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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Jonesboro, AR

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

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Jonesboro, Arkansas metropolitan area consists of:

Craighead County