Oklahoma Critical Occupations

The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission maintains the list of critical occupations which are jobs that are critical to economic growth and wealth generation in the state of Oklahoma.

• Over half of the top 100 critical occupations require education beyond high school, and of those jobs, most require an associate degree or higher.
• The top 22 highest-paying critical occupations require an associate degree or higher.
• Eight of the top 10 fastest-growing critical occupations require an associate degree or higher.