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Construction trades programs in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 22 accredited campuses awarding construction credentials. If you finish and work as a construction laborer in Oklahoma, expect to start around $33,490–$36,470 and reach a median of $39,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,460 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $27,572 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What construction laborers earn in Oklahoma

$33,490starting (10th percentile)
$36,470early career (25th)
$39,360median, all experience
$47,460experienced (75th)
$58,070top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,710 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $47,120.

Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned

22campuses in Oklahoma
420credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Oklahoma)
$27,572median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ArdmoreBurns FlatDrumrightEl RenoEnidFort CobbLawtonMcAlesterMidwest CityMuskogeeNormanOklahoma CityOkmulgeePonca CityPryorShawneeStillwaterTulsaWayneWetumkaWoodward

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee Public 79 not reported not reported 100% $14,348
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa Public 69 not reported not reported 81% $11,412
Northeast Technology Center Pryor Public 29 not reported not reported 97% $15,385
Meridian Technology Center Stillwater Public 27 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno Public 25 not reported not reported 71% $17,866
Wes Watkins Technology Center Wetumka Public 25 not reported not reported 98% $7,336
Moore Norman Technology Center Norman Public 24 not reported not reported 91% not reported
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore Public 24 not reported not reported 83% $18,766
Central Technology Center Drumright Public 18 not reported not reported 85% $7,169
Western Technology Center Burns Flat Public 16 not reported not reported 74% $5,114
Autry Technology Center Enid Public 11 not reported not reported 75% not reported
Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee Public 9 not reported not reported 90% $9,922
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester Public 9 not reported not reported 45% $9,685
Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City Public 9 not reported not reported 35% $11,478
Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City Public 8 not reported not reported 73% $14,464
High Plains Technology Center Woodward Public 7 not reported not reported 80% $12,228
Mid-America Technology Center Wayne Public 7 not reported not reported 100% not reported
Mid-Del Technology Center Midwest City Public 7 not reported not reported 71% $14,525
Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City Public 6 not reported not reported 52% $16,058
Great Plains Technology Center Lawton Public 5 not reported not reported 95% $12,801
Green Country Technology Center Okmulgee Public 5 not reported not reported 67% $4,753
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Fort Cobb Public 1 not reported not reported 68% $5,417

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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