Survey Demographic Overview
The 2026 Oklahoma WorkTrends – Voice of the Workforce survey gathered input from a broad cross-section of the state’s workforce.
Employee Status
Employment Status
Most respondents are employed full-time (75%), with 21% working part-time by choice, alongside smaller groups of entrepreneurs, students, retirees, and individuals with disabilities who are working or seeking work. The survey also included perspectives from individuals with military service, justice- involved backgrounds, caregiving responsibilities, students, retirees, and the self-employed. While smaller in number, these groups offer important insight into workforce participation, mobility, and access to opportunity across Oklahoma.
The sample includes employees at all levels, from individual contributors (41%) to managers (37%) and senior leaders (14%). They represent a wide range of industries, with education, government, professional services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, financial services, and technology among the most common. Respondents work in organizations of all sizes, from fewer than 50 employees to more than 1,500, with nearly 90% employed by Oklahoma-based organizations. Type of Employees & Organizations
Type of Employee
Gender
Gender
Women make up a slight majority of respondents (61%), with participants representing all major working-age groups, including nearly half aged 25–44 and about one-third 45 or older.
Educational attainment is high: more than 50% hold a four-year or graduate degree, with meaningful representation from those with some college, career technology training, or two-year degrees. Education
Race
Racial and ethnic representation broadly reflects Oklahoma’s workforce: 63% identify as White, 21% as Black or African American, and 6% as Native American.
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