metropolitan statistical area · 22900

Fort Smith, AR-OK

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area

Figures describe the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Fort Smith city limits. The area spans AR, OK.

Median annual wage, all occupations$39,560
Total employment95,560

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area was $39,560 per year ($19.02 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 95,560 jobs. 303 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers23.222,080$37,460
Helpers--Production Workers5.42550$34,860
Industrial Machinery Mechanics2.78750$57,960
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2.651,100$62,260
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.41960$55,880
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders2.19510$40,560
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.07560$29,380
Nursing Assistants1.771,580$32,020

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 303 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons$28,350$13.632,8801.20
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,760$11.422,7601.16
General and Operations Managers$70,330$33.812,3201.08
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,410$13.662,2400.85
Stockers and Order Fillers$32,050$15.412,2401.29
Registered Nurses$79,870$38.402,1801.05
Cashiers$27,480$13.212,1801.15
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,460$18.012,08023.22
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,580$22.882,0301.60
Office Clerks, General$37,100$17.841,9001.26
Customer Service Representatives$37,500$18.031,8601.16
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$34,810$16.741,7600.97
Nursing Assistants$32,020$15.391,5801.77
Waiters and Waitresses$23,680$11.391,4101.01
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,930$17.751,2201.41
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,200$15.001,1500.84
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,260$29.931,1002.65
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,880$26.869602.41
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,130$27.469601.09
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,010$21.649601.13
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$30,780$14.809401.25
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$41,710$20.059100.97
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,370Not published8700.99
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$50,920$24.488701.14
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$36,280$17.448601.25
Cooks, Restaurant$29,370$14.128500.98
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$52,620Not published8400.99
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,960Not published8101.24
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$39,480$18.988101.70
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,960$27.867502.78
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,640$18.107200.69
Light Truck Drivers$35,560$17.106801.12
Construction Laborers$36,950$17.776700.99
Cooks, Fast Food$26,480$12.736401.62
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$41,440$19.926401.73
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,890$13.416301.19
Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,000$16.356301.13
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,160$18.836201.23
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$29,380$14.125602.07
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$42,030$20.215501.28
Helpers--Production Workers$34,860$16.765505.42
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,960Not published5301.40
Accountants and Auditors$62,990$30.295200.59
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$69,720$33.525101.35
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$40,560$19.505102.19
Financial Managers$104,990$50.484600.88
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$41,820$20.114401.51
Medical Assistants$37,380$17.974300.86
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$57,850$27.814300.86
Security Guards$34,530$16.604200.54
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,920$16.794201.80
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$58,710$28.234100.62
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$35,200$16.924100.71
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,160$23.164101.64
Human Resources Specialists$54,220$26.074000.72
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$51,070$24.554000.98
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$46,630$22.424001.56
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,390$28.074001.05
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$52,480$25.233802.15
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$56,520$27.173803.65
Medical and Health Services Managers$91,720$44.103701.02
Electricians$52,500$25.243700.79
Managers, All Other$98,500$47.363600.93
Childcare Workers$27,940$13.433601.14
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,210$23.183600.46
Production Workers, All Other$45,850$22.043402.17
Food Preparation Workers$26,900$12.933200.58
Billing and Posting Clerks$41,080$19.753201.29
Pharmacy Technicians$38,770$18.643101.08
Counter and Rental Clerks$35,670$17.153101.25
Parts Salespersons$34,050$16.373001.81
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$38,800$18.663007.09
Project Management Specialists$74,990$36.052900.44
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$58,970$28.352900.52
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$35,830$17.222800.47
Driver/Sales Workers$38,120$18.332801.13
Nurse Practitioners$129,270$62.152701.37
Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,090$16.392700.78
Computer Systems Analysts$38,020$18.282600.81
Tellers$34,260$16.472601.30
Bus Drivers, School$40,720$19.582601.04
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$48,350$23.242500.87
Food Batchmakers$44,470$21.382502.32
Carpenters$42,420$20.392400.57
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,960$21.612408.83
Sales Managers$99,110$47.652300.58
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$57,380$27.592300.75
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,210$21.742301.10
