Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Arkansas

793 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Arkansas for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Parts Salespersons	$35,320	3,330	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$35,310	1,650	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,290	260	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$35,210	600	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,100	280	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$35,040	550	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,970	5,140	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,940	3,560	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,840	10,870	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,750	870	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,700	28,350	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,570	1,460	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$34,450	1,240	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$34,430	17,260	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$34,410	180	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,380	1,290	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,190	3,270	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$33,930	3,050	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$33,920	140	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$33,860	1,000	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$33,800	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$33,800	11,200	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$33,710	110	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$33,640	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$33,630	1,140	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$33,490	220	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$32,970	390	View salary detail
Photographers	$32,810	240	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,720	70	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$32,340	40	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$32,280	40	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$32,060	350	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$31,900	210	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$31,660	430	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$31,630	140	View salary detail
Orderlies	$31,540	170	View salary detail
Concierges	$31,340	90	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$31,270	560	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$31,270	560	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$31,200	60	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$31,200	120	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$31,100	390	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$30,990	80	View salary detail
Tutors	$30,830	720	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$30,830	—	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$30,810	900	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$30,780	90	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$30,510	160	View salary detail
Bakers	$30,380	2,400	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,240	6,530	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.