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Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$191,580Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$190,050Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$189,090Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$140,320Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$143,510n.a.
$130,640Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$123,810Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$120,630 120
$101,140Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$98,440 40
$90,230Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$91,900 180
$87,850Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$75,830 40
$83,700Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$66,040 130
$83,530General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,400 1,060
$82,430Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,060 50
$77,850Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$74,660 40
$77,660Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$69,060 130
$75,710Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$71,570 50
$72,150Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$66,450 50
$69,890Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$63,550 40
$68,860Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,100 3,250
$68,780Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$62,190 90
$67,280Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,200 160
$67,040Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,400 70
$66,490Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$64,270 230
$65,340Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$60,760 150
$64,570Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,760 30
$63,970Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,730 70
$63,670Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,880 30
$61,040Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,680 50
$60,400Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,800 110
$60,330Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$55,440 30
$59,890Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,070 300
$59,490Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$62,430 120
$57,070First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$49,180 160
$56,750Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,920 100
$55,700Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$49,070 190
$55,240Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,320 70
$55,060Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$54,400 30
$54,370Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$54,180 110
$54,290Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$55,300n.a.
$53,920Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,570 30
$53,220Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,910 80
$52,150Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,860 50
$50,930Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$53,150 200
$50,560Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$45,260 40
$50,250Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,030 690
$50,080Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$48,220 80
$49,620Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$45,000 40
$48,560Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,730 4,940
$47,610Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,020 220
$47,460Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,970 70
$47,160Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,630 120
$46,870Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$50,330 40
$46,760Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,190 250
$46,690Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,150 810
$46,330Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,590 70
$45,970Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,280 70
$45,860Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$47,370n.a.
$45,290First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$43,090 430
$44,990First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,230 400
$44,860Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,790 70
$44,790Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$44,130 60
$44,660Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,530 2,010
$44,410Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$41,520 90
$44,250Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$45,140 40
$44,050Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,880 800
$43,680First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$38,650 230
$43,610Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,240 70
$43,540Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$40,430 420
$43,430Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,420 150
$43,200Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$42,260 1,720
$43,190Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,400 80
$43,180Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,630 130
$43,060Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$31,040 60
$42,990Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,470 100
$42,850Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,240 220
$42,790Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,830 220
$42,210Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$39,670 280
$41,990Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$42,050 220
$40,930Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,110 160
$40,810Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,260 40
$40,800Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,560 790
$40,590Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,920 50
$40,250Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,550 110
$40,100Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,480 100
$40,050Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$40,160 60
$40,030Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,200 40
$39,860Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,940 90
$39,500First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$34,530 930
$39,480Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$32,630 200
$39,300Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$38,940 90
$39,010First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,120 140
$38,660Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,760 130
$38,090Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,560 70
$38,010Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,770 30
$37,820Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$39,330 5,000
$37,810Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,680 80
$37,740Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$27,500n.a.
$37,650Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$24,940 100
$37,540Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,610 310
$37,390Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,630 80
$37,170Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,530 90
$37,160First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$32,340 960
$37,150Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$34,940 80
$37,030Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,550 360
$36,950Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,160 1,040
$36,890Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,050 120
$36,870Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,740 40
$36,520Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,660 190
$36,190Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,800 100
$36,190Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,740 150
$35,840Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$34,310 30
$35,820Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,630 50
$35,240Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$34,420 40
$34,870Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$34,700n.a.
$34,760Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,690 240
$34,650Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$27,120 50
$34,590Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,770 40
$34,550Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$30,590 30
$34,540Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,140 40
$34,490Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$33,660 70
$34,280Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,520 30
$34,110Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,950 100
$34,040Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,260 170
$33,980Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$28,120 100
$33,820Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,180 110
$33,700Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,760 4,460
$33,040Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,420 60
$32,680First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,660 60
$32,650Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,920n.a.
$32,640Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,260 390
$32,430Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$29,540 80
$32,360Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,660 70
$32,240Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,010 120
$32,100Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,840 130
$32,070Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,430 180
$31,730Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,720 320
$31,540Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,430 690
$31,450Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$29,810 40
$31,390Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,760 100
$31,370Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$30,360 60
$31,330Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,530 80
$31,300Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,390 280
$31,300Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$30,800 80
$31,290Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,120 70
$31,000Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$30,350 530
$30,910Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$31,780 120
$30,890Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,400 4,330
$30,530Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,210 50
$30,460Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$30,840 50
$30,390Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,590 40
$30,300Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,410 40
$30,170Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,620 1,070
$30,090Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,660 190
$30,080Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,710 4,270
$30,040First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,320 940
$29,980Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,130n.a.
$29,890Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,340 290
$29,660Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$29,520 70
$29,650Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,620 90
$29,640Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,760 60
$29,530Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,450 40
$29,490Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,880 310
$29,430Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,640 100
$29,410Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,020n.a.
$29,400Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,930 13,960
$29,350Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,000 430
$29,220Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,280 80
$29,150Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$26,600 70
$29,110First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,090 90
$28,890Machinists
(area) (ind)
$27,520 300
$28,870Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,980 420
$28,800All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,300 99,250
$28,760Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$28,150 190
$28,730Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,100 380
$28,710Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,660 300
$28,660Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,190 170
$28,630Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,920 40
$28,630Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,180 420
$28,550Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,540 620
$28,540Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$30,340 2,850
$28,520Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,500 1,080
$28,370Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,090 110
$28,350Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,840 90
$28,170Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670 60
$28,160Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,380 40
$28,060Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,270 90
$27,630Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$22,650 50
$27,600Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,790 40
$27,490Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$27,200 990
$27,430Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,600 100
$27,420Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,980 130
$27,190Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,790n.a.
