metropolitan statistical area · 30020

Lawton, OK

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lawton, OK metro area

Figures describe the Lawton, OK metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lawton city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$42,090
Total employment42,810

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Lawton, OK metro area was $42,090 per year ($20.24 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 42,810 jobs. 214 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria4.99610$37,450
Office Clerks, General1.601,090$35,370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1.54520$34,580

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 214 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Lawton, OK metro area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons$28,150$13.531,3701.28
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,430$10.781,3101.23
Cashiers$27,250$13.101,1201.31
Office Clerks, General$35,370$17.011,0901.60
Registered Nurses$80,570$38.749901.07
General and Operations Managers$77,840$37.429701.01
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,560$16.619001.15
Customer Service Representatives$35,080$16.878401.17
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,290$14.567501.23
Waiters and Waitresses$17,150$8.257001.12
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,450$18.016104.99
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,240$17.905701.20
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$34,580$16.635201.54
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,550$20.945101.20
Nursing Assistants$35,190$16.924901.24
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,700Not published4601.19
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,170$17.394600.57
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,330Not published4501.19
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$54,510$26.214501.15
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,900$21.114301.40
Security Guards$33,280$16.004101.15
Cooks, Restaurant$28,800$13.854101.05
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,260$27.533802.11
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,280$22.733800.67
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$94,520$45.443701.24
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$51,000Not published3701.26
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,110$21.693700.98
Cooks, Fast Food$25,600$12.313602.03
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$26,530$12.753200.27
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$124,340$59.783200.95
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$81,330Not published2909.30
Accountants and Auditors$71,520$34.392800.71
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$54,870$26.382801.52
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$72,980$35.092802.49
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,240Not published2701.59
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$37,000$17.792701.78
Construction Laborers$36,630$17.612700.89
Childcare Workers$33,300$16.012601.85
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,010$21.642601.34
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,140$13.532501.07
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,290$17.452400.93
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,390$13.652301.72
Tellers$34,950$16.812302.53
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$62,310$29.962301.01
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,090$34.182301.21
Human Resources Specialists$59,880$28.792200.89
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,810$34.532201.32
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,330$51.122101.25
Computer User Support Specialists$46,670$22.442101.06
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$43,950$21.132101.91
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,030$22.132101.58
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,360$22.772001.23
Light Truck Drivers$37,780$18.162000.73
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,230$17.901900.70
Electricians$56,500$27.161900.90
Medical Assistants$35,820$17.221800.81
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,750$29.211701.77
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$76,960$37.001703.95
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,100$15.431700.68
Firefighters$36,500$17.551601.69
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$52,690$25.331600.45
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,270$23.691600.71
Driver/Sales Workers$26,660$12.821601.38
Computer Occupations, All Other$96,890$46.581501.28
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,970$29.311501.69
Food Preparation Workers$27,130$13.041500.63
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,690$10.911501.25
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$50,920$24.481500.86
Project Management Specialists$81,720$39.291400.48
Management Analysts$86,260$41.471400.55
Training and Development Specialists$55,550$26.711401.12
Pharmacy Technicians$43,730$21.021401.04
Bartenders$21,230$10.211400.66
Gambling Dealers$30,010$14.431406.10
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$46,650$22.431401.27
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,570$36.331300.98
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,490$26.681301.44
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$51,870$24.941301.00
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,100$29.381302.61
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$64,970Not published1201.32
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$62,590$30.091200.50
Medical Records Specialists$49,940$24.011202.19
Dental Assistants$43,430$20.881201.15
Insurance Sales Agents$36,280$17.441200.93
Bus Drivers, School$38,250$18.391201.11
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$37,640$18.101202.78
Loan Officers$59,640$28.671101.44
Pharmacists$137,540$66.121101.23
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,980$36.051101.73
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$32,080$15.4211042.39
Dishwashers$26,390$12.691100.86
Financial Managers$116,340$55.941000.42
Compliance Officers$61,780$29.701000.86
Logisticians$81,330$39.101001.50
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$37,320$17.941001.96
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$30,620$14.7210017.43
Counter and Rental Clerks$36,300$17.451000.92
Parts Salespersons$30,840$14.831001.33
Real Estate Sales Agents$35,710$17.171001.85
Tutors$62,700$30.15901.82
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,630$24.82902.83
