ADVANCED MANUFACTURING In Greater Oklahoma City, there are nearly 1,500 advanced manufacturing businesses that employ nearly 42,000 people. The region’s low tax rates and utility costs make it the ideal location for advanced manufacturing. Greater Oklahoma City is also situated in the middle of the I-35 Megalopolis, the fastest-growing region in the country. Not only is the region’s workforce large and growing, but it is also productive. Workers in the region are free to work in any company without paying union dues or fees, since
Oklahoma voters passed Right-to-Work in 2001. At the junction of three major interstates, I-35, I-40 and I-44, advanced manufacturers in Greater Oklahoma City can reach more than 178 million customers by truck the same day. Greater Oklahoma City is equidistant from both coasts and at the center of the I-35 NAFTA corridor. Learn more about advanced manufacturing in Oklahoma City at www.greateroklahomacity.com/ manufacturing .
Advanced Manufacturing Occupations
Jobs in Greater OKC Median Hourly Earnings
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
5,154 2,904 3,435 2,148 2,048 2,926
$27.58 $25.13 $18.05 $29.33 $28.58 $30.01 $18.65 $17.72 $26.37 $22.04 $23.71 $20.57 $22.18 $23.64 $16.61
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Sheet Metal Workers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers
727
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
4,945 1,256 3,071 1,909
Machinists
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
693
837
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
11,870 18,952
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Source: BLS, Occupational Employment Statistics via Lightcast, 2024.2
Oklahoma City AT A GLANCE 2024
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