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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Tulsa, OK

What professions have the highest employment in Tulsa, OK? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Tulsa, OK. We note that the total employment in Tulsa, OK is 426,640. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 11,600 people (2.72 percent of the total employment in Tulsa, OK). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 10,820 people (2.54 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Tulsa, OK is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	426,640	100.00%	$40,500
2	Retail Salespersons	11,600	2.72%	$28,300
3	General and Operations Managers	10,820	2.54%	$83,450
4	Customer Service Representatives	9,770	2.29%	$35,920
5	Cashiers	9,750	2.29%	$26,280
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	9,570	2.24%	$21,860
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	9,390	2.20%	$31,760
8	Registered Nurses	9,210	2.16%	$75,450
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	9,210	2.16%	$32,040
10	Waiters and Waitresses	7,320	1.72%	$20,790
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	6,150	1.44%	$48,390
12	Office Clerks, General	6,100	1.43%	$33,110
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	5,630	1.32%	$41,600
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,380	1.26%	$36,290
15	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	5,080	1.19%	$57,250
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,930	1.16%	$28,320
17	Accountants and Auditors	4,650	1.09%	$78,010
18	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,380	1.03%	$25,320
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	4,300	1.01%	$37,170
20	Nursing Assistants	4,290	1.01%	$31,230
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,200	0.98%	$37,710
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,010	0.94%	$50,390
23	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,930	0.92%	$34,860
24	Restaurant Cooks	3,900	0.91%	$30,140
25	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3,760	0.88%	$58,670
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,700	0.87%	$39,490
27	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3,590	0.84%	$49,710
28	Fast Food Cooks	3,580	0.84%	$26,170
29	Construction Laborers	3,570	0.84%	$38,110
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	3,190	0.75%	$52,450
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	3,170	0.74%	$37,920
32	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3,170	0.74%	$39,360
33	Security Guards	3,080	0.72%	$28,510
34	Medical Assistants	3,070	0.72%	$34,320
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,980	0.70%	$36,720
36	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,970	0.70%	$49,100
37	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,840	0.67%	$65,390
38	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,820	0.66%	$27,120
39	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	2,680	0.63%	$27,020
40	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,680	0.63%	$66,560
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,640	0.62%	$49,460
42	Project Management Specialists	2,620	0.61%	$85,320
43	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,480	0.58%	$29,860
44	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2,400	0.56%	$48,430
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,370	0.56%	$25,830
46	Medical Secretaries	2,370	0.56%	$36,550
47	Electricians	2,340	0.55%	$52,220
48	Human Resources Specialists	2,320	0.54%	$56,830
49	Software Developers	2,310	0.54%	$101,620
50	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,260	0.53%	$32,180
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,260	0.53%	$42,050
52	Food Preparation Workers	2,230	0.52%	$28,200
53	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2,140	0.50%	$73,120
54	Computer User Support Specialists	2,000	0.47%	$51,070
55	Childcare Workers	1,980	0.46%	$23,000
56	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,970	0.46%	$57,690
57	Bartenders	1,930	0.45%	$18,640
58	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,870	0.44%	$51,470
59	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,780	0.42%	$51,540
60	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,740	0.41%	$58,910
61	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	1,730	0.41%	$63,070
62	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,680	0.39%	$49,540
63	Tellers	1,670	0.39%	$29,690
64	Lawyers	1,630	0.38%	$108,960
65	Machinists	1,560	0.37%	$48,410
66	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,550	0.36%	$58,370
67	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1,550	0.36%	$46,380
68	Driver/Sales Workers	1,540	0.36%	$25,730
69	Insurance Sales Agents	1,530	0.36%	$47,980
70	Financial Managers	1,450	0.34%	$130,070
71	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,420	0.33%	$59,270
72	Carpenters	1,410	0.33%	$45,440
73	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,400	0.33%	$20,340
74	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,350	0.32%	$26,360
75	Pharmacy Technicians	1,340	0.31%	$34,880
76	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,310	0.31%	$96,110
77	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,280	0.30%	$38,630
78	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,270	0.30%	$35,740
79	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,250	0.29%	$60,610
80	Loan Officers	1,220	0.29%	$63,960
81	Dental Assistants	1,220	0.29%	$44,150
82	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	1,220	0.29%	$80,230
83	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	1,210	0.28%	$43,430
84	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	1,170	0.27%	$49,200
85	Compliance Officers	1,160	0.27%	$61,440
86	Real Estate Sales Agents	1,150	0.27%	$47,480
87	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,150	0.27%	$48,030
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,120	0.26%	$21,890
89	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,120	0.26%	$27,690
90	Administrative Services Managers	1,110	0.26%	$99,860
91	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	1,100	0.26%	$59,340
92	Postal Service Mail Carriers	1,080	0.25%	$55,640
93	Training and Development Specialists	1,050	0.25%	$50,060
94	Computer Systems Analysts	1,050	0.25%	$85,360
95	Civil Engineers	1,050	0.25%	$93,600
96	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,040	0.24%	$48,260
97	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	1,010	0.24%	$43,360
98	Dishwashers	990	0.23%	$23,720
99	Management Analysts	980	0.23%	$86,750
100	Computer and Information Systems Managers	970	0.23%	$132,560

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