Tulsa Jobs

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 387,807 in 2003, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 897,752 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012. In 2006, the Tulsa-Bartlesville Combined Statistical Area had a population of 946,993 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with 563,299 residents as of the 2000 census. Tulsa was first settled in the 1830s by the Creek Native American tribe after the forced removal of the five civilized tribes into Indian Territory and what would later become the state of Oklahoma. In 1921, it was the site of the infamous Tulsa Race Riot, one of the largest and most destructive acts of racial violence in the history of the United States. For most of the 20th century, Tulsa held the nickname of "Oil Capital of the World" and...more

Though the oil industry has historically dominated Tulsa's economy, efforts in economic diversification have created a base in the secotrs of aerospace, finance, technology, telecommunications, high tech, and manufacturing. The Tulsa International Airport and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, the nation's most inland seaport, connect the region with international trade and transportation. An American Airlines maintenance base at Tulsa International Airport is the city's largest employer and the largest maintenance facility in the world, serving as the airline's global maintenance and engineering headquarters, while the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and the Tulsa International Airport house extensive industrial parks. Products from Tulsa manufacturers account for about 60% of Oklahoma's exports, In 2006, Forbes magazine rated Tulsa as second in the nation in income growth, and one of the best cities to do business in the country. Usually among the lowest in the nation in terms of cost of doing...more

Among the most common occupations in Tulsa are Management, professional, and related occupations, 33%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Tulsa, Oklahoma work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Tulsa, Oklahoma are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 19%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 10%; and Manufacturing, 10%. Simply Hired's Tulsa job listings indicate that the following industries in Tulsa are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $32,586, and the median income of households in Tulsa was $35,966.

According to our Tulsa Trends data, the number of Tulsa, Oklahoma jobs has increased by 180% since October 2011.

Population of Tulsa Total population 370,447 Male 48.79% Female 51.21% Median age 35.3     Tulsa Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.9% Median cost of a home $106,600 Median mortgage payment $677 Renter-occupied homes 44.1% Vacant housing 12.0% Median monthly rent $592     Average Income Median for all workers $24,272 Median for all male full-time $35,001 Median for all female full-time $30,172     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 48% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 15%     Race White 72% Black or African American 16% Asian 2% Other 9%     Tulsa Commute Carpool 9.2% Public transportation 1.0% Average travel time 17 minutes