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Careers in Arkansas
Most Popular Careers by City in Arkansas:
Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Fayetteville Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Fayetteville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $21,890 | 4,250 | 44.9 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders | $23,990 | 140 | 35.2 |
| Agricultural inspectors | $41,190 | 150 | 27.1 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | $19,550 | 700 | 20 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | $57,610 | 1,690 | 8.6 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $22,570 | 210 | 7.6 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | $26,990 | 870 | 6.2 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $24,740 | 100 | 5.1 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | $43,370 | 11,380 | 5.1 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | $33,310 | 560 | 4.9 |
Fort Smith Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Fort Smith and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock splitters, quarry | $23,210 | 130 | 440.6 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas | $50,630 | 640 | 57.7 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas | $40,430 | 380 | 46.7 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $18,960 | 1,880 | 34.4 |
| Wellhead pumpers | $38,240 | 100 | 25.1 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | $39,470 | 380 | 22.4 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | $21,210 | 190 | 16.3 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | $27,990 | 230 | 11.2 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | n/a | 300 | 6.5 |
| Meter readers, utilities | $25,930 | 170 | 6.2 |
Hot Springs Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Hot Springs and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical transcriptionists | $31,760 | 110 | 6 |
| Sheet metal workers | $29,050 | 160 | 4.4 |
| Cooks, fast food | $15,400 | 440 | 3.6 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | $18,660 | 270 | 3.5 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | $32,950 | 520 | 3.2 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $17,200 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | $20,040 | 780 | 2.4 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | $17,820 | 120 | 2.4 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | $30,220 | 650 | 2.4 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | $16,740 | 100 | 2.3 |
Jonesboro Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Jonesboro and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | $20,770 | 620 | 7.7 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | $14,950 | 340 | 5.7 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $39,640 | 140 | 5.6 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | $26,120 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Cooks, fast food | $15,120 | 580 | 3.5 |
| Team assemblers | $22,150 | 1,060 | 3.3 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $29,190 | 340 | 3.1 |
| Helpers--production workers | $21,760 | 420 | 3 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | $31,640 | 610 | 2.8 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $34,280 | 100 | 2.6 |
Little Rock Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Little Rock and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economists | $45,210 | 360 | 12.3 |
| Avionics technicians | $38,020 | 340 | 12.1 |
| Commercial pilots | $71,540 | 460 | 10.2 |
| Medical appliance technicians | $31,500 | 110 | 8.3 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $25,630 | 210 | 6.1 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | $50,700 | 110 | 5.5 |
| Psychiatric technicians | $23,940 | 370 | 5.1 |
| Broadcast technicians | $23,110 | 360 | 4.9 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $47,580 | 770 | 3.9 |
| Helpers--roofers | $23,380 | 110 | 3.8 |
Pine Bluff Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Pine Bluff and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional officers and jailers | $31,340 | 1,450 | 35.2 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,920 | 290 | 6.5 |
| Chemists | $80,000 | 110 | 6.3 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | $31,030 | 100 | 5.7 |
| Helpers--production workers | $28,320 | 450 | 4.9 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | n/a | 310 | 4.6 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | $17,120 | 290 | 4.3 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $39,670 | 110 | 3.9 |
| Cooks, fast food | $15,430 | 430 | 3.9 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | $15,080 | 150 | 3.8 |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.