Oklahoma·Construction and Extraction Occupations·SOC 47-2111

Best Electrician programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

18 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 628 people a year. The job pays a median of $61,010 in Oklahoma across about 8,500 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledElectricianInside WiremanIndustrial ElectricianMaintenance ElectricianWirerGafferLinemanWireman
Graduates / yr
628
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$61,010
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
8,500
people employed
Schools
18
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
78%
across those schools
Median net price
$34,362
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 46.0302In Oklahoma
628
100.0%
18$39,766$9,500

Top 18 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 18 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Tulsa Welding School - Tulsa
Tulsa, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
113Electrician$30,68468%$34,362
2Northeast Technology Center
Pryor, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
78Electrician97%
3Indian Capital Technology Center - Muskogee
Muskogee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
63Electrician100%
4Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester
McAlester, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
60Electrician45%
5Meridian Technology Center
Stillwater, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
46Electrician48%
6Canadian Valley Technology Center
El Reno, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
36Electrician71%
7Metro Technology Centers
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
33Electrician35%
8Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
33Electrician$29,30781%
9Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
Choctaw, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
30Electrician92%
10Moore Norman Technology Center
Norman, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
26Electrician91%
11Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
25Electrician83%
12Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
20Electrician42%
13Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Shawnee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
18Electrician90%
14Central Technology Center
Drumright, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
14Electrician85%
15Great Plains Technology Center
Lawton, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
11Electrician95%
16Mid - America Technology Center
Wayne, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
11Electrician100%
17Wes Watkins Technology Center
Wetumka, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
7Electrician98%
18Northwest Technology Center - Alva
Alva, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
4Electrician77%

All 18 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Tulsa Welding School - TulsaTulsaPrivate for-profit1131
Northeast Technology CenterPryorPublic781
Indian Capital Technology Center - MuskogeeMuskogeePublic631
Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlesterMcAlesterPublic601
Meridian Technology CenterStillwaterPublic461
Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl RenoPublic361
Metro Technology CentersOklahoma CityPublic331
Tulsa Technology CenterTulsaPublic331
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterChoctawPublic301
Moore Norman Technology CenterNormanPublic261
Southern Oklahoma Technology CenterArdmorePublic251
Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgeePublic201
Gordon Cooper Technology CenterShawneePublic181
Central Technology CenterDrumrightPublic141
Great Plains Technology CenterLawtonPublic111

What electricians earn in Oklahoma

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oklahoma
$61,010
Mean annual
$63,410
Jobs in state
8,500
What the range looks like
10th pct$37,900Median$61,01090th pct$92,740
Versus the national median
-3.4%

U.S. median $63,190. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.02×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK
$62,280median
2,750 jobs
Enid, OK
$58,970median
160 jobs
Lawton, OK
$56,500median
190 jobs
Oklahoma City, OK
$61,010median
3,100 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+9.5%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
81,000
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
77,400
818,700 → 896,100
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus apprenticeship

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Electricians page.

How to become a Electrician

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Apprenticeship

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oklahoma

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Electricians1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 46.0302Electrician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electricians programs in Oklahoma.

What degree do you need to become an Electrician?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Electrician, which awarded 628 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Electrician?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. Together they graduate about 628 people a year in Oklahoma.

How much do electricians earn in Oklahoma?+

The median is $61,010 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.4% below the U.S. median of $63,190. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for electricians growing?+

BLS projects a +9.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 81,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+

18 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do electricians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Electrician, Inside Wireman, Industrial Electrician, Maintenance Electrician among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 47-2111.

Programs in OklahomaElectrician

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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