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Boosting Paychecks with Live OKC Job Listings · The 405 Payroll

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  Welcome to The 405 Payroll, where Oklahoma City's live hiring news becomes something
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  you can use before the workday ends.
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  I'm Claire Brooks, and here's the number we're building around.
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  A common entry level wage in the metro sits near $16.08 an hour,
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  about $33,446 a year at full time hours.
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  Now look at what's posted right now.
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  Hobby Lobby's distribution center in southwest Oklahoma City starts full time
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  workers at $21.00 an hour.
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  US Foods lists night warehouse selectors at $23.64.
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  And the City of Oklahoma City has equipment operator and parks trades roles starting
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  at $22.65.
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  I'm Miles, and I like to do the math out loud, because that's how I believe numbers.
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  $21.00 minus $16.08 is $4.92 more per hour.
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  Across a 2,080 hour work year, that comes to $10,233.60.
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  Claire, what does that look like in a month?
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  Roughly $850 extra a month, before taxes, so your actual check will land a little
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  lower.
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  But that's the kind of difference you feel when the first of the month shows up,
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  and it doesn't ask you to work a single extra hour.
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  Now, posted pay is posted pay.
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  These are listings, not guarantees, and your offer depends on the role,
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  the shift, and the employer.
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  What I do like is the experience question.
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  Hobby Lobby's listings say assembly line, warehouse, or manufacturing experience is
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  preferred, but not required.
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  Which matters if you've been working hard in retail or food service and assume
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  warehouse doors are closed to you.
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  At that employer, they aren't.
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  And overtime shows up too.
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  The Hobby Lobby listings mention it, and a US Foods night forklift listing says
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  associates typically average 45 to 50 hours a week.
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  So that's the headline.
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  Is that the whole plan?
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  Not even close.
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  A raise is step one.
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  Today we'll cover who's hiring and exactly how to apply, then an evening training
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  program here in the city that points toward $28 an hour or more.
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  After that, a few ways to bring in cash this week, and the local help that keeps a
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  bigger paycheck steady.
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  And we'll stay honest about what we know.
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  When a number comes from a job listing, we'll say so.
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  When it's our own arithmetic, we'll say that too.
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  Good, because you're short on time and money, not on effort,
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  and you deserve numbers you can check.
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  Where do we begin?
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  With the city itself, since it has the most structure.
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  Let's go meet the employers.