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CareerTech director outlines plan to post jobs higher in pay bands to attract experienced instructors

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education State Board · November 21, 2025
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Summary

Agency director told the board the department will begin posting vacancies up to the third quartile of established pay bands (instead of the first quartile) to attract experienced candidates and allow merit- and qualification-based offers within existing band authority; the board discussed budgeting and process safeguards, and no board action was requested.

Agency leadership briefed the board on planned changes to recruitment and posting practices intended to improve competitiveness for technical and instructor positions.

Director explained the agency reviewed salaries using comparisons to OMES and market data and concluded that posting starting salaries near the third quartile of existing pay bands will…

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