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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

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

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