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Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Little Rock-North Little Rock, 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

Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$177,650Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$176,860Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 120
$170,960Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 400
$167,530Optometrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$154,150Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$139,350Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$131,130 500
$131,590Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$121,850 40
$98,350Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$109,760n.a.
$90,790Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,140 280
$90,510Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$69,980 1,430
$87,350General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$72,990 3,830
$85,990Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,650 310
$85,330Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,090 40
$85,100Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$76,350 640
$83,310Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,240 120
$82,890Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$79,510 540
$82,470Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$82,190 40
$82,040Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,750 260
$81,730Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,130 840
$81,080Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$82,060 350
$80,070Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$71,400 120
$78,580Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,730 230
$78,380Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$69,140 1,100
$77,950Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,700 70
$77,200Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$82,750 90
$75,930Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,020 920
$75,720Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,550 13,550
$75,620Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$71,720 80
$74,960Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,180 100
$74,760Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,500 250
$74,310Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,230 670
$73,740Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$72,180 210
$71,940Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,310 140
$70,140Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,530 130
$68,400Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,650 50
$68,220First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$45,110 880
$67,660Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,900 790
$67,540Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$74,760 170
$66,520Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$66,060 980
$65,580Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$59,490 200
$65,560Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,650 120
$65,120Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$60,980 60
$65,030Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,130 200
$64,770Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$65,880 250
$64,480Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,600 490
$64,230Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$62,120 320
$63,480Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,490 3,190
$63,360Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$64,210n.a.
$63,110Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$65,050 40
$62,970Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,110 530
$62,770Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$57,370 60
$62,480Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,560 120
$62,290First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$69,580 60
$62,190Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,450 30
$62,150Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$61,120n.a.
$62,040Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,940 510
$61,920Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$59,300 160
$61,750Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,690 50
$61,630Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$59,120 110
$61,480Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,060 380
$60,770Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$59,800 30
$60,560Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$49,020 320
$60,000Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$47,850 460
$59,650Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,900 370
$59,270Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$62,310 120
$59,000Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,720 180
$58,900Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,120 280
$58,420Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$54,290 400
$58,290First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$55,580 170
$58,180Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$53,550 280
$57,930Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,550 320
$57,830Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$57,590 670
$57,800Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$55,470 1,230
$57,450Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,250 780
$56,810Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,260 50
$56,640Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,520 700
$56,470Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,660n.a.
$55,700Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,390 30
$55,210Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,010 40
$55,000Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$54,290 7,980
$54,770Chemists
(area) (ind)
$52,240 130
$54,340Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,930 4,080
$53,520Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,590 580
$53,040Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,370 80
$52,650Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,630 30
$52,530Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$33,370 30
$52,480Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,690 240
$52,400Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,250 1,960
$52,260Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,520 23,220
$52,210Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,770 400
$51,760Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,390 6,520
$51,450Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,540 120
$50,550Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$52,640 50
$50,300Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,150 2,560
$50,180Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,800 70
$49,840Health educators
(area) (ind)
$49,880 100
$49,820Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$43,760 40
$49,790Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$43,860n.a.
$48,780Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$47,810 50
$48,530Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,560 5,120
$48,530Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$46,210 380
$48,520Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,230 410
$48,440Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$45,450 140
$48,330Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,810 13,990
$48,320Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,660 160
$48,200First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$43,980 480
$48,030Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$46,660 350
$47,970Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,300 560
$47,970Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,690 280
$47,870Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,600 30
$47,780Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$47,050 40
$47,740Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$35,170 200
$47,270Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,250 710
$47,260Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,190 110
$47,250Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$34,430 140
$47,160Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,310 2,660
$46,940Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$42,590 60
$46,850Editors
(area) (ind)
$42,690 220
$46,840First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$43,430 1,430
$46,690Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,700 840
$46,510Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$40,530 320
$46,470Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$44,190 140
$46,360Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,750 30
$46,270First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,880 1,400
$46,090Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,740 1,100
$45,910Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,980 90
$45,580Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,360 70
$45,460Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$44,850 240
$45,420Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$41,640 40
$45,380Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,000 120
$45,290Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,920 80
$45,180Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,310n.a.
