nonmetropolitan area · 0500003

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$38,940
Total employment85,640

Across all occupations, the median wage in the West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area was $38,940 per year ($18.72 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 85,640 jobs. 288 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.

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 288 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,870$11.473,1501.48
Cashiers$26,740$12.862,6701.57
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,030$23.092,3602.08
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,210$16.932,2401.44
Retail Salespersons$28,090$13.512,0900.97
Office Clerks, General$36,060$17.342,0101.48
General and Operations Managers$63,720$30.631,9000.98
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,740$13.821,4901.22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$33,830$16.271,4400.89
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,790Not published1,2702.17
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$51,760Not published1,2201.60
Nursing Assistants$32,390$15.571,2001.51
Registered Nurses$75,850$36.471,1700.63
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,490$19.951,1702.74
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$40,970$19.701,1101.32
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,360$29.981,0902.93
Waiters and Waitresses$23,490$11.291,0700.85
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,930Not published1,0101.30
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$28,930$13.919401.39
Customer Service Representatives$36,410$17.519000.63
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$26,670$12.828800.37
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$35,500$17.078301.07
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$54,460$26.197802.17
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$35,950$17.297801.27
Construction Laborers$37,280$17.927201.19
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$34,620$16.647208.94
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$49,180$23.646800.85
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$41,410$19.916500.86
Cooks, Restaurant$28,470$13.696400.82
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,460$29.076402.63
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$28,650$13.786302.61
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$36,870$17.736300.67
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$52,610Not published6001.74
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,150$36.135501.61
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$38,740$18.635501.67
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,550$21.9055023.81
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$43,350$20.845301.43
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,300$15.055201.03
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,870$18.215101.31
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$36,040$17.334902.37
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,480$13.214700.98
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,420$18.954701.04
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$61,340$29.494400.99
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$43,940$21.134401.67
Bus Drivers, School$46,080$22.154401.99
Security Guards$38,520$18.524300.61
Childcare Workers$27,250$13.104201.49
Logging Equipment Operators$48,160$23.1541035.31
Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,180$16.444101.32
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$61,680$29.654000.67
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$35,340$16.9940017.77
Light Truck Drivers$35,150$16.904000.74
Food Preparation Workers$27,270$13.113900.78
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$52,950$25.463900.57
Tellers$31,650$15.223802.10
Electricians$57,010$27.413700.89
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,100$16.403701.76
Accountants and Auditors$63,750$30.653600.45
Pharmacy Technicians$36,760$17.673401.29
Social and Human Service Assistants$30,660$14.743301.37
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,550$16.613300.63
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,540$22.863301.43
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$46,150$22.193201.97
Medical and Health Services Managers$86,070$41.383100.93
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$46,850$22.533101.37
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,060$30.323000.87
Managers, All Other$74,480$35.812900.85
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$35,970$17.292902.89
Financial Managers$95,930$46.122800.61
Food Batchmakers$40,590$19.522802.94
Physicians, All Other$58,710$28.232701.41
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,350$28.542701.49
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$82,070Not published2601.41
Machinists$48,070$23.112601.64
Human Resources Specialists$53,730$25.832500.50
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,340$13.632500.96
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,940$18.242402.54
Billing and Posting Clerks$36,540$17.572301.04
Training and Development Specialists$43,770$21.042200.88
Parts Salespersons$30,440$14.642201.45
Insurance Sales Agents$59,000$28.362200.84
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$47,440$22.812200.85
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$29,420$14.142206.38
Social and Community Service Managers$52,100$25.052101.80
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,960$27.872101.10
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$50,080$24.082100.77
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,400$22.792102.25
Chief Executives$113,890$54.752001.80
Industrial Production Managers$100,050$48.102001.46
