2025 By the Numbers

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

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 .

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

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$24.89 $18.29 $21.76 $17.40

Light Truck Drivers

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Packers and Packagers, Hand Stockers and Order Fillers

1,246 12,718

$14.76 $15.93

Source: BLS, Occupational Employment Statistics via Lightcast, 2024.2

Oklahoma City BY THE NUMBERS 2025

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