$45,130Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,710 220
$45,120Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,420 630
$45,120Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,820 260
$45,080Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,730 380
$45,060Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,320 520
$45,020Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,920 2,280
$45,000Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,000 350
$44,860Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,920 50
$44,760Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,310 850
$44,600Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,270 40
$44,410Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,940 170
$44,240First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,800 830
$44,210Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$42,780 110
$43,900Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$43,350 110
$43,710Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,370 70
$43,660Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,260 770
$43,550Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,160 40
$43,510Clergy
(area) (ind)
$41,380 50
$43,430Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,350 560
$43,400Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,650 430
$43,230Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,340 230
$43,120English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,320 60
$43,010First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,230 1,300
$43,010Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$37,620 70
$43,010Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,920 60
$42,820Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,830 16,500
$42,560Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,240 290
$42,510Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,930 150
$41,840Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,390 550
$41,790Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,070 40
$41,720Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,000 180
$41,500Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,100 150
$41,410Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,650 130
$41,240Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,520 360
$41,160Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,510 30
$41,150Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,070 110
$41,050Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,620 160
$41,010Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,040 360
$40,860Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,350 130
$40,770Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,060 360
$40,600Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$40,790 190
$40,530Foresters
(area) (ind)
$35,910 30
$40,380Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,770 50
$40,360Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$35,950 410
$40,270History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,460 60
$40,240Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,570 2,010
$40,230Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,800 50
$40,040Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,250 460
$39,890Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$37,840 40
$39,870Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,990 610
$39,790Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,440 530
$39,670Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,040n.a.
$39,610Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$37,750 470
$39,590Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$34,950 380
$39,290First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,530 4,080
$39,290Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,610 310
$39,240Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$40,700 30
$39,230Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,690 1,440
$39,170Art directors
(area) (ind)
$28,660 80
$39,120Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$39,840n.a.
$39,090Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,520 110
$39,060Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$38,710 40
$38,940Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,960 300
$38,820Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$38,830 330
$38,710Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,200 30
$38,450Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,900 230
$38,160Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,020 430
$38,060Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$34,800n.a.
$38,040Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$39,580 270
$37,920Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,480 110
$37,740Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,710 290
$37,640Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$37,370 340
$37,510Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,100 70
$37,180Economists
(area) (ind)
$32,100 50
$37,160Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$35,920 30
$37,150Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,650 230
$36,880Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$30,760 240
$36,870Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$37,660 1,750
$36,860Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,260 900
$36,850Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,260 120
$36,790Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,360 2,290
$36,580Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,640 60
$36,490Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$29,760 30
$36,290Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,030 3,360
$36,120Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,080 100
$36,100Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,640 460
$36,080Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,650 30
$36,060Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,910 490
$36,020Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,650 960
$35,960Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,350 130
$35,730Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$31,100n.a.
$35,700Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,110 60
$35,610Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$34,040 350
$35,580Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,660 70
$35,550Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,500 210
$35,240Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$32,430 40
$35,110Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,660 460
$35,100Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$33,920 80
$35,070Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,360 1,190
$34,840Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,660 560
$34,830Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,410 40
$34,800Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,950 100
$34,760Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,950 390
$34,730First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,370 220
$34,290Fallers
(area) (ind)
$33,650 40
$34,220Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,170 340
$34,190Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,920 1,030
$34,140Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,020n.a.
$34,110First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,950 180
$33,990Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$27,750 490
$33,910Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$33,280 3,850
$33,750Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,430 560
$33,740Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$31,940 840
$33,640All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,420 800
$33,610Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,350 30
$33,570Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,440 430
$33,550Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$32,460 120
$33,510Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,320 90
$33,310Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,720 14,240
$33,270Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,100 1,010
$33,240Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,220 40
$33,230Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$24,860 180
$33,220Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$32,290 790
$33,190Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$32,160n.a.
$33,190All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,440 319,830
$33,110Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$32,080 330
$33,070Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$32,710n.a.
$33,060Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,900 400
$33,060Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$32,420n.a.
