Information for Spouses or Partners: CTCA in Tulsa
Not only is Tulsa a great place to raise your family, but it’s full of promising career opportunities for your spouse too.
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission's Economic Research & Analysis Division noted in its State of the Workforce Report 2007, "Between 1997 and 2006, the Oklahoma unemployment rate was consistently lower than that for the United States as a whole."
The energy industry (oil and gas) continues to fuel Tulsa’s economy, to a degree. However, it’s the high-tech, healthcare, aerospace, manufacturing, and service sectors that power much of the city’s economy today.
Listed below are resources and information that offer insight on Tulsa’s thriving business community and workforce demand.
Tulsa’s Fortune 500 Companies
Fortune 500 companies* in Tulsa on the 2008 list are as follows:
- Oneok
- Williams
- Dollar Thrifty Automotive
- Helmerich & Payne
*Annual list of America's largest corporations published by Fortune magazine (May 5, 2008 issue)
Oklahoma’s Best Places to Work
Tulsa-area companies ranked on 2008’s list of "Best Places to Work in Oklahoma"** included:
- U.S. Cellular
- Capital One Auto Finance
- Stanley, Inc.
- Tullius, Taylor, Sartain & Sartain
- Scott & Goble Architects, Inc.
- Selser Schaefer Architects
- Scott Rice
- Eide Bailly LLP
**Determined by Best Companies Group
Tulsa’s Major Employers/Industries
According to the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce, major employers/industries in the area include the following:
Energy
- Williams
- Phillips Petroleum
- Oneok
- Sunoco
- Sinclair
Telecommunications/Technology
- Williams Companies
- Verizon
- EDS
- WinnerCom
- DirecTV
- EchoStar
Aviation/Aerospace
- American Airlines – Maintenance Base
- Spirit Aerosystems
- Flight Safety
- Honeywell Aerospace Services
- BizJet-Lufthansa
- NORDAM Group
Manufacturing
- Kimberly-Clark
- Whirlpool Corporation
- IC of Oklahoma