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Jonesboro, AR

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Jonesboro, Arkansas, 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

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$183,630Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$155,450Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 30
$146,130Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$139,750 80
$114,000Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$97,200 60
$83,970Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$81,400 70
$82,570Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$69,620 50
$81,220General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$69,620 560
$77,090Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,120 60
$76,950Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$82,210 130
$75,810Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$69,330 60
$73,380Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$79,370n.a.
$68,460Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$64,500 70
$66,620Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,670 1,800
$63,230Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$59,330 30
$62,600Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$61,220 140
$62,290Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,000 90
$61,740Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$62,430 90
$61,020Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,390n.a.
$56,950Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$53,560n.a.
$56,600Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,930 230
$55,400Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,290 40
$55,250Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,940 50
$54,870Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$54,070 110
$54,440Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,710 50
$53,920Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$46,320 70
$50,720Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,000 2,900
$49,450Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$47,280 50
$47,280Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,130 50
$47,210Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$42,220 170
$47,080Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,890 130
$46,880Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$46,610n.a.
$46,380Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$44,870 50
$46,170First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,490 50
$46,000First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,090 140
$45,790Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,940 1,040
$45,780Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,220 340
$45,640Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,290 30
$45,220Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,970n.a.
$44,290Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,070 90
$44,060Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,930 120
$43,910Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$39,620 470
$43,700Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,730 190
$43,540Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,600 40
$43,280First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$40,320 340
$42,640Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$46,710 50
$42,470Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,910 910
$42,350Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$42,520n.a.
$42,210First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,470 100
$42,080Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$43,250 60
$41,910Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,750 50
$41,880First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$35,880 220
$41,720Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$42,540 130
$41,570Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,150 50
$41,320Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,760 50
$41,310First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,140 170
$40,280Librarians
(area) (ind)
$40,220 80
$40,190Electricians
(area) (ind)
$39,940 150
$40,030Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,630 50
$39,830Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,350n.a.
$39,780Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,240 90
$39,670Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$37,370 60
$39,170Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,120 40
$38,710Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$37,980n.a.
$38,270Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$34,800 80
$38,130Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,390 310
$38,030Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,060 50
$37,250Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,280 370
$37,230Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,610 30
$37,180Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,130 50
$37,150Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,980 120
$37,100Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,080 50
$37,000Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,380 30
$36,910Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$32,480n.a.
$36,680Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,250n.a.
$36,590Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$36,140 70
$36,480Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,230n.a.
$36,440Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,550 200
$36,360Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,960 50
$36,320Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,010 40
$35,820Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,170 80
$35,720Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,570 90
$35,500Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,830n.a.
$35,190Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,410 560
$34,950First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,870 40
$34,580Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,390 50
$34,480Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,700 100
$33,720First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$31,580 690
$33,550Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,930 120
$33,120Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$33,410 50
$32,770Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,150n.a.
$32,090Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,110 60
$31,990Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,290 680
$31,860First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,790 70
$31,760Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,860 40
$31,750Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,520 40
$31,690Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,060 2,510
$31,670Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$30,360 80
$31,550Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,010 50
$31,490Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$31,720 30
$31,060Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,890 30
$31,020Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,020 40
$30,990Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$27,050 60
$30,970Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$30,110n.a.
$30,850Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,170 40
$30,680Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,510 100
$30,540Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,120 2,050
$30,390Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$29,630n.a.
$29,870Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,340 80
$29,740First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,230 520
$29,600Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$29,140 50
$29,520Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,250 570
$29,150Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,560n.a.
$29,130Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,380n.a.
$29,020Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,700 110
$28,920Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,370 190
$28,710Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$29,410n.a.
$28,660Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,680 30
$28,640Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,530 60
$28,530Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,620 70
$28,500Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$30,760 50
$28,360Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,240 90
$28,350Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,960 70
$28,290Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,530 40
$28,220Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,290 310
$27,910First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,780n.a.
$27,900Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,610 170
$27,890All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,550 47,250
$27,840Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,500 1,800
