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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Fort Smith, AR-OK

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma, area is ordered by occupational employment. 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 employment

Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
116,490All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,950$28,500
21,080Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,360$25,590
17,540Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,740$24,110
15,810Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,930$29,290
10,420Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,710$23,910
8,850Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,720$14,750
6,220Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,200$33,160
6,030Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,960$44,690
5,150Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,000$29,610
4,960Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,950$30,880
3,840Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,180$68,910
3,380Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$16,660$18,620
3,160Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,050$18,420
3,150Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,420$14,940
3,020Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$16,840$19,470
2,990Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,870$18,090
2,890Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$30,210$28,680
2,640Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,010$19,530
2,480Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$18,870$20,200
2,470Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,140$43,080
2,450Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,970$12,940
1,840Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,500$26,250
1,820Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$42,520$43,490
1,770Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,590$19,220
1,720Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,560$16,390
1,670Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,160$25,920
1,650Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,770$16,970
1,510Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,170$36,080
1,420Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,070$13,240
1,410Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$26,610$28,030
1,360Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,380$18,060
1,320Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,180$22,170
1,300General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,670$77,960
1,290Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,050$17,480
1,260Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,970$25,040
1,210Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,500$29,410
1,110First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,320$32,060
1,070Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,880$22,690
1,060First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$38,580$42,050
1,050First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$32,110$36,270
1,040Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,820$39,190
1,030Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$27,580$27,920
960Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,260$21,800
960Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$22,720$24,300
930Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,920$32,340
910Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,400$41,900
910Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,980$47,650
900Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$15,070$15,570
900Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,000$14,420
830Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,590$18,840
810First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,390$22,370
810Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,150$14,370
810Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,040$50,610
780Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,870$14,110
720Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,260$31,170
700Tellers
(area) (ind)
$18,770$19,150
680Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,840$21,990
660Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$19,450$20,580
640Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,020$27,150
630Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,010$16,190
610Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,620$13,830
590Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,630$25,440
560Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,660$24,650
560Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,800$28,110
550Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,450$30,230
550Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,310$18,870
550Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$28,340$30,070
550Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$40,460$43,600
530Security guards
(area) (ind)
$14,540$16,320
520Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,910$15,920
490Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,890$28,210
490Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,830$21,510
480Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,370$22,510
480First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,830$46,450
480Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,970$36,410
470Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,080$15,280
440First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,470$44,060
420Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,290$26,610
420Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,620$19,300
410Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,080$29,730
410Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,070$36,990
410Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,630$16,910
380Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,800$29,490
370Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,290$25,010
370Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,670$26,450
360Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,480$29,940
360Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,430$19,030
340Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,250$28,750
340Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$31,490$33,190
340Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,870$14,030
320Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,750$26,360
320Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,500$31,430
320Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,660$22,920
320Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,940$43,900
320Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,390$44,500
300Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,980$30,230
300Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$31,640$31,000
300Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,560$44,540
290Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,350$26,170
280Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,590$42,130
280Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$18,170$19,570
270First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$43,440$46,660
270Machinists
(area) (ind)
$28,450$29,200
260Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,480$21,730
260Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$39,340$49,210
250Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,090$25,180
250Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,510$30,760
250Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,980$28,420
250Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$41,220$41,380
240Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,430$20,180
240Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,140$17,460
240Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,030$35,870
230Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$20,280$22,010
230Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,740$21,870
230Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,990$66,730
220File clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,790$17,340
220Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,370$24,020
220Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$63,310$66,680
220Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$51,330$59,920
220Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$112,130$116,790
210First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,870$41,890
210Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,920$32,880
210Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,860$35,560
200Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,560$24,130
200Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$19,750$20,640
200Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,250$14,600
200Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$91,110$88,530
200Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,690$42,460
200Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,460$53,800
190Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$19,770$20,850
190Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,950$20,110
190Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,240$30,140
190Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,630$15,660
180Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$35,560$34,750
180Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,630$32,290
180Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,790$26,040
180Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$17,550$18,220
180Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,330$25,930
180Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,020$34,470
180Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,560$26,800
180Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$32,580$37,430
170Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$37,840$37,130
170Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$20,560$23,170
170Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,780$24,320
170Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,290$20,700
170Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,140$13,350
170Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,890$40,890
160Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,610$16,230
160Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,950$29,630
160Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,800$28,520
160Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,580$24,940
160Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,260$25,180
160Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,530$33,000
150Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,330$32,210
150Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$35,400$38,750
150Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$21,780$21,600
150Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$17,780$18,030
150Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,010$13,540
150Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,980$42,570
150Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$81,560$89,290
140Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,280$22,330
140Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$23,280$26,380
140Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$15,400$16,380
140All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,310$28,870
140Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,380$21,120
140Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,010$14,060
140Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,440$18,450
140Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,750$39,320
140Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,770$37,960
130Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,010$18,390
130Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$23,470$25,540
130Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,190$45,890
130First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,150$60,670
130Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$14,490$16,160
130Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,370$13,780
130Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,590$25,290
130Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,330$23,270
130Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$29,300$29,460
130Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,430$41,310
130Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,620$56,960
130Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$65,810$71,870
120Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,100$19,200
120Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$28,920$28,600
120Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,560$24,140
120Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,150$22,240
120Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,270$21,940
120Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,080$39,470
120Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$60,500$58,580
120Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,040$42,380
120Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,630$20,920
110Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,500$22,780
110Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,150$20,250
110Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,170$25,240
110Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$27,090$28,540
110Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,960$36,030
110First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$23,170$27,850
110Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,950$40,550
110Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,140$57,040
110Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,370$55,430
110Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,530$31,910
110Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,660$44,870
100Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,430$32,950
100Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$19,360$20,020
100Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,680$16,140
100First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,560$31,040
100Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,960$20,680
100Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$40,100$42,110
100Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$191,150
100Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,030$64,500
90Job printers
(area) (ind)
$30,830$30,510
90Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,580$34,150
90Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,260$29,990
90Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,290$22,870
90Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,660$28,430
90Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,160$44,980
90New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,840$24,570
90Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,550$37,250
90Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$30,090$31,340
90Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,220$34,630
90Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,080$35,460
90Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,740$45,780
90Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,560$52,070
90Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$28,150$36,090
90Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$26,380$38,980
80Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,140$26,200
80Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$26,050$28,070
80Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,860$28,280
80Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,970$46,830
80Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,670$26,390
80Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,320$17,990
80Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,170$22,840
80Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,110$28,580
80Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,400$16,420
80Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,750$63,780
80Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$35,420$37,130
80Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,690$29,300
80Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,650$35,120
80Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,180$46,780
80Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$27,400$35,670
80Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$45,810$49,040
70Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$34,980$36,680
70Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,510$21,370
70Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$21,090$21,200
70Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,490$24,190
70Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$24,270$24,210
70Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$25,570$25,520
70Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,970$45,230
70Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$187,310
70Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,050$39,230
70Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,160$44,750
70Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,680$61,650
70Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,110$54,170
70Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$31,940$36,160
70Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$61,970$71,030
60Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,270$39,900
60Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,890$26,220
60Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,320$45,360
60Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$31,760$33,390
60Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$18,350$17,860
60Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,820$32,650
60Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$25,990$27,240
60Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$27,980$28,860
60Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,040$24,360
60Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,260$26,030
60Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,400$17,210
60Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$26,040$28,370
60Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$25,050$26,780
60Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$17,860$24,320
60Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$50,650$54,310
60Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,430$24,240
60Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,000$40,190
60Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,760$37,470
60Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$70,480$73,250
50Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,140$35,080
50Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,190
50Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$17,220$19,080
50Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,740$28,630
50Roofers
(area) (ind)
$30,320$28,260
50Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$25,220$24,530
50Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,110$29,890
50Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,070$29,060
50Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,450$30,470
50Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,080$25,530
50First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,320$27,920
50Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$44,300$47,540
50Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$84,860$102,150
50Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,740$18,590
50Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,320$37,140
50Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,770$52,330
50Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$53,330$53,590
50Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,080$54,130
50Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$51,550$52,420
50Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,190$51,660
40Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,810$18,720
40Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,770$22,520
40Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$28,590$33,350
40Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,040$18,900
40Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$20,290$20,670
40Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,470$30,960
40Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,810$18,060
40Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,870$23,050
40Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,380$17,490
40Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,370$32,700
40Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$18,150$18,870
40Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$50,560$47,280
40Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$55,440$58,580
40Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,340$61,820
40Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,600$23,520
40Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$23,410$23,940
40Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$24,300$26,330
40Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,780$40,990
40Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,120$41,280
40Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,470$30,640
40Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,080$42,860
40Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,270$33,310
40Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$29,910$33,540
40Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,480$63,060
40Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
>$145K$129,880
40Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,220$49,990
40Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,460$41,290
40Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$25,750$28,800
40Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$83,660$84,900
40Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$65,540$71,390
40Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$87,190$98,160
40Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$56,660$65,620
30Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$27,260$28,110
30Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$29,220$27,550
30Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,430$42,250
30Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,180$24,180
30Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,370$17,290
30Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$15,190$15,900
30Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,340$18,880
30Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,450$34,750
30Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,360$23,030
30Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$30,900$39,620
30Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,370$39,960
30Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,830$46,040
30Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,500$32,400
30Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,950$40,190
30Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$25,360$27,080
30Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,230$50,720
30Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$30,200$34,600
30Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,770$73,290
30Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$32,180$32,810
30Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$55,330$56,530
30Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$51,070$50,030
30Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$73,760$70,640
30Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,700$69,810
n.a.Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$26,400$31,330
n.a.Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$17,390$27,490
n.a.Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,260$21,540
n.a.Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,310$13,410
n.a.Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$39,700$37,900
n.a.Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,270$28,400
n.a.Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,530$24,410
n.a.Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,100$22,380
n.a.Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,470$32,400
n.a.Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$26,600$26,430
n.a.Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,890$32,570
n.a.Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,450$20,430
n.a.Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,530$16,570
n.a.Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,720$26,190
n.a.Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$24,750$22,750
n.a.Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,470$22,190
n.a.Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$21,140$26,920
n.a.Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$24,750$25,410
n.a.Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,220$25,360
n.a.Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$63,380$57,510
n.a.Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,380$18,620
n.a.Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,070$16,550
n.a.Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$12,510$12,250
n.a.Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,520$17,280
n.a.First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$34,400$38,880
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$13,460$13,500
n.a.Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,010$31,840
n.a.Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,220$23,000
n.a.Optometrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$152,080
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$64,520$62,890
n.a.Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$29,280$31,240
n.a.Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$16,500$17,660
n.a.Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,080$39,110
n.a.Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,680$46,810
n.a.Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,620$41,700

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

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

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