Food Processing Workers, All Other$43,160$20.752305.67
Machinists$50,560$24.312301.31
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$37,710$18.132308.81
Industrial Production Managers$106,520$51.212201.46
Training and Development Specialists$45,480$21.872200.77
Social and Human Service Assistants$32,390$15.572200.80
Dental Assistants$37,160$17.872200.90
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$24,140$11.612200.82
Chief Executives$114,550$55.072101.63
Management Analysts$65,170$31.332100.37
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$57,340$27.572100.71
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,040$13.002101.16
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$45,610$21.932100.68
Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,380$30.472101.01
Software Developers$114,140$54.872000.19
Bartenders$23,830$11.462000.42
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$48,560$23.352000.82
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,480$19.462001.87
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,850$23.012002.21
Computer and Information Systems Managers$114,760$55.171900.47
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$96,420Not published1900.97
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,410$30.971901.37
Insurance Sales Agents$60,800$29.231900.65
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$40,830$19.631902.38
Food Service Managers$50,390$24.231801.23
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$45,540$21.901800.94
Loan Officers$61,050$29.351801.04
Computer User Support Specialists$48,170$23.161800.41
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,050Not published1802.64
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,330$18.431801.56
Printing Press Operators$56,350$27.091802.05
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$42,990$20.671700.71
Lawyers$88,100$42.361700.37
Physicians, All Other$258,130$124.101700.82
Surgical Technologists$61,890$29.761702.32
Dishwashers$26,630$12.801700.59
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,600$18.561701.88
Bakers$29,520$14.191701.20
Compliance Officers$63,130$30.351600.64
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$66,270$31.861600.74
Pharmacists$133,520$64.191600.83
Physical Therapists$98,730$47.471600.95
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,760$13.351600.98
Industrial Engineers$97,460$46.851500.69
Mechanical Engineers$78,950$37.961500.83
Speech-Language Pathologists$81,300$39.091501.32
Dental Hygienists$84,480$40.621501.12
Firefighters$35,990$17.301500.70
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,870$13.401500.44
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$39,770$19.121501.34
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,030$24.531501.40
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,380$26.621504.10
Social and Community Service Managers$55,450$26.661401.12
Logisticians$66,010$31.741400.88
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$40,710$19.571400.47
Occupational Therapists$97,740$46.991401.36
Psychiatric Technicians$30,960$14.891401.48
Physical Therapist Assistants$63,210$30.391402.03
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$71,730$34.491401.45
Roofers$44,230$21.271401.65
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,910$20.151402.38
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$83,370$40.081300.94
Construction Managers$82,940$39.881300.54
Correctional Officers and Jailers$33,790$16.251300.58
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,930$12.951300.53
Recreation Workers$25,690$12.351300.66
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$62,290$29.951301.00
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$41,770$20.081301.30
Cargo and Freight Agents$46,470$22.341302.12
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$39,880$19.181301.06
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$38,890$18.701301.02
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$27,780$13.351301.11
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$41,420$19.921301.43
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$46,620$22.411200.51
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,110Not published1200.72
Medical Records Specialists$37,020$17.801201.04
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$32,590$15.671201.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,800$22.981201.26
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$73,620$35.391100.59
Civil Engineers$100,330$48.241100.48
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,090$21.681102.32
Human Resources Managers$103,580$49.801000.72
Architectural and Engineering Managers$131,100$63.031000.75
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,760$37.381000.51
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$61,100$29.371001.12
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,770$30.181001.26
Instructional Coordinators$69,000$33.171000.74
Producers and Directors$37,560$18.061001.19
Dentists, General$165,060$79.361001.25
Respiratory Therapists$78,080$37.541001.22
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$36,460$17.531000.91
Animal Caretakers$32,720$15.731000.60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$77,300$37.161000.57
Bill and Account Collectors$40,160$19.311001.05
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$45,300$21.781001.02
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$50,220$24.141000.37
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,250$28.961000.95
Butchers and Meat Cutters$34,340$16.511001.22
Marketing Managers$93,990$45.19900.35
Cost Estimators$53,800$25.86900.68
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$35,360$17.00900.90
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,680$21.48900.48
Public Safety Telecommunicators$37,290$17.93901.38
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$32,770$15.76900.62
Crane and Tower Operators$44,330$21.31903.33
Administrative Services Managers$90,640$43.58800.46
Personal Financial Advisors$65,520$31.50800.47
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$45,410$21.83801.47
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,310Not published801.13