Correctional Officers and Jailers$38,970$18.74900.83
Animal Caretakers$26,890$12.93901.22
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,000$17.79901.84
Machinists$51,290$24.66901.17
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$36,590$17.59900.42
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,530$13.24900.84
Software Developers$107,240$51.56800.16
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$45,660$21.95800.61
Social and Human Service Assistants$34,750$16.71800.65
Family Medicine Physicians$448,460$215.60802.87
Physicians, All Other$254,300$122.26800.87
Phlebotomists$35,600$17.12801.90
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$56,920$27.36803.06
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$52,220$25.118011.76
Billing and Posting Clerks$40,710$19.57800.74
Gambling Cage Workers$36,610$17.608021.34
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$24,890$11.97801.10
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$38,660$18.59801.83
Carpenters$50,400$24.23800.45
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,720$23.90800.70
Packers and Packagers, Hand$29,770$14.31800.50
Computer Systems Analysts$96,250$46.28700.49
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,630Not published700.94
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$19,490$9.37700.47
Nurse Practitioners$132,940$63.91700.78
Dental Hygienists$92,210$44.33701.22
Surgical Technologists$59,110$28.42702.07
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$28,050$13.49700.89
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,630$24.82702.81
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,680$22.92701.24
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$38,390$18.46701.15
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$48,310$23.23700.82
Computer and Information Systems Managers$104,990$50.48600.31
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$80,140$38.53601.54
Lawyers$92,000$44.23600.30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,070$29.84602.02
Physical Therapists$98,590$47.40600.79
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$52,020$25.01602.87
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,940$24.01601.53
Procurement Clerks$54,950$26.42604.02
File Clerks$41,710$20.05602.91
Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,270$24.65602.12
Construction and Building Inspectors$56,960$27.38601.40
Highway Maintenance Workers$36,270$17.44601.44
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$89,250$42.91603.46
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$45,820$22.03601.40
Butchers and Meat Cutters$30,380$14.61601.73
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,370$12.68601.12
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$40,190$19.32601.60
Food Service Managers$63,060$30.32500.77
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$57,470$27.63500.61
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$75,400$36.25500.56
Civil Engineers$83,650$40.21500.47
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,770Not published501.76
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,540Not published501.18
Self-Enrichment Teachers$31,200$15.00500.53
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,320$29.96501.22
Instructional Coordinators$76,460$36.76500.86
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,230$17.42502.32
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,660$31.09501.52
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$39,720$19.09500.56
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$48,540$23.34500.62
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,480$16.10501.95
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$42,270$20.32500.92
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$45,660$21.95504.59
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,990$16.82501.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$65,790$31.63501.09
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$37,490$18.02501.24
Sales Managers$109,340$52.57400.20
Facilities Managers$84,640$40.69400.83
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$38,500$18.51402.03
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,050$36.08400.44
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,440$38.19401.51
Healthcare Social Workers$58,570$28.16400.69
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$49,940$24.01400.35
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$46,910Not published401.25
Public Relations Specialists$73,920$35.54400.54
Speech-Language Pathologists$100,420$48.28400.86
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,700$21.97400.87
Pest Control Workers$44,210$21.26401.53
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$35,100$16.88401.13
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$30,520$14.67401.10
Recreation Workers$33,830$16.26400.42
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$52,740$25.36400.59
New Accounts Clerks$37,390$17.98404.23
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,310$28.51400.31
Sheet Metal Workers$73,510$35.34401.10
Helpers--Electricians$42,580$20.47402.17
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$98,840$47.52401.18
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$41,100$19.76401.39
Bakers$31,530$15.16400.56
Chief Executives$137,500$66.11300.54
Administrative Services Managers$100,760$48.44300.47
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$54,100$26.01300.50
Human Resources Managers$95,180$45.76300.52
Property Appraisers and Assessors$44,760$21.52302.21
Electrical EngineersNot publishedNot published300.57
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,380$23.26302.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,430$18.48300.66
Dietitians and Nutritionists$61,970$29.79301.47
Physician Assistants$132,220$63.57300.68
Occupational Therapists$98,940$47.57300.68
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$78,920$37.94301.02
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$21,200$10.19300.29
Postal Service Clerks$59,970$28.83301.53
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$46,020$22.13300.78
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,050$14.45300.46
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$39,710$19.09301.09
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$58,940$28.34Not publishedNot published
Industrial Production Managers$125,510$60.34Not publishedNot published
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$115,090$55.33Not publishedNot published
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,700$29.67Not publishedNot published
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,360$19.40Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.