LED & Solar recruiters serving Oklahoma City.
BLS counts 254 business locations of nonresidential electrical contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Oklahoma City.
BLS counts about 3,450 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Oklahoma City metro, the largest group being electricians (about 3,100). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Oklahoma City: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Oklahoma City: 3,100 employed · $61,010 median, 69th-highest of 112 metros
Solar Electrician
Solar Project Manager
O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group
Solar Estimator/Designer
Oklahoma City: 730 employed · $73,030 median, 90th-highest of 111 metros
Energy Auditor/Efficiency Consultant
O*NET 47-4011.01 - Energy Auditors; building energy assessments that often lead into LED retrofit and solar scoping
Solar O&M Technician
Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)
Oklahoma City: 4,460 employed · $74,780 median, 91st-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Oklahoma City: 350 employed · $73,760 median, 45th-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Oklahoma City.
BLS publishes no Oklahoma City pay for solar photovoltaic installers; nationally the median is $53,140. Electricians in Oklahoma City earn a median $61,010, 3% under the $63,190 national figure, and 69th of 112 metros. Pay runs $37,130 at the tenth percentile to $91,070 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $73,760 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Oklahoma City pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Oklahoma City median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Installer · NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician · Energy Auditor/Efficiency Consultant O*NET 47-4011.01 - Energy Auditors; building energy assessments that often lead into LED retrofit and solar scoping Solar O&M TechnicianSolar Photovoltaic Installers (47-2231) | – | – | $53,140 | – | – |
| Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician · Solar ElectricianElectricians (47-2111) | $61,010 | $37,130–$91,070 | $63,190 | −3% | 3,100 |
| Solar Project Manager O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group Solar Estimator/DesignerCost Estimators (13-1051) | $73,030 | $42,700–$114,010 | $78,740 | −7% | 730 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $74,780 | $46,290–$122,280 | $79,920 | −6% | 4,460 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $73,760 | $63,130–$91,680 | $74,090 | 0% | 350 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma City metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Oklahoma City's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential electrical contractors in Oklahoma City rose from 198 in 2018 to 254 in 2023, up 28%, ahead of the 6% national rise. Headcount at those firms went up 10%, to about 3,396 people. Average annual pay there went from $60,840 to $70,999 (+17%), slower than the 21% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 198 | 254 | +28% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | 3,075 | 3,396 | +10% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | $60,840 | $70,999 | +17% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free LED & Solar hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to LED & Solar · 2026 LED & Solar Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for LED & Solar
How Oklahoma City's LED and solar market compares
| Metro | Commercial employers |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 254 |
| Tulsa | 206 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Oklahoma City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Oklahoma.
The board issues electrical apprentice, journeyman and contractor licenses statewide. It lists no solar-specific license. The same state rules apply in Tulsa, so candidates licensed there can work in Oklahoma City without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Oklahoma City talent.
The closest metro we cover is Tulsa, about 100 miles away. BLS does not publish Oklahoma City figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Dallas-Fort Worth has the largest pool within reach, about 1,570, and Kansas City pays the most, a $49,990 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | – | – | – |
| Tulsa | 98 mi | – | – |
| Wichita | 154 mi | – | – |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 190 mi | 1,570 | $48,350 |
| Kansas City | 298 mi | – | $49,990 |
| Little Rock | 300 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Oklahoma City crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Oklahoma City in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Tinker AFB power generation project$100M (part of a broader $5.5B construction program)Recently completed / ramping
OG&E and Tinker AFB partnership on new power generation infrastructure - electrical and industrial construction tied directly to the base's expanding mission set.
- Tinker AFB depot modernization / B-21 workload~$11B projected pipelineMulti-year, ramping through the 2030s
Tinker is becoming a premier hub for the Air Force's next-generation aircraft - the B-21 Raider stealth bomber and KC-46 Pegasus tanker. The base is expanding east across Douglas Avenue to house new missions, driving sustained industrial-facility and MEP construction demand.
- Bomber Agile Common Hangar$127M (FY2026 MilCon)FY2026 funded
New hangar to support program depot maintenance and sustain bomber-fleet readiness - large-span structural and specialized industrial-facility construction.
These are the 3 projects we track in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Oklahoma City.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end an LED & solar offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: LED & Solar credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - LED & Solar hiring in Oklahoma City.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Oklahoma City?
Of the roles we recruit for, Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) pays the most in Oklahoma City, a $74,780 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $73,760, 1% below it. Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the lowest-paid field role at $61,010. Solar Project Manager O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group Solar Estimator/Designer trails national pay the most (7% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Oklahoma City?
BLS counted 254 nonresidential electrical contractors in Oklahoma City in 2023, employing about 3,396 people between them. Up from 198 in 2018, a 28% increase against 6% growth nationally. That averages 13 people per location. They pay an average of $70,999, 16% below the $84,633 national average for the same kind of employer. BLS counts commercial solar and LED retrofit firms under nonresidential electrical contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Oklahoma City for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Dallas-Fort Worth (190 miles, about 1,570, $48,350 median) and Kansas City (298 miles, $49,990 median).
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