Oklahoma Manufacturing Facts

Manufacturers in Oklahoma account for 9.56% of the total output in the state, employing 8.00% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $19.13 billion in 2018. In addition, there were an average of 136,000 manufacturing employees in Oklahoma in 2019, with an average annual compensation of $71,194.12 in 2018.

Manufacturing Output and Firms

Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2018)
$19.13
(Percent share of total gross state product)
9.56%
Manufacturing Firms in Oklahoma (2017)
3,034

Employment and Compensation

Manufacturing Employment (2019)
136,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
8.00%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2018)
$71,194.12
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2018)
$41,288.63

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau

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Oklahoma Export Facts

Manufacturers help to drive Oklahoma’s economy, with $5.76 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2019. That same year, $2.95 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 19.50% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 85.00% percent of all exporters in Oklahoma.

Manufacturing Exports

Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2019)
$5.76
(Percent share of total goods exports)
94.08%
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports (2010–2019)
19.77%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
24,478
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
19.50%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
85.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2019)
$2.95
(Percent of total exports, 2019)
51.21%
Total Manufactured Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico (USMCA, 2019)
$2.27
Top Five Export Markets (Percent of total manufactured goods exports, 2019)
39.44%
Canada
26.88%
Mexico
12.56%
Germany
9.81%
Japan
4.74%
Netherlands
4.33%

Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau

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Additional Trade Facts

  • The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 48.3% ($659.49 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2019 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
  • FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.