940
0.25% $50,020
98 School Bus Drivers
3,870
0.24% $31,580
99 Pharmacists
3,810
0.24% $128,040
100 Logisticians
3,740
0.23% $77,460
101 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
3,640
0.23% $48,260
102 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
3,610
0.22% $81,150
103 Machinists
3,600
0.22% $48,170
104 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
3,540
0.22% $22,620
105 Parts Salespersons
3,510
0.22% $29,730
106 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
3,500
0.22% $57,710
107 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
3,420
0.21% $49,800
108 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
3,400
0.21% $69,420
109 Chief Executives
3,390
0.21% $108,540
110 Computer Systems Analysts
3,370
0.21% $83,520
111 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
3,370
0.21% $42,700
112 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
3,270
0.20% $65,670
113 Computer and Information Systems Managers
3,220
0.20% $124,430
114 Highway Maintenance Workers
3,170
0.20% $37,270
115 Radiologic Technologists
3,160
0.20% $62,510
116 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
3,140
0.20% $39,920
117 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,120
0.19% $29,260
118 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,040
0.19% $22,760
119 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
3,030
0.19% $36,470
120 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
3,000
0.19% $23,470
121 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
2,940
0.18% $33,720
122 Order Clerks
2,930
0.18% $39,760
123 Sheet Metal Workers
2,900
0.18% $58,760
124 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
2,840
0.18% $48,490
125 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,840
0.18% $23,270
126 Sales Managers
2,820
0.18% $110,860
127 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
2,730
0.17% $52,770
128 Nurse Practitioners
2,700
0.17% $121,010
129 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
2,680
0.17% $80,450
130 Instructional Coordinators
2,630
0.16% $51,500
131 Packers and Packagers
2,590
0.16% $29,960
132 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
2,580
0.16% $40,100
133 Civil Engineers
2,510
0.16% $92,410
134 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
2,490
0.16% $19,680
135 Dental Hygienists
2,480
0.15% $91,500
136 Computer Occupations, All Other
2,470
0.15% $87,400
137 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,460
0.15% $49,350
138 Healthcare Social Workers
2,400
0.15% $48,420
139 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
2,400
0.15% $42,820
140 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
2,350
0.15% $37,600
141 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,320
0.14% $42,980
142 Emergency Medical Technicians
2,300
0.14% $29,350
143 Coaches and Scouts
2,250
0.14% $37,580
144 Construction Managers
2,210
0.14% $91,240
145 Cost Estimators
2,200
0.14% $57,250
146 Bill and Account Collectors
2,170
0.14% $36,600
147 Food Service Managers
2,160
0.13% $61,370
148 Industrial Engineers
2,160
0.13% $87,020
149 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
2,160
0.13% $29,580
150 Recreation Workers
2,160
0.13% $27,040
151 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
2,160
0.13% $67,520
152 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
2,150
0.13% $37,960
153 Helpers--Production Workers
2,140
0.13% $31,930
154 Medical Records Specialists
2,100
0.13% $46,610
155 Property, Real Estate Managers
2,080
0.13% $49,980
156 Physical Therapists
2,080
0.13% $92,940
157 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
2,060
0.13% $61,260
158 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,060
0.13% $51,830
159 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
2,050
0.13% $79,710
160 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
2,050
0.13% $80,640
161 Computer Network Support Specialists
2,040
0.13% $63,740
162 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
2,000
0.12% $37,180
163 Mechanical Engineers
1,990
0.12% $91,770
164 Speech-Language Pathologists
1,990
0.12% $76,820
165 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
1,990
0.12% $45,200
166 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,960
0.12% $38,050
167 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
1,960
0.12% $38,690
168 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,940
0.12% $38,480
169 All Other Physicians
1,900
0.12% $219,340
170 Architectural and Engineering Managers
1,880
0.12% $137,530
171 Bakers
1,880
0.12% $28,470
172 Short Order Cooks
1,870
0.12% $22,480
173 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
1,870
0.12% $21,640
174 Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
1,870
0.12% $25,970
175 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
1,850
0.12% $39,520
176 Postsecondary Education Administrators
1,820
0.11% $96,830
177 Electrical Engineers
1,820
0.11% $99,260
178 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
1,810
0.11% $55,710
179 Surgical Technologists
1,810
0.11% $48,210
180 Personal Financial Advisors
1,800
0.11% $84,990
181 Phlebotomists
1,800
0.11% $32,840
182 Data Entry Keyers
1,800
0.11% $33,550
183 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,770
0.11% $36,620
184 Respiratory Therapists
1,770
0.11% $63,980
185 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
1,770
0.11% $51,890
186 Couriers and Messengers
1,760
0.11% $34,370
187 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
1,760
0.11% $35,420
188 Legal Secretaries
1,760
0.11% $36,380
189 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
1,760
0.11% $40,530
190 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
1,750
0.11% $31,200
191 Data Scientists
1,740
0.11% $79,720
192 File Clerks
1,740
0.11% $36,090
193 Computer Network Architects
1,730
0.11% $96,230
194 All Other Managers
1,720
0.11% $101,680
195 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
1,720
0.11% $36,950
196 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
1,720
0.11% $49,970
197 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
1,710
0.11% $35,510
198 Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
1,700
0.11% $28,560
199 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
1,690
0.11% $51,460
200 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
1,650
0.10% $28,610

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