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Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$176,520Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$171,500Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 90
$164,130Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$162,620Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$135,190Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$121,560 50
$132,540Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$121,110 500
$102,930Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$104,000 800
$95,930Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$83,350 670
$95,910Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$107,990 50
$94,150Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,760 90
$89,070Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$68,440 1,370
$88,780Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$86,640 310
$88,650Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$87,210 100
$88,540General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,020 3,800
$88,040Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,190 2,430
$87,020Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,990 300
$85,500Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,650 240
$85,470Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$78,770n.a.
$84,120Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$80,020 580
$82,110Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$84,500 110
$81,860Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$83,620n.a.
$81,500Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$84,670 850
$81,320Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$79,530 50
$81,010Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,670 40
$78,300Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$49,790 490
$76,790Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,170 140
$76,760Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$67,640 1,200
$76,350Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,420 13,660
$74,590First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,760 1,090
$74,010Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$70,420 80
$73,030Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,440 620
$70,610Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$67,300 120
$69,720Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,270 130
$69,190Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,230 50
$69,050Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$63,260 210
$69,030Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,710 110
$68,920Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$63,750 230
$68,120Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,700 860
$67,270Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,800 170
$66,410Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,760 880
$65,980Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$74,750 230
$65,710Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$66,180 250
$65,090Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,430 2,810
$64,840Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,350 470
$64,220Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$47,250 280
$64,130Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$64,530n.a.
$63,710Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$59,630 310
$63,630Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,880 40
$63,180Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,280 120
$63,040Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,270 400
$61,000Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,380 500
$60,780Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$61,470 100
$60,540Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$58,580 320
$60,320Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$56,850 90
$60,080Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,440 300
$60,000Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,700 270
$59,910Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,950 120
$59,700Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,440 380
$59,330Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,060 60
$58,920Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$58,310 30
$58,920Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,990 510
$58,660Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$59,020 60
$58,620Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,590 150
$58,610Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$54,270 160
$57,670Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,930 820
$57,390Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$54,090 510
$57,240Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,510 210
$57,140Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$56,560 680
$56,300Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,750 710
$56,170First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$54,540 180
$56,140Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$52,650 90
$56,100Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,040n.a.
$55,790Chemists
(area) (ind)
$48,250 140
$55,770Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,150 1,160
$55,730Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$60,200n.a.
$55,730Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,490 40
$55,650Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$49,480 180
$54,730Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$54,180 7,570
$54,620Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$56,200 350
$54,150Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,840 1,980
$54,010Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,280 60
$53,900Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,840 40
$53,780Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,730 220
$53,130Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,740 22,570
$52,280Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,680 3,790
$51,930Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$49,940 30
$51,790Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$54,300 40
$51,310Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,960 90
$51,060Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,890 6,450
$50,780Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,100n.a.
$50,770Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,040 100
$50,400Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,780 120
$50,260Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$45,740 2,510
$49,720Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$48,360 320
$49,580Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,190 70
$49,570Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,150 310
$49,020Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,560 14,370
$48,560Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,030 110
$48,180Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$47,330 100
$47,960Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,140 540
$47,580Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,940 4,150
$47,220Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,860 50
$47,100Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$44,700 140
$47,090Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,300 70
$46,960Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,340 160
$46,740Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$44,120 370
$46,610Health educators
(area) (ind)
$47,810 90
$46,390Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,520 760
$46,360Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$42,360 70
$46,280Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,360 270
$46,210Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$34,430 210
$46,150English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,760 50
$46,150Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,100 70
$45,800Librarians
(area) (ind)
$47,230 360
$45,770Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$42,500 810
$45,620Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,010 170
$45,450Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,960 210
$45,230Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$44,490 220
$45,220Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$48,820 220
$45,140Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,670 370
$45,040Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$46,910 80
$45,000Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,570 920
$44,840Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,040 40
$44,820Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,540 390
$44,710First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,100 1,420
$44,510Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$46,700 160
$44,400Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,100 1,080
$44,330Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,880 510
$44,330Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,090 2,390
$44,270Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,310 80
$44,230Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,490 610
$44,180Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,660n.a.
