He then worked in Høyanger and Vik works from 1971 to 1982, in ÅSV Foredling from 1982 to 1983, in Norwegian Petroleum Consultants from 1983 to 1987, in his own consultant firm from 1987 and then in Norwegian State Railways from 1992 to 1994 as a sub-director.
Oddvar Flæte has been the County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane since 1994.