Greater OKC Region Aerospace Industry – 2025
Figure 4. Greater OKC Region Aerospace Sector Growth – 2015 to 2025
Labor Income ($Mil) $2,665.9 2,108.0
Labor Income per Worker
Establish- ments
Employ- ment
Output ($Mil)
Output per worker
Year 2015
Sector
Total Public Private Total Public Private Total Public Private Total Public Private Total Public Private Total Public Private Total Public Private
236
36,611 29,392
$4,893.1 3,218.7 1,674.4 $7,233.6 4,436.0 2,797.6 $8,773.0 4,977.6 3,795.4 $2,340.5 1,217.3 1,123.2
$72,818 71,720 77,286 $78,773 73,269 95,340 $86,938 78,706 110,023 $5,955
$133,650 109,508 231,945 $166,788 136,265 258,655 $192,649 148,285 317,050 $33,138 26,757 26,711 24.8% 24.4% 11.5% 25,861
16
220 291
7,219
557.9
2020
43,370 32,554 10,816 45,539 33,568 11,971 6,759 3,162 3,597 18.5% 10.8% 49.8% 2,168.5 1,013.5 1,155.0
$3,416.4 2,385.2 1,031.2 $3,959.0 2,642.0 1,317.1 $750.5
10
281 338
2025
8
330
Change 2015 to 2020
55
-6
277.2 473.3 28.2% 13.2% 84.8% 542.6 256.8 285.9 15.9% 10.8% 27.7%
1,549
61
18,054
% Change 2015 to 2020
23.3% -37.5% 27.7%
47.8% 37.8% 67.1%
8.2% 2.2%
23.4% 8,165 5,437 14,683 10.4%
Change 2020 to 2025
47
1,539.4
-2
541.6 997.8 21.3% 12.2% 35.7%
12,020 58,395 15.5%
49
% Change 2020 to 2025
16.2% -20.0% 17.4%
5.0% 3.1%
7.4%
8.8%
10.7%
15.4%
22.6%
following the pandemic period, with 47 new establishments, 2,170 new jobs, and $1.5 billion in additional output between 2020 and 2025. These gains highlight the sector’s consistent expansion and its anchoring role in the region’s economy. 2. Private Sector Drives Post-2020 Gains The private segment of the region’s aerospace industry accounted for more than half of total job growth and nearly two-thirds of output growth between 2020 and 2025. Private aerospace firms added 1,155 jobs and increased output by 35.7%, compared to 12.2% output growth in the public sector. This pattern reinforces the rising commercial focus within Oklahoma City’s aerospace base and underscores the importance of policies that support private sector innovation, investment, and talent pipelines. 3. Public Aerospace Remains a Stable Core The public sector, though growing at a slower rate, remains the foundation of the region’s aerospace employment and output. It added just over 1,000 jobs from 2020 to 2025 and maintained strong wage levels, with labor income per worker rising to nearly $79,000. The sector’s scale and stability suggest a continuing need to invest in federal and military aerospace assets while enabling complementary private sector growth. 4. Shifting Industry Composition Toward Private Sector Activity Between 2020 and 2025, the private sector’s share of total aerospace output rose from 38.7% to
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