LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION There’s a reason the Greater Oklahoma City region is such a great place for Logistics: location. Greater Oklahoma City is located in the geographic center of North America, the United States and the growing south-central region. Oklahoma City sits at the junction of three of the nation’s major interstates (I-35, I-40 and I-44) and is equidistant from the east and west coasts and major trade partners of Canada and Mexico. All major trade hubs and more than 411 million residents are within 1,800 miles of Oklahoma City. From Oklahoma City, companies have access to
BIOTECH Ground-breaking discoveries made by Oklahoma City-based researchers have helped put Oklahoma City on the map as a contender in the bioscience and technology marketplace. Greater Oklahoma City’s broader bioscience companies (including Healthcare) boast a Gross Regional Product of $5.7 billion, employ nearly 40,000 workers with total earnings of $4.1 billion. Undeniably, one of the most significant factors in this area’s biotech boom is the powerful symbiotic relationship between entrepreneurs, clinical researchers, academic investigators, and public and private investors. In 2022, the region was awarded $35 million as part of the Build Back Better Regional Grant challenge to further develop this cluster. Exciting progress continues in Oklahoma City’s Innovation District with the opening of Convergence, a transformative public-private, mixed-use development located at NE Eighth Street and Stiles. The development features a 230,000-square-foot, eight-story office
more than 4 million people within a 2.5-hour drive and the majority of the U.S. can be reached within a two-day trucking distance. Greater Oklahoma City is also home to Will Rogers World Airport - Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 106. Companies located here have access to two Class 1 railways, close proximity to two inland ports and the port of Houston is within 500 miles. Learn more at www.greateroklahomacity.com/logistics .
building—including 50,000 square feet of state-of-the- art research lab space—designed to foster collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs, and private industry. Convergence also includes community gathering spaces, a coffee shop, and access to the nearby Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OU Health, and other major bioscience institutions. The project represents a significant investment in Oklahoma City’s growing biotech ecosystem and serves as a physical and strategic anchor for future development in the Innovation District. BISNOW recently ranked Oklahoma City as one of five emerging hubs for life science development. Learn more at www.greateroklahomacity.com/bio .
Logistics & Distribution Occupations
Jobs in Greater OKC Median Hourly Earnings
Buyers and Purchasing Agents Customer Service Representatives
2,475 16,922 1,560 2,889 2,803 1,440 1,169 2,286 3,977 13,357 4,813 2,883 20,223
$33.83 $18.49 $21.80 $26.40 $18.56 $25.64 $28.08 $29.47 $29.68
Order Clerks
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Biotech Occupations Software Developers
Jobs in Greater OKC Median Hourly Earnings
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$24.89 $18.29 $21.76 $17.40
4,061
$51.43 $28.84 $39.86 $37.91 $38.12 $38.35 $20.86 $27.91 $26.43 $38.91 $19.53 $18.48 $21.53 $21.36
Light Truck Drivers
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
56
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
560
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Microbiologists
75
Packers and Packagers, Hand Stockers and Order Fillers
1,246 12,718
$14.76 $15.93
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
499 241 281 184
Chemists
Biological Technicians Chemical Technicians
Source: BLS, Occupational Employment Statistics via Lightcast, 2024.2
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
2,490
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
553 988
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
4,268
261 359
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Ten- ders Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
2,171 1,090
$23.28
$17.11
Source: BLS, Occupational Employment Statistics via Lightcast, 2025.2
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Oklahoma City BY THE NUMBERS 2025
Oklahoma City BY THE NUMBERS 2025
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