$33,000Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,410 6,130
$32,910Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,300 580
$32,820Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,780 30
$32,660Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$33,160 60
$32,630Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,100 100
$32,530Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,500 260
$32,420Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,780 110
$32,410Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,700 30
$32,240Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,420 200
$32,220Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,820 1,190
$31,980Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$27,680 70
$31,910Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,010 4,260
$31,900Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$32,300n.a.
$31,830First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,380 2,890
$31,770Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,700 30
$31,660Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,600 160
$31,530Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,120 440
$31,500Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,800 3,050
$31,440Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,000 150
$31,410Roofers
(area) (ind)
$31,420 240
$31,320Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$31,800 40
$31,280Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,890 200
$31,220Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,720 30
$31,180Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,560n.a.
$31,170Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,890 690
$31,130Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,600 300
$31,120Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,330 1,690
$31,090Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$28,070 60
$31,050Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$31,500n.a.
$31,010Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,720 460
$30,890Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,850n.a.
$30,750Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,510 60
$30,750Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,650 580
$30,710Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$27,650 80
$30,610Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,920 420
$30,560Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,630 2,320
$30,550Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,960 13,930
$30,430Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,150 370
$30,420Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,450 320
$30,350Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$25,840 50
$30,280Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$31,280n.a.
$30,220Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,300 80
$30,210Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$31,190 80
$30,160Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$30,840 210
$30,150Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,860 240
$30,150Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$31,940 750
$30,080Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,710 330
$30,010Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,000 550
$29,950Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,720 60
$29,860Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,880 110
$29,660Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,730 340
$29,640Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,080 70
$29,530New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,930 250
$29,510Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,950 34,840
$29,400Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,680 150
$29,380Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,530 320
$29,310Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$36,850 40
$29,230Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,150 200
$29,220Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,740 30
$29,160Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,890 2,630
$29,150Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,020 40
$29,120Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$27,540 280
$29,080Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,930 60
$28,960Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$27,200 30
$28,850Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,530n.a.
$28,820Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,490 150
$28,630Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,060 50
$28,580Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,800 30
$28,520Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,560 80
$28,470Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,430 130
$28,400Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$25,800 160
$28,350Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,390 430
$28,340Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,860 5,150
$28,080Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$27,090 30
$27,990Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$28,400 220
$27,930Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,590 7,770
$27,920Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,000 680
$27,810Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,420 490
$27,770Job printers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 200
$27,750Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,360 510
$27,630Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,430 40
$27,570Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,560n.a.
$27,490Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,420n.a.
$27,450Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,520 40
$27,390Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,500 180
$27,360Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,420 70
$27,330Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,550 300
$27,330Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,400 90
$27,210Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,150 340
$27,170Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,680 640
$27,110Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,780 570
$27,090Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,150 310
$27,080Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,450 240
$27,060Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,030 2,450
$27,020Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,530 5,450
$26,870Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,930 180
$26,860Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,460 21,810
$26,840Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,470 90
$26,640Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$23,760n.a.
$26,590Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,470 30
$26,570Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,090 300
$26,540Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,660 30
$26,470Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,650 110
$26,460Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$26,220n.a.
$26,390Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,630 320
$26,350Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,920 570
$26,340Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,780 670
$26,310Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$25,170 170
$26,300Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,280 26,560
$26,290Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,150 59,520
$26,210Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,830 560
$26,190Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,970 150
$26,040Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,500 1,410
$26,040Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,600 920
$25,980First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,530 230
$25,930Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970n.a.
$25,890Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,470n.a.