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,360Not published800.76
Graphic Designers$39,590$19.03800.65
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,140$48.14801.46
Paramedics$47,410$22.79801.37
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$39,890$19.18801.03
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$38,370$18.45800.71
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$34,480$16.58804.17
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$75,180$36.14700.66
Information Security Analysts$91,020$43.76700.60
Computer Network Support Specialists$58,810$28.28700.78
Computer Occupations, All Other$96,920$46.59700.26
Rehabilitation Counselors$29,150$14.02701.23
Healthcare Social Workers$50,970$24.50700.61
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,080$27.44700.97
Coaches and Scouts$38,960Not published700.43
Physician Assistants$119,840$57.61700.69
Opticians, Dispensing$37,370$17.97701.46
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$50,550$24.30701.18
School Bus Monitors$31,950$15.36701.36
Pest Control Workers$38,410$18.47701.17
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$28,090$13.51700.40
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$38,580$18.55702.20
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$41,370$19.89700.83
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,530$22.37700.80
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$94,800$45.58700.86
Sewing Machine Operators$27,810$13.37701.09
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$34,340$16.51702.81
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$47,910$23.04700.68
Facilities Managers$103,300$49.66600.64
Purchasing Managers$125,330$60.26601.15
Financial and Investment Analysts$82,300$39.57600.29
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$46,550$22.38601.87
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$56,430Not published600.95
Library Technicians$26,790$12.88601.47
Therapists, All Other$70,520$33.90604.46
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$47,710$22.94601.20
Residential Advisors$39,010$18.76601.09
Postal Service Clerks$59,490$28.60601.30
Sheet Metal Workers$46,210$22.22600.86
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$45,190$21.73601.19
Tire Repairers and Changers$33,820$16.26600.91
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,790$29.71601.55
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$32,620$15.68600.99
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,440$17.04600.96
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$40,420$19.43501.05
Property Appraisers and Assessors$50,160$24.12501.52
Computer Network Architects$114,270$54.94500.46
Computer Programmers$87,640$42.14500.94
Engineers, All Other$79,890$38.41500.50
Architectural and Civil Drafters$59,820$28.76500.76
Public Relations Specialists$54,880$26.38500.30
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,270$35.71501.27
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$30,770$14.79502.15
Phlebotomists$34,860$16.76500.61
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$39,610$19.05501.46
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$35,230$16.94500.71
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$40,700$19.57500.82
Data Entry Keyers$37,060$17.82500.62
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$40,970$19.70500.38
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$39,480$18.98500.39
Construction and Building Inspectors$59,800$28.75500.60
Highway Maintenance Workers$36,340$17.47500.51
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$46,490$22.35502.36
Millwrights$50,040$24.06502.03
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$83,960$40.36500.77
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$47,780$22.97501.53
Gas Plant Operators$74,230$35.69504.17
Tax Preparers$30,160$14.50400.86
Financial Specialists, All Other$52,060$25.03400.46
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$79,960$38.44400.59
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,430$22.32400.49
Community Health Workers$58,690$28.22401.14
Self-Enrichment Teachers$32,900$15.82400.19
Optometrists$109,200$52.50401.38
Veterinarians$104,110$50.06400.75
Occupational Therapy Assistants$80,660$38.78401.19
Massage Therapists$37,110$17.84400.59
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$34,360$16.52400.52
Private Detectives and Investigators$46,380$22.30401.61
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$51,790$24.90400.56
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$32,750$15.75400.65
New Accounts Clerks$43,220$20.78401.76
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$45,220$21.74400.88
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$37,080$17.83402.09
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,590$18.07400.87
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,450$20.89402.17
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$38,100$18.32400.94
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$40,820$19.62400.52
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,380$21.82401.05
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$170,960Not published400.63
Lodging Managers$49,990$24.03301.30
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$47,750$22.96300.34
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$58,450$28.10300.47
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherNot publishedNot published300.90
Food Science Technicians$43,710$21.01303.77
Tutors$29,780$14.32300.30
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$34,600$16.63302.62
Skincare Specialists$36,250$17.43300.76
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,020$14.43300.59
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$37,210$17.89301.32
Glaziers$44,940$21.61300.88
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,170$30.37300.36
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$38,410$18.47309.85
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,650$18.58300.94
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$54,500$26.20301.89
Real Estate Sales Agents$37,120$17.85Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.