$44,160Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,940 240
$44,130Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,760 15,580
$44,040Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$40,560 40
$43,930First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$40,970 440
$43,670Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$42,300 110
$43,600Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,370 560
$43,530History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,770 50
$43,100First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,280 1,350
$42,990Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,770 750
$42,980Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$41,290 30
$42,910Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,250 2,880
$42,720Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,290 390
$42,650First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$40,930 750
$42,610Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,500 230
$42,540Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,820 60
$42,110Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,780 1,780
$42,080Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,110 40
$41,790Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$42,170 50
$41,750First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$39,960 1,220
$41,750Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,140 260
$41,750Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,530 150
$41,580Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$40,800 140
$41,480Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$35,990 60
$41,260Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$38,440 140
$40,990Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,800 160
$40,960Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,940 90
$40,530Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,540 570
$40,510Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$40,330 180
$40,500Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,600 1,280
$40,470Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,360 630
$40,240Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,390 50
$40,230Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,650 520
$40,110Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,420 50
$40,060Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,680 380
$40,030Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$38,090 40
$39,710Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$35,650 420
$39,680Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,170 430
$39,650Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$35,510 360
$39,510Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,580 220
$39,440Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,420 40
$39,330Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,980 50
$39,300First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$34,540n.a.
$39,240Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,520 450
$39,230Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,170 360
$39,130Foresters
(area) (ind)
$35,140 30
$39,030Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,840 240
$38,900Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$38,500 670
$38,780Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$38,710 310
$38,760Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,160 500
$38,700Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$34,750 130
$38,660Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,440 230
$38,530Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,520 300
$38,380Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,150 140
$38,330Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,450 2,020
$38,190Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$38,790 40
$38,050Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$39,780 30
$38,030Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,720 120
$37,730Art directors
(area) (ind)
$28,630 80
$37,650Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,430 220
$37,560Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,730 60
$37,550First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,830 3,870
$37,550Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,390 340
$37,540Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,920 240
$37,400Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$37,030 350
$37,250Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,510 60
$37,050Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$37,660 240
$36,870Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$37,640 1,740
$36,830Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$29,690 150
$36,460Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,020 110
$36,450Economists
(area) (ind)
$31,740 50
$36,430Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$34,830 70
$36,420Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,250 240
$36,090Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,210 1,160
$35,970Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$28,290 50
$35,920Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$38,460n.a.
$35,720Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,130 120
$35,670Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$35,020 80
$35,660Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,510 600
$35,410Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,490 210
$35,310Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,920 3,210
$35,120Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,330 540
$35,040Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,610 30
$35,000Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$34,270 70
$34,930First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,110 220
$34,860Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$33,950 490
$34,820Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,770 500
$34,780Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$37,430n.a.
$34,760Electricians
(area) (ind)
$34,990 990
$34,680Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,390 130
$34,670Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$29,030n.a.
$34,110Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,600 210
$34,110Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,700 130
$33,800Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$30,050n.a.
$33,740Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,480 40
$33,670Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,850 3,590
$33,410Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,550 5,580
$33,410Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$35,820 630
$33,400Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,370 120
$33,370Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$32,220 1,020
$33,300Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,050 450
$33,270Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$32,880 450
$33,190All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,320 311,970
$33,120Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,180 340
$33,100Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,510 460
$33,070Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,300 100
$33,060Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,460 190
$32,990All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,000 800
$32,910Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,980 90
$32,850Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,840 70
$32,780Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,870 780
$32,780Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$33,160 150
$32,650Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,110 300
$32,640Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,680 490
$32,630Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$32,320n.a.
$32,590Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$29,560 510
$32,270Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,000 1,050
$32,160Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$31,370 70
$32,060Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$32,390 60
$32,020Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,280 570
$31,840Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,430 14,040
$31,810Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,830 1,180
$31,780Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,110n.a.