$27,080Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,120 1,870
$26,880Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$25,090 50
$26,820Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,080 170
$26,780Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$26,320 70
$26,770Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$26,600 30
$26,670Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,000n.a.
$26,670All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,200 120
$26,650Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,110 460
$26,610Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$27,050 240
$26,490Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$26,040 110
$26,290Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,540 100
$26,290Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,040 1,400
$26,270Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,330 160
$26,270Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,590 180
$26,220Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$25,440 610
$26,130Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,350 80
$26,120Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$24,010 110
$25,940Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,930 140
$25,900Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,390 60
$25,580Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,150 18,880
$25,570Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,530 210
$25,380Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,210 1,090
$25,350Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,290 70
$25,270Roofers
(area) (ind)
$25,380 60
$25,240Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,890 110
$25,180Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$23,920 50
$25,120Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$25,200n.a.
$25,060Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,960 40
$25,030Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,330 630
$24,840Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,600 120
$24,840Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$23,560 860
$24,800Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$23,910 50
$24,620Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,140 60
$24,560Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,970 50
$24,400Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,910 14,550
$24,370Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,450 250
$24,340Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,150 90
$24,320Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,180 70
$24,260Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,030 70
$24,240Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,200 50
$24,120Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,280 120
$24,100Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,360 9,060
$23,990Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,440 360
$23,780Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,200 150
$23,610Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$22,190 360
$23,610Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,040 250
$23,600Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,200 120
$23,580Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$17,410n.a.
$23,420Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,520 50
$23,350Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,460 120
$23,300Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050 70
$23,270Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$21,440 50
$23,260Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$21,720 50
$23,190Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,100n.a.
$23,180Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,470 820
$23,160Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$22,130 1,080
$23,030Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$20,300 610
$22,950First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 40
$22,780Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,850 310
$22,690Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,910 80
$22,670Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,260 30
$22,580Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,470 40
$22,530Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$21,410n.a.
$22,470Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,350 430
$22,440New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,000n.a.
$22,330Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,570n.a.
$22,250Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,630 80
$22,160Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,050n.a.
$22,060Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,460n.a.
$22,040Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$23,840n.a.
$22,010Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,360n.a.
$22,000Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,860 190
$21,990First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$20,880 690
$21,920Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,850 1,260
$21,760Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,210 120
$21,710Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,940 160
$21,260Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,840 280
$21,230Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$19,830 570
$21,110Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,370 80
$20,880Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,780 100
$20,870Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,150 220
$20,590Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,840 200
$20,400Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$19,510 80
$20,380Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,340 50
$20,160Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,070 1,900
$20,150Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$18,180 160
$20,100Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,120 40
$19,980Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,850 1,270
$19,930Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,590 40
$19,930Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,300 40
$19,860Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$18,710 160
$19,670Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,820 30
$19,570Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,990 2,070
$19,400Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,130n.a.
$19,330Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,150 1,670
$19,230Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$18,710 130
$19,060Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,710 170
$19,050Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,750 70
$18,970Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,870 460
$18,940Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,330 680
$18,640Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,270 40
$18,630Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$16,710 3,240
$18,370Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,050 2,740
$18,240Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$16,980n.a.
$18,240Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,290 260
$18,210Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,630 1,130
$18,140Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,950 2,470
$18,120Tellers
(area) (ind)
$17,420 530
$18,110Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,270 140
$18,010Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,620 160
$17,810Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,370 150
$17,650Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$17,200 200
$17,380Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,090 360
$17,320Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,830 60
$17,240Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$16,770 120
$17,190Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,920 350
$17,170Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,920 60
$17,000Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,730 60
$17,000File clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,240 190
$16,940Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,750 1,380
$16,820Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,100 110
$16,670Security guards
(area) (ind)
$15,100 610
$16,450Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$15,780n.a.
$16,370Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,790 1,500
$16,300Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,020 60
$16,250Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,010 560
$16,190Bakers
(area) (ind)
$15,910 60
$16,140Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,180 40
$15,760Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$14,540 40
$15,530Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,690 160
$15,410Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$14,270 260
$15,360Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$15,300n.a.
$15,290Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,860 80
$15,260Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,780 2,280
$15,240Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,510 690
$14,960Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,730 50
$14,920Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,000 690
$14,740Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,670 7,390
$14,570Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,100 550
$14,430Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,150 230
$14,410Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,590 370
$14,240Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,040 450
$14,030Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,900 180
$13,980Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,640 650
$13,940Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$14,140n.a.
$13,930Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,810 380
$13,860Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,580 500
$13,570Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,140 120
$13,560Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,420 40
$13,430Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,160 160
$13,420Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,070 120
$13,210Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,990 1,260
$13,160Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,070n.a.
$12,940Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,970 1,850
n.a.Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma metropolitan area consists of:

Crawford County, AR
Sebastian County, AR
Sequoyah County, OK