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$74,870$36.002002.01
Loan Officers$60,180$28.932001.31
Medical Assistants$37,140$17.862000.44
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,230$13.092001.21
Carpenters$45,110$21.692000.54
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$43,420$20.882002.90
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,870$22.532006.06
Food Service Managers$54,610$26.251901.43
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,460$31.471900.72
Project Management Specialists$80,570$38.731900.32
Pharmacists$136,750$65.741901.08
Cooks, Fast Food$26,550$12.761900.53
Dishwashers$26,000$12.501900.73
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,600$13.271901.32
Bartenders$26,660$12.821800.43
Public Safety Telecommunicators$35,710$17.171803.13
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,560$19.021802.39
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$50,290$24.181700.35
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,690$21.971700.91
Dental Assistants$37,070$17.821700.79
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$55,370$26.621701.98
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$25,720$12.371700.71
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$50,580Not published1602.64
Coaches and Scouts$42,060Not published1601.20
Counter and Rental Clerks$31,290$15.041600.74
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,450$23.291600.23
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$35,620$17.131601.99
Nurse Practitioners$128,350$61.711500.83
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$28,020$13.471508.18
Highway Maintenance Workers$34,960$16.811501.75
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$52,690$25.331504.60
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,710$17.171502.15
Compliance Officers$63,130$30.351400.63
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,710$31.111402.25
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,190$27.981401.92
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$38,300$18.421401.57
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$82,060$39.451401.87
Bakers$28,570$13.741401.06
Production Workers, All Other$36,930$17.751401.03
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$34,050$16.371401.71
Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,950$26.421307.88
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$51,400Not published1300.90
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$61,380$29.511300.99
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$25,930$12.471300.42
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$47,520$22.851300.60
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$35,680$17.161300.25
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,850$22.521301.62
Driver/Sales Workers$39,760$19.111300.57
Computer User Support Specialists$43,330$20.831200.31
Lawyers$88,100$42.361200.29
Physical Therapists$84,700$40.721200.82
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,050$14.451201.79
Postal Service Clerks$58,880$28.311203.05
Management Analysts$65,080$31.291100.22
Paramedics$46,780$22.491101.93
Medical Records Specialists$36,910$17.741101.02
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$35,990$17.301101.08
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$25,730$12.371100.48
Recreation Workers$28,750$13.821100.59
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$47,810$22.991100.44
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$43,480$20.901000.56
Industrial Engineers$101,130$48.621000.49
Rehabilitation Counselors$26,570$12.781001.98
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,480Not published1001.55
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,710Not published1001.15
Speech-Language Pathologists$73,810$35.491001.02
Dental Hygienists$83,640$40.211000.80
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,810$23.951000.88
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$31,880$15.331000.95
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$40,100$19.281000.88
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,320$22.271003.47
Tire Repairers and Changers$33,790$16.251001.75
Millwrights$64,560$31.041004.48
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,410$29.041001.90
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$27,460$13.201000.73
Computer and Information Systems Managers$92,260$44.36900.25
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$36,210$17.41902.34
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$41,860$20.13900.42
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$45,840$22.04900.42
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$24,300Not published901.36
Instructional Coordinators$75,710$36.40900.73
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$22,880Not published900.95
Occupational Therapists$111,300$53.51900.98
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,340$29.49901.46
Firefighters$37,540$18.05900.47
Animal Caretakers$28,430$13.67900.60
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,930$22.08903.08
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$38,050$18.29903.96
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,480$22.35901.08
Printing Press Operators$46,470$22.34901.18
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,250$21.27901.04
Construction Managers$73,190$35.19800.36
Cost Estimators$52,000$25.00800.63
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$59,990$28.84801.08
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$49,060$23.59801.65
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$54,120Not published801.46
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,140$19.30801.24
Emergency Medical Technicians$33,880$16.29800.84
Surgical Technologists$44,830$21.56801.16
