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Arkansas Jobs

The estimated total employment in Arkansas is 1,176,050 people with an average annual salary of 33,830.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Arkansas has increaded by 5%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 25%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,120,460N/A
20021,120,4600%
20031,118,430-0.18%
20041,125,8300.66%
20051,172,7604%
20061,166,840-0.5%
20071,172,7600.51%
20081,176,0500.28%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$26,960N/A
2002$28,1204.13%
2003$28,5301.44%
2004$29,0101.65%
2005$32,45010.6%
2006$30,870-4.87%
2007$32,4505.12%
2008$33,8304.25%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations185,550$27,310
Production occupations137,160$27,960
Sales and related occupations118,160$29,110
Transportation and material moving occupations117,260$29,530
Food preparation and serving related occupations95,770$17,530
Education, training, and library occupations70,530$39,710
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations68,350$57,780
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations52,130$35,350
Management occupations45,010$78,750
Business and financial operations occupations38,040$52,190
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations35,120$20,460
Healthcare support occupations32,170$21,730
Personal care and service occupations24,720$18,850
Protective service occupations24,200$31,070
Computer and mathematical science occupations19,480$57,010
Community and social services occupations15,450$34,220
Architecture and engineering occupations12,930$62,510
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations8,940$36,170
Life, physical, and social science occupations7,090$51,320
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations6,320$27,640
Legal occupations5,720$67,140

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Family and general practitioners1,040$188,880
Physicians and surgeons, all other2,460$148,450
Chief executives2,180$127,510
Sales managers2,200$100,870
Pharmacists2,770$96,120
Computer and information systems managers1,110$95,880
Lawyers2,850$95,300
General and operations managers11,350$90,220
Managers, all other2,590$84,000
Financial managers3,060$80,550