$31,620Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$28,730 80
$31,610Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,050 90
$31,610First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,290 210
$31,580Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,210 70
$31,510Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,710 60
$31,480First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,410 2,940
$31,320Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,390 150
$31,290Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,800 2,840
$31,220Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,890 200
$31,090Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$31,690 60
$31,080Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,150 630
$31,010Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,190 170
$31,000Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$28,930 780
$30,990Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,170 4,210
$30,910New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,430 430
$30,800Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$31,260 190
$30,680Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,050 40
$30,620Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,650 320
$30,610Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,470n.a.
$30,560Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,220 220
$30,330Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,300 2,200
$30,170Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,070 60
$30,150Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,740 290
$30,060Legislators
(area) (ind)
$24,650 60
$30,050Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,840 360
$30,010Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$26,800 110
$29,990Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,100 560
$29,870Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$30,800n.a.
$29,870Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,490 60
$29,850Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,400 400
$29,840Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,290 14,030
$29,820Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,050 80
$29,770Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,390 1,640
$29,750Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$30,670 160
$29,650Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,090 180
$29,610Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$30,780 230
$29,500Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,670 34,190
$29,370Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,440 310
$29,340Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,050 130
$29,310Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,660 30
$29,140Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,900 320
$29,130Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,350 170
$29,050Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,740 650
$28,700Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,020 450
$28,660Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,420 410
$28,480Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$28,730 30
$28,480Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$26,080 190
$28,460Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,690 250
$28,430Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,930 120
$28,410Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,670 210
$28,400Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,950 160
$28,320Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,600 30
$28,300Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$26,370n.a.
$28,270Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,800 7,560
$28,250Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,690 550
$28,190Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,840 270
$28,150Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$25,730 120
$28,120Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,940 5,280
$28,040Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,790 290
$28,020Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$26,670 2,710
$27,960Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,070 170
$27,760Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,440 40
$27,710Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,010 720
$27,700Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,910 130
$27,660First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$26,960 210
$27,630Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,250n.a.
$27,620Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,100 60
$27,490Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,370 80
$27,470Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,970 80
$27,450Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,590 220
$27,330Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,230n.a.
$27,330Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,590 50
$27,310Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,870 330
$27,280Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,490 4,870
$27,230Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,130n.a.
$27,140Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,910 290
$27,090Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,160 50
$27,070Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,770 20,160
$27,020Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,630 410
$26,860Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,550 2,380
$26,830Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,250 740
$26,740Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,080 990
$26,650First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,480 360
$26,520Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,700 430
$26,360Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$24,140 440
$26,310Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,880 70
$26,230Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,780 1,340
$26,190Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,810 530
$26,190Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,880 80
$26,160Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,120 57,700
$26,020Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,510 240
$26,010Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,140 50
$26,000Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$25,070 100
$25,990Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,500 1,450
$25,970Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$25,870 130
$25,950Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,760 25,900
$25,940Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,940 30
$25,920Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,880 250
$25,860Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,520 580
$25,790Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,070 600
$25,690Job printers
(area) (ind)
$24,500n.a.
$25,680Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,330 610
$25,500Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$25,670 120
$25,390Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,200 170
$25,300Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$21,610 710
$25,160Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,350n.a.
$25,030Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,870 290
$24,960Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,360 50
$24,930Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,270 210
$24,930Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,950 440
$24,920Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,120 270
$24,890Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,280 140
$24,870Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,330n.a.
$24,770Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,180 360
$24,700Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,580 120
$24,530Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$22,330 70
$24,500Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,390 160
$24,480Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,540 50
$24,460Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$23,540n.a.
$24,290Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,910 80
$24,180Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,370 70
$24,170Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,890 170
$24,140Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$21,960 110
$24,110Roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,980 140
$24,100Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,640 2,010
$24,090Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,320 500
$24,090Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$23,440 140
$24,000Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,620n.a.