Residential Advisors$41,280$19.85801.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,310$23.23800.81
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,960$12.96800.76
Sales Managers$104,010$50.00700.20
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,710$82.55700.54
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$76,140$36.61700.91
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$63,500Not published701.59
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$45,790Not published700.90
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsNot publishedNot published700.25
Sheet Metal Workers$37,930$18.24701.00
Rock Splitters, QuarryNot publishedNot published7037.78
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$49,740$23.91700.88
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$79,160$38.06702.50
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$37,910$18.23702.33
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,890$19.18701.39
Facilities Managers$91,170$43.83600.66
Property Appraisers and Assessors$52,840$25.41602.02
Computer Systems Analysts$74,570$35.85600.20
Computer Network Support Specialists$55,920$26.88600.72
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$77,330$37.18600.35
Dentists, General$180,990$87.02600.92
Respiratory Therapists$66,880$32.15600.73
Chefs and Head Cooks$36,780$17.69600.52
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$49,730$23.91600.77
Pest Control Workers$36,620$17.60601.06
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$55,100$26.49602.06
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$52,510$25.25600.58
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All OtherNot publishedNot published6010.70
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$33,280$16.00601.09
Administrative Services Managers$69,330$33.33500.34
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$87,920$42.27500.42
Human Resources Managers$89,260$42.91500.41
Education Administrators, All Other$72,710$34.96501.70
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$68,190$32.79500.30
Electrical Engineers$105,980$50.95500.42
Mechanical Engineers$72,780$34.99500.32
Biological Scientists, All Other$79,440$38.19501.72
Healthcare Social Workers$46,360$22.29500.51
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$57,910Not published501.01
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$61,260Not published501.58
Public Relations Specialists$58,990$28.36500.29
Psychiatric Technicians$41,900$20.14500.53
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$36,650$17.62500.78
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$54,400$26.16500.40
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$42,120$20.25500.57
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$41,660$20.03500.62
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$57,900$27.84503.18
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,250$22.71502.18
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,210$22.70500.35
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,280$23.69501.48
Sewing Machine Operators$32,490$15.62500.90
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,050$21.66502.22
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,310$16.50500.90
Lodging Managers$46,960$22.58401.79
Financial and Investment Analysts$51,310$24.67400.20
Tax Preparers$36,230$17.42401.03
Software Developers$98,880$47.54400.05
Civil Engineers$96,420$46.36400.19
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,850$23.97401.39
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$47,160$22.67401.50
History Teachers, Postsecondary$58,070Not published403.69
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$27,850Not published402.50
Floral Designers$23,900$11.49401.92
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$33,040$15.88400.39
Dietitians and NutritionistsNot publishedNot published400.84
Veterinarians$101,500$48.80400.91
Phlebotomists$35,550$17.09400.56
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$53,380$25.67400.58
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$24,140$11.61400.51
School Bus Monitors$26,520$12.75400.81
Protective Service Workers, All Other$37,440$18.00400.98
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$23,990$11.54400.23
Data Entry Keyers$36,110$17.36400.53
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$43,660$20.99400.29
Construction and Building Inspectors$48,630$23.38400.52
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,300$28.03400.55
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$34,610$16.64402.11
Computer Occupations, All Other$68,750$33.05300.13
Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,180$27.97300.59
Drafters, All Other$48,020$23.09303.85
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$69,240$33.29300.94
Foresters$71,280$34.27305.74
Clergy$54,610$26.26301.03
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$59,240Not published301.31
Tutors$51,750$24.88300.34
Graphic Designers$43,910$21.11300.32
Opticians, Dispensing$63,670$30.61300.85
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,240$21.75300.33
Athletic Trainers$57,940Not published301.80
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$33,960$16.33302.31
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,860$23.49300.39
Meter Readers, Utilities$37,340$17.95303.24
Pipelayers$37,750$18.15301.65
Gas Plant Operators$100,020$48.09303.34
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,800$22.02302.40
Cargo and Freight Agents$50,960$24.50Not publishedNot published
Correctional Officers and Jailers$36,290$17.45Not publishedNot published
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$46,810$22.51Not publishedNot published
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$85,360$41.04Not publishedNot published
Real Estate Sales Agents$43,770$21.04Not 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.