Production Workers in Oklahoma

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Production Workers in Oklahoma are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Production Workers in Oklahoma is growing faster than average.

• Production Workers in Oklahoma earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Production Workers Work in Oklahoma?

In Oklahoma, there were 1,590 people working as Production Workers in the year 2018.

There were 1,500 Production Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,830 Production Workers working in it, which means Oklahoma has fewer Production Workers than average.

Job Projections for Oklahoma

Jobs for Production Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.4%.

Oklahoma Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 230 annual job openings, and 1,980 total jobs in 2026 for Production Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 31,400 annual jobs and 275,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production Workers Make in Oklahoma?

In 2018 wages for Production Workers ranged from $20,720 to $44,090 with $30,480 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.96 to $21.2. The median hourly rate was $14.66.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.46 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in Oklahoma is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Oklahoma Metros for Production Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Production Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Tulsa, OK	920	$31,900
Oklahoma City, OK	430	$30,100
Fort Smith, AR-OK	110	$23,770

Top States for Production Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Production Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	32,900	$32,910
California	28,120	$28,690
Tennessee	13,620	$27,330
Ohio	13,400	$32,410
Louisiana	9,840	$33,690
Georgia	9,260	$25,430
Texas	8,910	$29,950
Florida	8,690	$24,100
Iowa	6,590	$45,150
Oregon	6,450	$31,190
Missouri	6,420	$28,070
Michigan	6,240	$31,620
Alabama	5,980	$24,560
Virginia	5,060	$24,200
Kentucky	4,850	$24,840
Indiana	4,700	$34,710
New York	4,650	$34,000
New Jersey	4,300	$28,120
Minnesota	4,270	$35,730
Massachusetts	3,640	$34,310

Below are the states where Production Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$53,920
Alaska	$52,340
New Mexico	$49,700
South Dakota	$47,490
District of Columbia	$47,410
Iowa	$45,150
Minnesota	$35,730
Indiana	$34,710
Connecticut	$34,550
Maryland	$34,400

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.