$25,880Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,550 150
$25,880Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,670 70
$25,870Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$23,040 1,650
$25,850Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,990 110
$25,750Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,280 50
$25,650Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,930 820
$25,600Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,840 160
$25,450Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,890 200
$25,440Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$19,930 30
$25,340Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,060 90
$25,330Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,060 150
$25,290Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,320 480
$25,040Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,020 210
$24,980Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,820 1,810
$24,960Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,170 180
$24,910Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,150 70
$24,840Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,610 460
$24,800Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,730 310
$24,720Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,000 180
$24,590Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$23,100 590
$24,580Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,230 120
$24,500First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$21,770 350
$24,440Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,280 290
$24,390Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,510 310
$24,280Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,270 920
$24,200Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,260 70
$24,160Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$22,670 140
$24,130Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,530 1,620
$24,100Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$22,690 4,210
$24,010Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,530 1,970
$24,000Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,140 540
$23,550Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,660 90
$23,490First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,750 2,170
$23,210Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,730 490
$23,190Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,940 680
$23,160Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$22,870 40
$23,130Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,200 130
$23,050Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,870 40
$22,990Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$21,640 100
$22,950Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,580 520
$22,850Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$21,160 100
$22,810Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,620 260
$22,770Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$23,830 360
$22,770Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$17,850 400
$22,700Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,200 1,720
$22,680Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,790 120
$22,620Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$20,420 250
$22,540Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,640 710
$22,530Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,240 530
$22,510Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,560 160
$22,410Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,450 1,560
$22,290Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,550 160
$22,280Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$21,590 350
$22,080Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,030 210
$21,970Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 1,940
$21,960Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,240 660
$21,870Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,630 1,670
$21,670Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,770 1,580
$21,660Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,820 80
$21,620Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,240 330
$21,610Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$19,060 260
$21,600Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,020 120
$21,590Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,630 7,110
$21,400Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,120 130
$21,340Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,620 520
$21,310Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$20,120n.a.
$21,240Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,620n.a.
$21,060Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,590 590
$21,040Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$20,580 120
$21,010Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,550 760
$20,990Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,650 110
$20,810Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,200n.a.
$20,760Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,660 2,810
$20,610Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,460 130
$20,610Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,840 320
$20,480Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,470 6,720
$20,470Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,280 1,600
$20,460Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 290
$20,350Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,210 9,020
$20,330Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,580n.a.
$20,210Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,140 160
$20,160Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,970 90
$20,090Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$19,210 40
$20,070Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,800 330
$19,930Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 1,630
$19,900Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,960 4,970
$19,700Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,730 180
$19,700Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,820 840
$19,660Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,790 50
$19,650Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,480 10,160
$19,650Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,920 200
$19,600Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$19,970n.a.
$19,570Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$19,030 170
$19,560Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,070 4,930
$19,180Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$18,770 100
$19,160Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$17,980n.a.
$18,990Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,520 40
$18,890Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,850 380
$18,860Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,560 110
$18,840Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,700 100
$18,830Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,010 2,580
$18,670Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$16,850 80
$18,620Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,820 40
$18,580File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,430 810
$18,490Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,770 2,860
$18,480Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,870 10,380
$18,420Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,960 160
$18,280Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$17,710 50
$18,160Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,990n.a.
$18,130Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,860 180
$18,120Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,990n.a.
$18,060Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,880 5,510
$17,940Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$16,870 1,570
$17,870Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,560 1,600
$17,830Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,980 380
$17,570Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,630 50
$17,540Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,800 1,090
$17,300Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$16,430 1,470
$17,270Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$16,940 130
$17,110Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,400 1,600
$17,070Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$15,180 120
$17,010Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,610 150
$16,820Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,370 1,710
$16,710Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,750 6,810
$16,630Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,970 720
$16,570Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$15,850 790
$16,480Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,090 260
$16,280Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,990 1,180
$16,040Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$13,180 90
$15,950Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,780 180
$15,470Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$14,900 540
$15,340Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,700 2,220
$15,340Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,920 23,160
$15,310Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,950 7,690
$15,230Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$14,260 1,560
$15,220Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,070 680
$15,110Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,940 400
$15,100Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,320 50
$15,040Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,390 650
$14,830Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,680 40
$14,750Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,670 1,940
$14,670Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,530 1,050
$14,490Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,820 340
$14,420Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,890 340
$14,240Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,980 270
$14,200Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,720 930
$13,940Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,440 380
$13,690Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,350 2,010
$13,280Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,060 4,570
$13,210Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,070 2,240
$13,110Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,940 4,680

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas metropolitan area consists of:

Faulkner County
Lonoke County
Pulaski County
Saline County