$23,870Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,210 740
$23,850Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$22,860 4,340
$23,740Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,100n.a.
$23,570Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,240 1,720
$23,560Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$21,930 360
$23,530Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,920 610
$23,470Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$23,090 40
$23,460Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$22,720 1,830
$23,460Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 120
$23,110Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,830 70
$23,110Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,120 410
$23,040First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,320 2,200
$22,990Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,850 40
$22,970Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,700 170
$22,930Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,230 40
$22,840Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,520 530
$22,820Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,650 610
$22,810Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$21,410 100
$22,700Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,500 1,430
$22,680Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,450 280
$22,650Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$17,650 320
$22,600Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,770 730
$22,550Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,700 60
$22,390Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,200 410
$22,280Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,240 1,510
$22,260Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$21,300 310
$22,250Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,870 540
$22,220Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,940n.a.
$22,190Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$21,560 300
$22,140Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,290 30
$22,050Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,760 140
$22,050Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,950 130
$22,040Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,460 50
$21,930Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,010 6,950
$21,640Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,920 570
$21,620Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$21,050n.a.
$21,580Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,410 1,930
$21,560Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,940 390
$21,450Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,960 450
$21,280Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,110 980
$21,170Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$20,730 130
$21,160Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$19,750n.a.
$21,160Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$21,190n.a.
$21,120Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,590 340
$20,980Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,540n.a.
$20,890Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,430 60
$20,800Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,450 130
$20,790Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,360 1,620
$20,770Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,780 6,580
$20,760Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,020 1,780
$20,720Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,100n.a.
$20,660Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,490 2,690
$20,650Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,010 50
$20,650Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,000 480
$20,590Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,500 120
$20,570Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,140 140
$20,570Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,460 8,770
$20,380Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,220 1,750
$20,190Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,100 130
$20,190Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,410 4,680
$20,080Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,460 40
$20,030Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$19,090 30
$19,950Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,930 1,930
$19,760Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$19,840 1,590
$19,660Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,650 30
$19,660Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,720 980
$19,630File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,670 850
$19,600Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,530 330
$19,440Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$17,200 60
$19,440Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,190 11,020
$19,300Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,730 5,010
$19,260Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,720 200
$19,170Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,260 400
$19,130Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$19,450n.a.
$19,100Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,630n.a.
$19,070Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,040n.a.
$18,900Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,700 100
$18,880Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$16,630 70
$18,780Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,870 2,800
$18,760Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,290 30
$18,600Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$17,370n.a.
$18,310Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,350 110
$18,290Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,790 620
$18,230Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,210 1,370
$18,190Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,300 170
$18,160Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,320 700
$18,080Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,000n.a.
$17,870Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,760 470
$17,840Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,360 10,290
$17,820Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,010 380
$17,630Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$17,060 150
$17,580Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,170n.a.
$17,380Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,210 1,590
$17,310Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,620 290
$17,190Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$16,350 1,490
$17,180Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,350 1,290
$17,150Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$15,080 120
$16,980Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,220 1,480
$16,620Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,450 740
$16,600Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,840 5,770
$16,480Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,200 160
$16,430Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,350 6,010
$16,340Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,970 160
$16,200Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,470n.a.
$15,970Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,030 1,610
$15,960Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,600 460
$15,800Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$15,420 700
$15,600Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,620 560
$15,450Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,810 390
$15,320Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,940 7,010
$15,210Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,040 680
$15,180Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,780 22,590
$15,030Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,420 2,210
$14,880Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$14,980 40
$14,730Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,560 1,740
$14,580Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,850 140
$14,570Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,230 970
$14,450Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$14,550 230
$14,230Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$12,990 70
$14,130Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,510 1,280
$14,090Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,330 40
$13,920Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,370 330
$13,830Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,470 900
$13,590Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,280 1,630
$13,180Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,970 4,690
$13,020Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,950 1,950
$12,990Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$12,900 240
$12,960Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,880 4,510

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