Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma

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While jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma is expected to decrease.

• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Work in Oklahoma?

In Oklahoma, there were 28,220 people working as Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 30,460 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 29,550 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants working in it, which means Oklahoma has fewer Secretaries and Administrative Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Oklahoma

Jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 7.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.5%.

Oklahoma Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,900 annual Secretaries and Administrative Assistants job openings in Oklahoma, and 28,230 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 244,300 annual jobs and 2,371,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Make in Oklahoma?

In 2018 wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ranged from $18,870 to $48,030 with $30,590 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.07 to $23.09. The median hourly rate was $14.71.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.34 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

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

Top Oklahoma Metros for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Oklahoma City, OK	10,440	$31,610
Tulsa, OK	6,680	$32,590
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1,200	$29,080
Lawton, OK	730	$26,870
Enid, OK	480	$30,330

Top States for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	238,840	$42,250
New York	178,520	$40,110
Texas	176,480	$34,250
Florida	142,550	$33,540
Pennsylvania	93,280	$35,300
Missouri	69,510	$33,750
Illinois	67,780	$36,200
Georgia	66,330	$33,420
Ohio	66,030	$35,550
New Jersey	62,790	$41,400
Maryland	56,670	$40,230
Michigan	55,410	$35,920
North Carolina	55,380	$36,330
Tennessee	48,410	$33,720
Alabama	46,100	$34,650
Arizona	44,980	$34,680
Massachusetts	41,540	$46,440
Virginia	41,390	$37,890
Colorado	38,610	$37,360
South Carolina	34,550	$34,790

Below are the states where Secretaries and Administrative Assistants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$48,220
Massachusetts	$46,440
Connecticut	$45,260
Rhode Island	$42,710
California	$42,250
Washington	$41,970
New Jersey	$41,400
Alaska	$41,150
Maryland	$40,230
New York	$40,110

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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.