Lawton Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lawton, Oklahoma Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Lawton than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Lawton.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Lawton.
A list of any large public companies in Lawton.

Most Popular Jobs in Lawton, Oklahoma Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	700	56,630	$42,430 - 68,610	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	690	39,440	$29,550 - 51,710	14%	95%
3	Chief executives	180	102,820	$33,870 -	2%	65%
4	Accountants and auditors	150	44,170	$27,660 - 68,520	18%	79%
5	Training and development specialists	150	47,350	$25,940 - 69,520	18%	56%
6	Computer programmers	120	45,820	$34,290 - 63,810	0%	73%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	120	38,470	$25,250 - 50,540	11%	95%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	48,190	$28,630 - 69,500	13%	73%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	62,950	$51,990 - 78,820	8%	78%
10	Network and computer systems administrators	90	44,840	$33,030 - 63,450	27%	50%
11	Pharmacists	90	93,990	$74,860 - 116,620	22%	97%
12	Social and human service assistants	80	27,190	$15,100 - 46,230	34%	58%
13	Financial managers	80	72,500	$38,000 - 127,150	13%	60%
14	Management analysts	80	59,350	$43,010 - 79,700	22%	78%
15	Instructional coordinators	70	53,280	$32,710 - 82,200	23%	79%
16	Lawyers	70	62,800	$29,340 - 108,320	11%	99%
17	Budget analysts	70	58,830	$41,170 - 77,670	7%	78%
18	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	41,290	$28,590 - 60,450	5%	58%
19	Mental health counselors	60	44,140	$33,810 - 55,550	30%	73%
20	Social workers, all other	60	55,170	$29,870 - 79,330	18%	77%
21	Speech-language pathologists	60	66,740	$45,100 - 85,720	11%	98%
22	Medical and health services managers	60	81,460	$56,140 - 121,500	16%	57%
23	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	25,660	$18,700 - 32,130	25%	58%
24	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	50,500	$31,080 - 69,470	12%	51%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	41,930	$33,180 - 53,400	15%	51%
26	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	40,750	$26,870 - 63,520	17%	54%
27	Sales managers	50	71,500	$29,280 - 110,920	10%	69%
28	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	50	26,420	$13,320 - 46,420	14%	54%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	58,340	$33,230 - 89,280	17%	56%
30	Librarians	40	49,930	$34,820 - 68,050	4%	85%
31	Physical therapists	40	70,520	$31,840 - 102,290	27%	89%
32	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	53,820	$34,750 - 85,700	53%	57%
33	Computer systems analysts	40	53,500	$42,280 - 67,840	29%	68%
34	Medical and public health social workers	40	32,560	$21,030 - 47,740	24%	77%
35	Civil engineers	40	65,010	$44,690 - 97,940	18%	87%
36	Public relations specialists	40	49,730	$19,120 - 98,140	18%	81%
37	Social and community service managers	30	33,490	$16,690 - 55,050	25%	72%
38	Rehabilitation counselors	30	24,160	$16,610 - 41,830	23%	73%
39	Financial analysts	30		$ -	34%	87%
40	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	30	45,990	$30,320 - 55,470	34%	73%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	1,450	22,250	$13,400 - 38,860	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,400	16,690	$13,030 - 20,490	-2%	10%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,140	28,830	$17,330 - 43,570	1%	18%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	950	17,530	$12,900 - 25,960	18%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	860	23,740	$14,500 - 37,110	13%	19%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	760	21,710	$13,700 - 32,440	15%	4%
7	Waiters and waitresses	730	16,320	$12,920 - 21,740	11%	14%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	640	26,490	$16,580 - 38,520	13%	16%
9	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	620	31,020	$23,760 - 39,020	14%	7%
10	General and operations managers	570	63,260	$27,720 - 114,400	2%	48%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	470	30,870	$18,470 - 45,970	4%	25%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	470	19,600	$16,500 - 24,170	18%	7%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	470	23,300	$14,590 - 37,940	-7%	8%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	460	34,130	$21,240 - 51,620	6%	29%
15	Teacher assistants	440	17,730	$13,120 - 24,810	10%	18%
16	Tellers	430	19,300	$16,420 - 23,960	14%	16%
17	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	430	19,070	$13,600 - 26,780	2%	5%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	390	28,130	$20,880 - 39,630	10%	4%
