Job-seeking in the okc metro!
(Lengthier read!)
hi !! I have been with my current employer for 8.5 years now (I started as a clinical intern at age 16 in March of 2018). I started my bachelor’s program at OU in Fall 2024, and since my supervisor and our higher-ups have been accommodating to my school schedule. I was informed about a month ago that “operational needs” have shifted, and these operational needs have forced me to put in my resignation with the company (our operational hours are now Monday-Friday 6am–6pm, which leaves me to get 20-22 hours at max with an hour long lunch). I am saddened to leave, though am thrilled to learn new skills. I have been apart of this company for a 1/3 of my life — my muscles and body know this job all too well.
I put in my resignation about a month ago. My last day will be July 31. I have been applying to so many jobs in the OKC metro area, and have received ZERO call backs, emails, or any messages of interest.
I am seeking help in where to apply that will pay me a livable wage for the skill sets I have, and am wanting to explore new skill sets to learn! For the next year I will need to work 10-hour shifts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays as my school schedule on campus will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This school schedule is 100% non-negotiable. I will be cramming 36 credit hours between the Fall, Spring, and a summer abroad semester. I’ve applied to Costco, Picasso Cafe, Duckie’s Woodfire, a local flooring company, Pink’s (window washing company), Aldi, Tamashii, and Sprouts to name a few.
I will give a brief history of my work experience:
- I worked at City Bites for 1.5 years (cook, cashier, trainer, lead)
- Mango Cannabis for 6 months (I don’t much consider this worth detailing) as a budtender and receptionist
- Martin Bionics for 8.5 years as a clinical intern, prosthetist technician, assembly technician, production and assembly lead, supervisor of assembly and production, fabrication assistive technician, research and development technician, and overall warehouse worker, stocker, inventory management, etc.
I currently make $21.25 an hour, and this is truly an abomination of my worth. For example, a technician with no experience at a local prosthetic company called Scott Sabolich start off at $26 an hour.
Needless to say, I am confident in the skills I have attained and am wanting to apply these skills to my new job.
I’d love to learn HVAC or other technical skills, though I’m unsure if that would be feasible with my year’s hourly needs. I understand that I may have to work in the service industry…. But who is hiring? And will I make a livable wage?
Any help or suggestions are so very welcomed!
Edit: clarification of why the operational needs have affected my needed working hours (40 hours).
Edit: clarification of job roles and hopefully you can understand what skills transfer so this post isn’t longer than it already is ‼️🫶
TLDR: I need a job in the OKC metro (preferably downtown, Paseo area, Asian district area, midtown, etc so I don’t hav to use lots of gas in commuting) I have excellent technical skills and the ability to work well alone and with a team!