Employment

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Core Values

Our Core Values

  • One City, One Team: We succeed when we work together.
    • No single person or department can meet the needs of a growing city alone. We build bridges, not silos, and we share the wins and challenges as one city, one team.
  • Service First: We put people at the center of everything we do.
    • Our work matters because it shapes the lives of our neighbors and visitors. Service is not just a task, it's our commitment to making Oklahoma City stronger, safer, and more connected every day.
  • Respect Always: We serve every person with dignity and empathy.
    • We prioritize equity, honoring everyone regardless of role, rank, or background. Respect is more than being polite. It's about how we listen, how we speak, and how we value the contributions of others. When we lead with respect, we build trust that fuels collaboration.
  • Own the Outcome: We take responsibility for results, not just tasks.
    • Accountability starts with each of us. We follow through, follow up, and step up to fix problems, even when they aren't technically "ours." What we do (or don't do) has a real impact.
  • Keep Getting Better: We are always learning, improving, and adapting.
    • We are proud of what we've built, but we're not done. Whether it's a better process, a better question, or a better way to serve. We believe every challenge is an opportunity to grow.

Mission & Vision

The Oklahoma City Council approved a new Mission and Vision in 2017.

Mission

The mission of the City of Oklahoma City is to provide exceptional service to residents and visitors. We do this by ensuring the safety of the public, delivering quality services, and maintaining infrastructure to support the growth of the city.

Vision

Oklahoma City seeks to further progress as a vibrant, diverse, safe, unified and welcoming community.


 

 

Find a Career in the Community You Love!

Help us make OKC an even more vibrant, diverse, safe, unified and welcoming place to visit and call home. City employees provide exceptional service to residents and visitors by delivering quality services and maintaining infrastructure to support the city's growth.

Search Available Positions

OKC offers exciting and varied career choices, including police and fire protection, parks, street maintenance, traffic control, water and wastewater services, airports, solid waste collection/disposal and numerous other professional, technical and administrative positions in areas such as forensic science, engineering, finance, personnel, etc. Learn more about employment with the City(PDF, 18MB).

The City of Oklahoma City is committed to hiring a professional, productive, diverse workforce. Department directors and hiring managers throughout the City give strong consideration to qualified applicants who demonstrate a commitment to our mission of providing quality services to the residents of Oklahoma City.

Equal Employment Opportunity Plan(PDF, 3MB)

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