19	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	370	22,550	$14,520 - 32,340	11%	5%
20	Construction laborers	340	22,070	$17,020 - 28,890	11%	5%
21	Business operations specialists, all other	340	59,750	$31,470 - 93,550	21%	49%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	330	30,190	$18,400 - 44,050	15%	18%
23	Cooks, fast food	330	14,840	$12,800 - 16,620	8%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	24,580	$15,420 - 38,600	11%	14%
25	Cooks, restaurant	300	16,780	$13,150 - 21,230	12%	5%
26	Security guards	300	25,630	$16,130 - 38,830	17%	13%
27	Customer service representatives	290	22,120	$16,230 - 31,980	25%	22%
28	Maintenance and repair workers, general	290	27,780	$14,730 - 48,370	10%	6%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	280	17,330	$13,950 - 20,220	-11%	3%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	280	29,870	$14,230 - 48,250	8%	4%
31	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	270	35,310	$24,110 - 48,760	11%	33%
32	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	270	27,210	$14,660 - 43,630	-6%	14%
33	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	250	16,070	$13,030 - 20,060	13%	5%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	240	20,200	$14,020 - 26,760	18%	6%
35	Child care workers	240	17,910	$13,020 - 25,640	18%	15%
36	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	230	18,440	$16,610 - 20,700	12%	6%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	220	28,630	$14,890 - 46,510	14%	4%
38	Receptionists and information clerks	210	19,430	$13,650 - 27,150	17%	13%
39	Home health aides	200	18,920	$14,400 - 25,510	49%	7%
40	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	14,290	$12,750 - 16,280	10%	17%
41	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	190	30,500	$22,870 - 39,070	11%	29%
42	Bus drivers, school	180	22,130	$14,000 - 32,720	9%	4%
43	Medical assistants	170	21,070	$15,500 - 27,530	35%	10%
44	All other information and record clerks	170	34,860	$25,110 - 46,140	-12%	21%
45	Dental assistants	160	31,490	$19,730 - 39,750	29%	9%
46	Electricians	160	40,750	$18,380 - 60,380	7%	7%
47	Food preparation workers	150	15,270	$12,880 - 19,280	15%	7%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	150	45,980	$27,450 - 67,110	-4%	15%
49	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	150	39,410	$24,600 - 51,420	11%	4%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	44,790	$26,970 - 63,920	7%	13%
51	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	150	31,680	$21,940 - 43,200	4%	6%
52	Loan officers	140	43,530	$25,150 - 80,060	12%	49%
53	Driver/sales workers	140	21,490	$13,180 - 37,000	-4%	4%
54	Carpenters	140	31,290	$18,990 - 53,100	10%	6%
55	Procurement clerks	140	32,800	$25,460 - 43,510	-1%	24%
56	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	140	14,200	$12,760 - 15,970	10%	8%
57	Loan interviewers and clerks	130	26,510	$18,500 - 34,290	0%	24%
58	Food service managers	130	36,820	$16,890 - 59,750	5%	24%
59	Pharmacy technicians	130	25,520	$18,050 - 34,120	32%	16%
60	Dishwashers	120	15,550	$12,900 - 19,470	10%	3%
61	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	120	15,200	$12,860 - 18,540	10%	5%
62	Team assemblers	120	33,540	$20,950 - 41,450	0%	5%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	120	22,860	$16,660 - 29,860	4%	15%
64	Food servers, nonrestaurant	110	14,410	$12,780 - 16,310	16%	9%
65	Medical secretaries	110	21,690	$17,460 - 25,570	17%	18%
66	Switchboard operators, including answering service	110	16,500	$12,760 - 23,940	-7%	10%
67	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	110	17,210	$13,510 - 20,700	12%	6%
68	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	100	38,700	$30,220 - 50,570	16%	43%
69	Bartenders	100	17,350	$12,880 - 28,330	11%	17%
70	Parts salespersons	100	23,740	$15,320 - 35,040	-1%	6%
71	Medical records and health information technicians	100	32,160	$18,620 - 48,760	18%	12%
72	Postal service mail carriers	100			1%	11%
73	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	90	31,390	$14,010 - 40,380	12%	3%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	90	46,610	$22,210 - 71,860	9%	10%
75	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	35,120	$26,340 - 49,090	3%	18%
76	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	90	23,050	$13,450 - 36,830	2%	11%
77	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	34,400	$19,520 - 50,640	12%	6%
78	Physicians and surgeons, all other	80	178,980	$120,790 -	0%	0%
79	Counter and rental clerks	80	18,420	$13,150 - 25,660	23%	16%
80	Computer support specialists	80	35,320	$24,190 - 48,860	13%	43%
