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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

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

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