$27,720Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,340 90
$27,450Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$27,430 30
$27,330Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$27,020 520
$27,280Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,010 150
$27,190Machinists
(area) (ind)
$26,560 90
$27,170Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,870 230
$27,150Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,010n.a.
$27,030Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$26,300 240
$26,870Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,540 30
$26,830Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,480 40
$26,510Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,030 220
$26,500Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,100 50
$26,480Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,000 60
$26,480Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,990 520
$26,420Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$25,460 940
$26,270Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,120n.a.
$26,040Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,120 40
$26,040Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,360 90
$25,680Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,270 750
$25,350Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,300n.a.
$25,180Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$25,670 370
$24,770Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,670 50
$24,600Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,670 6,880
$24,430Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,620 160
$24,240Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,380n.a.
$24,230Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,740n.a.
$24,120Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,180 70
$23,990Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$21,980 50
$23,970Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,710 370
$23,930Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,650 350
$23,840Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,430 5,210
$23,690Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,160 280
$23,670Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,130n.a.
$23,560Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,020 90
$23,510Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,630 70
$23,500Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,270 40
$23,500Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,630 730
$23,460Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$21,080 40
$23,400Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,400 270
$23,340Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,240 8,010
$23,120First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$20,910 300
$22,910Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,650 980
$22,820Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$20,600 30
$22,730Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,970 4,810
$22,670Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,980 170
$22,460Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,670 890
$22,260Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,990 30
$22,000Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,750n.a.
$21,940Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,350 670
$21,880Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$20,810 60
$21,760Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,260n.a.
$21,680Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,770n.a.
$21,600Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,320 30
$21,510Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,530 130
$21,440Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,540 110
$21,390Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$20,380 40
$21,330Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,310 340
$21,140Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,850 90
$20,900Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,790 40
$20,850Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,500 220
$20,770Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,680 70
$20,640Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,220 80
$20,620Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$18,180 40
$20,450Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$20,260 40
$20,370Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,800 240
$20,360Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$13,900 380
$20,280Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,310n.a.
$20,240Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,370 180
$20,210Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,020 160
$20,020Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,710 120
$19,920Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,540 1,290
$19,830Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,450 50
$19,730Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,810 70
$19,710Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,690 70
$19,580Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,930 30
$19,580Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,450 210
$19,440Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,190 100
$19,400Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$17,550 50
$19,120Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,180 40
$19,100Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,700 120
$18,940Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$19,570n.a.
$18,800Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,970 300
$18,770Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$15,940 1,990
$18,710Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,790 450
$18,680Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,480n.a.
$18,660Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,430 200
$18,640Tellers
(area) (ind)
$18,620 230
$18,560Job printers
(area) (ind)
$16,350n.a.
$18,540Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,590n.a.
$18,520Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,310 40
$18,470Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,120n.a.
$18,440Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,080 30
$18,390Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,840 290
$18,370Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,730 1,430
$18,270Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$17,780 1,230
$18,260Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$16,920 190
$18,230Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,080 170
$18,190Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,270n.a.
$18,110Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,720 620
$18,080File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,420 50
$17,820Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,070 670
$17,750Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,520 720
$16,890Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,450 1,320
$16,780Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,550 190
$16,700Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,150 180
$16,520Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$14,740 720
$16,420Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$13,040n.a.
$16,230Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$15,970 380
$16,180Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,160n.a.
$15,920Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$13,910n.a.
$15,810Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,110n.a.
$15,330Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,990 100
$15,080Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,750 100
$14,770Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,700 3,880
$14,510Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,280 300
$14,430Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,010 340
$14,330Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,160 1,200
$14,100Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,780 30
$14,090Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,780 270
$14,040Security guards
(area) (ind)
$12,930 330
$14,010Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$13,860 50
$13,790Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,800 80
$13,680Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,340 210
$13,590Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,580 100
$13,440Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,290 70
$13,380Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,300 440
$13,270Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,110 220
$13,260Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,830 630
$13,260Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,130 110
$13,070Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,090 920
n.a.Surgeons
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Lawyers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
n.a. 170

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

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