81	Cement masons and concrete finishers	80	28,740	$14,960 - 40,890	11%	2%
82	Court, municipal, and license clerks	80	25,660	$18,150 - 33,150	9%	24%
83	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	80	31,630	$27,510 - 37,590	8%	3%
84	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	80	20,950	$16,500 - 25,890	19%	14%
85	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	80	28,280	$19,740 - 36,520	5%	2%
86	Surgical technologists	70	29,310	$22,550 - 37,660	25%	16%
87	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	70	43,560	$25,720 - 65,160	9%	47%
88	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	70	30,230	$22,120 - 39,390	14%	8%
89	Insurance sales agents	70	57,490	$30,230 - 63,700	13%	45%
90	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	60	17,550	$13,240 - 22,910	17%	14%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	43,540	$29,860 - 61,420	10%	17%
92	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	60	16,440	$13,240 - 19,760	14%	3%
93	Property, real estate, and community association managers	60	28,180	$18,390 - 38,520	15%	36%
94	Recreation workers	60	20,650	$13,150 - 36,480	13%	47%
95	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	60	20,020	$13,590 - 25,180	27%	47%
96	New accounts clerks	60	27,000	$19,780 - 39,880	-15%	28%
97	Healthcare support workers, all other	50	34,130	$24,460 - 46,010	16%	10%
98	Physical therapist aides	50	20,350	$13,640 - 35,100	24%	23%
99	Bill and account collectors	50	34,750	$18,680 - 46,830	23%	13%
100	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	50	25,310	$14,220 - 33,490	17%	44%

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Jobs More Common Near Lawton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Procurement clerks	32,800	140	7.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,550	370	4.9
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	30,500	190	4.8
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,020	620	3.9
All other information and record clerks	34,860	170	3.3
Tellers	19,300	430	3.2
Switchboard operators, including answering service	16,500	110	3
Training and development specialists	47,350	150	3
Food service managers	36,820	130	2.8
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	38,700	100	2.7
Cooks, fast food	14,840	330	2.7
Chief executives	102,820	180	2.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,210	270	2.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,830	1,140	2.6
Medical records and health information technicians	32,160	100	2.6
Loan interviewers and clerks	26,510	130	2.5
Food servers, nonrestaurant	14,410	110	2.5
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,200	120	2.4
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,440	230	2.3
Dental assistants	31,490	160	2.3
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,290	190	2.2
Elementary school teachers, except special education	39,440	690	2.2
Parts salespersons	23,740	100	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	35,310	270	1.9
Bus drivers, school	22,130	180	1.9
Loan officers	43,530	140	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,190	100	1.8
Child care workers	17,910	240	1.8
Cashiers	16,690	1,400	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	25,520	130	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,870	470	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,580	320	1.7
Driver/sales workers	21,490	140	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	17,330	280	1.6
Teacher assistants	17,730	440	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,530	950	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,710	760	1.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,490	640	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,600	470	1.5
Medical assistants	21,070	170	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	44,790	150	1.5
General and operations managers	63,260	570	1.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	28,630	220	1.4
Construction laborers	22,070	340	1.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	39,410	150	1.4
Cooks, restaurant	16,780	300	1.4
Retail salespersons	22,250	1,450	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	34,130	460	1.4
Business operations specialists, all other	59,750	340	1.3
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,870	280	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Team assemblers	33,540	1.23	120
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	31,680	1.11	150
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,440	1.06	230
All other information and record clerks	34,860	1.05	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,870	1.03	280
