Labor Costs
Oklahoma -- a Right-To-Work state -- offers relocating and expanding businesses an abundant, available workforce throughout the state, with labor costs that are among the lowest in the nation.
Most Oklahoma workers are employed in diverse and technologically advanced fields: Aviation and Aerospace; Energy; Biosciences; Electronics; Food Processing; Corporate Services; Fabricated Metals; Machinery; Telecommunications; Transportation and Logistics; Printing and Publishing; Plastics
Labor Studies
These studies include the following data:
- Occupational mix of the labor force
- Numbers of underemployed by skill type
- Desirability for $8-10 hr jobs
- Willingness to commute/change employment
- Skills of individuals interested in entering the labor market and educational attainment.
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COMPARISON OF STATE MEDIAN HOURLY WAGES, May 2008 |
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| US Avg | OKOK | MO | NC | TX | OH | CA | |
| Accountants & Auditors | $23.60 | $21.27 | $24.09 | $23.59 | $25.44 | $25.00 | $27.93 |
| Credit Anly. | $27.42 | $21.97 | $27.74 | $33.67 | $31.06 | $27.09 | $33.54 |
| Financial Anly. & Adv. | $22.04 | $19.14 | $24.04 |
$21.68 | $23.70 | $24.95 | $30.85 |
| Computer programmers | $31.26 | $26.48 | $30.78 | $33.56 | $34.89 | $30.25 | $35.20 |
| Engineers | $38.69 | $33.48 | $36.49 | $34.44 | $40.53 | $35.15 | $43.87 |
| Biological Scientists | $29.91 | $26.91 | $24.28 | $31.63 | $25.13 | $27.25 | $36.86 |
| Medical Scientists | $32.79 | $23.42 | $30.74 | $36.42 | $25.08 | $27.60 | $40.59 |
| Astr. & Phys. | $45.13 | $37.31 | $41.76 |
$36.26 | $38.97 | $44.67 | $45.76 |
| Chem.& Mat. Scientists | $32.29 | $31.77 | $31.02 | $31.96 | $31.62 | $31.65 | $37.66 |
| Cashiers | $8.68 | $8.73 | $8.96 | $8.64 | $8.57 | $8.77 | $11.41 |
| Retail Salespersons | $9.79 | $11.26 | $11.78 | $11.33 | $11.35 | $11.53 | $12.73 |
| Telemarketers | $10.71 | $9.65 | $10.56 | $10.93 | $10.88 | $10.62 | $13.31 |
| Stock clerks | $10.08 | $10.69 | $11.07 | $10.93 | $10.68 | $11.11 | $12.02 |
| Aircraft Mech. & Serv. Tech. | $24.46 | $24.77 | $24.34 | $22.52 | $24.02 | $23.64 | $27.65 |
| Sm. Engine Mech. | $12.22 | $11.46 | $11.92 | $12.25 | $11.81 | $11.57 | $13.48 |
| Heating, A/C, Ref. Inst./Mech. | $18.05 | $15.90 | $18.17 | $16.92 | $17.22 | $19.02 | $21.93 |
| Ind. Mach. Workers | $16.84 | $15.50 | $16.76 | $16.39 | $15.17 | $18.11 | $18.99 |
| Machinists | $17.54 | $16.52 | $17.63 | $16.86 | $16.69 | $17.37 | $18.75 |
| Molders | $13.23 | $13.15 | $14.27 | $13.64 | $12.13 | $14.41 | $12.14 |
| Welding | $15.83 | $15.27 | $14.98 | $15.57 | $16.69 | $16.15 | $17.48 |
| Laborers | $10.50 | $10.29 | $11.67 | $10.75 | $10.38 | $11.80 | $11.66 |
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