Growth In Oklahoma's High Tech Jobs Noted

Friday, July 7th 2006, 11:51 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A new report shows expansion in the commercial aircraft and transportation equipment industries boosted Oklahoma to fifth in the nation last year in growth of high-tech jobs.

The economic profile by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shows the Tulsa aerospace industry is providing many of the state's high-tech jobs and represents a bright spot for the Oklahoma economy.

Most of the state's aerospace business is in maintenance, overhaul and repair of military and commercial aircraft.

Industry officials say the state's aerospace industry provides more than 140,000 jobs, about $4.7-billion in payroll and roughly $11.7-billion in industrial output.

The report also shows per capita income in Oklahoma rose six percent in the first quarter of this year to $30,656, up from $28,930 during the same quarter last year.