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,300	1.02	470
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,530	1.02	950
Security guards	25,630	1.02	300
Business operations specialists, all other	59,750	1.01	340
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,830	0.99	1,140
Dental assistants	31,490	0.98	160
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,550	0.95	370
Procurement clerks	32,800	0.95	140
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,710	0.95	760
Training and development specialists	47,350	0.94	150
Office clerks, general	23,740	0.93	860
Child care workers	17,910	0.93	240
Registered nurses	56,630	0.92	700
Retail salespersons	22,250	0.91	1,450
Pharmacy technicians	25,520	0.91	130
Dishwashers	15,550	0.9	120
Cashiers	16,690	0.9	1,400
Home health aides	18,920	0.89	200
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	30,500	0.87	190
Waiters and waitresses	16,320	0.87	730
Electricians	40,750	0.87	160
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,980	0.87	150
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	39,410	0.86	150
Cooks, fast food	14,840	0.85	330
Packers and packagers, hand	17,330	0.85	280
Bus drivers, school	22,130	0.85	180
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,070	0.84	250
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,200	0.83	240
Loan interviewers and clerks	26,510	0.83	130
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,490	0.83	640
Driver/sales workers	21,490	0.82	140
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,600	0.82	470
Tellers	19,300	0.81	430
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,580	0.81	320
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,210	0.81	270
Receptionists and information clerks	19,430	0.81	210
Maintenance and repair workers, general	27,780	0.81	290
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,290	0.81	190
Carpenters	31,290	0.8	140
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,870	0.8	470
Teacher assistants	17,730	0.8	440
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,200	0.8	140
Food preparation workers	15,270	0.79	150
Elementary school teachers, except special education	39,440	0.79	690
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	19,070	0.79	430

Highest Paying Jobs in Lawton, Oklahoma Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	178,980	80
Family and general practitioners	141,510	50
Chief executives	102,820	180
Pharmacists	93,990	90
Medical and health services managers	81,460	60
Financial managers	72,500	80
Sales managers	71,500	50
Physical therapists	70,520	40
Speech-language pathologists	66,740	60
Civil engineers	65,010	40
General and operations managers	63,260	570
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,950	90
Lawyers	62,800	70
Business operations specialists, all other	59,750	340
Management analysts	59,350	80
Budget analysts	58,830	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	58,740
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	58,340	40
Insurance sales agents	57,490	70
Dental hygienists	57,120	40
Registered nurses	56,630	700
Social workers, all other	55,170	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,380	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	53,820	40
Computer systems analysts	53,500	40
Instructional coordinators	53,280	70
Industrial production managers	52,500	30
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50,500	50
Administrative services managers	49,960	50
Librarians	49,930	40
Public relations specialists	49,730	40
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	48,880
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,190	100
Training and development specialists	47,350	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,610	90
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	46,310	40
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	46,050	50
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	45,990	30
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,980	150
Computer programmers	45,820	120
Physical therapist assistants	45,710	40
Network and computer systems administrators	44,840	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	44,790	150
Accountants and auditors	44,170	150
Mental health counselors	44,140	60
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	43,560	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,540	60
Loan officers	43,530	140
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	42,170	30
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	41,930	50

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