Thinking about expanding your business or adding new equipment next year? Explore state incentives and funding programs designed to support expansion, job creation and workforce development, all while helping your investment go further.

Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program

Promotes job creation and business expansion by providing a rebate on a portion of newly created payroll.

• Available to companies expanding or relocating jobs to Oklahoma.
• Supports the creation of full-time, well-paid positions.
• Participants can earn benefits during the first three years as they reach qualifying payroll thresholds.
• Not eligible to be paired with the Business Expansion Incentive Program (BIEP) or the Oklahoma Innovative Expansion Program (OIEP).

Small Employer Quality Jobs Program

• Designed for small businesses (500 employees or fewer) that are locating or expanding in Oklahoma.
• Offers up to a five percent cash-back incentive for up to seven years.
• Qualifying payroll must pay 110 percent to 125 percent of the county’s average wage.
• Benefits begin after meeting minimum job creation and wage requirements.
• Not eligible to be paired with the Business Expansion Incentive Program (BIEP) or the Oklahoma Innovative Expansion Program (OIEP).

21st Century Quality Jobs Program

• Aims to attract and retain highly skilled, knowledge-based industries.
• Offers up to 10 percent of payroll in net benefits.
• Rewards businesses that create advanced, high-wage jobs supporting Oklahoma’s future economy.

Aerospace Engineer Workforce Tax Credit

• Supports Oklahoma’s aerospace industry by incentivizing engineering talent and applies to aerospace companies hiring engineers in a variety of fields.
• Provides a tax credit of 5% of an engineer’s annual compensation, or 10% if the engineer graduated from an Oklahoma college or university (up to $12,500 per employee per year).
• Includes an additional credit of up to 50% of tuition reimbursed to the engineer.
• Engineers hired under the program also receive a $5,000 annual tax credit.
• Credit expires January 1, 2026.

Automotive Engineer Workforce Tax Credit

• Supports Oklahoma’s growing automotive manufacturing sector.
• Applies to engineers and companies that manufacture or assemble motor vehicles or parts.
• Eligible to companies established after November 1, 2019, and their engineers.
• Credit expires January 1, 2026.

Software & Cybersecurity Workforce Tax Credit

• Encourages growth in Oklahoma’s technology workforce.
• Offers up to $2,200 annually for qualifying employees with a degree from an ABET-accredited program, or $1,800 for those with a state-accredited tech center certificate.
• Credit available for up to seven years.
• Cannot be claimed alongside the Aerospace Engineers Tax Credit.

Oklahoma Workforce Development Program (WEX)

Part of the Oklahoma Works initiative, WEX connects job seekers and employers through on-the-job training (OJT) with subsidized wages.

• Builds skills aligned with local labor market needs.
• Focuses on in-demand industries across Oklahoma.
• Helps participants transition from training to long-term employment.

To explore which programs fit your expansion plans, contact Bailey Thompson at bailey@morestartshere.com or call 918-283-8242.

*Submitting an incentive application does not guarantee funding approval or award.