The current process in determining income for calculating guidelines is to use actual income. When evidence of current or average income is not available or not equitable, 43 O.S. §118B allows for imputing income. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is one resource you can use to ascertain appropriate income. To find income information in a specific field for a particular state, follow these directions:
Access wage information by going to May 2024 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates and click on Oklahoma in the U.S. map.
Once the state information opens, you can scroll through the page to see the table with abundant information about occupations and wages on this page.
The Occupation list is long, but you should be able to find the job category you are looking for and the average hourly wage and average annual wage (look for column headings of Hourly mean wage and annual mean wage). (Hint: You might save some time by using Ctrl+F to search for the job title.)
You can also delve a little deeper and get a more accurate look at income by region within the state. Go to May 2024 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. On the right side of the page is an alphabet. Click on O and it will take you to the states beginning with O. Scroll to Oklahoma. The areas listed include Enid, Fort Smith, Lawton, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. Once you select a region of the state a table will open with occupation and wage information for that area of the state.