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Map of Oklahoma showing 4 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Oklahoma: 4 metros with trade pay data

Fence Installer pay in Oklahoma

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$37,870statewide median a year
$18.21median an hour
#43of 45 states
250fence installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Fence installers in Oklahoma earn a statewide median of $37,870 a year, 22% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #43 of 45 states. About 250 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$28,060Entry · 10th$30,10025th$37,870Median$46,03075th$68,940Top · 90th

States ranked near Oklahoma

North Carolina$39,100
Mississippi$38,700
South Carolina$37,960
Oklahoma$37,870
Texas$37,270
Georgia$36,990

See all states on the fence installers nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes fence installer pay for 1 Oklahoma metro: Tulsa.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
TulsaOKLAHOMA · OK$38,480$43,13270

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating fence installer work in Oklahoma
Fence Installer pay in Oklahoma: $37,870 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,500 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, fence installers have 118 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.4× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often fence installers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningSometimes
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOften
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesSometimes
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseVery often
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Oklahoma Official source

The main state licensing office in Oklahoma is the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. It can point you to the right license for fence installers.

Official Oklahoma licensing site ↗

Requirements for fence installers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 6.1% of wage and salary workers in Oklahoma were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#33 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.3% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only fence installers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Oklahoma

TulsaOKLAHOMA · OK+5.1%population since 2020 · 3.3% unemployment

All trades in Oklahoma.

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