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
Tool and Die Makers	$56,840	290	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$56,830	750	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,800	1,490	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$56,720	4,580	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$56,620	10,010	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$56,600	210	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,520	320	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$56,390	210	View salary detail
Millwrights	$56,310	1,140	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,180	160	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$56,100	2,850	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$55,640	1,250	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$55,140	440	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$55,120	2,720	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$55,120	12,740	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$55,100	450	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$55,010	6,230	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$54,660	2,330	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$54,620	1,530	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$54,620	70	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$54,500	560	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$54,500	560	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$54,500	560	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$54,340	290	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$54,160	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$54,000	970	View salary detail
Curators	$53,870	80	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$53,810	340	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$53,290	310	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$53,250	770	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$53,120	90	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,040	550	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$52,800	160	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$52,700	800	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,700	12,590	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$52,700	800	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$52,490	220	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$52,330	4,090	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$52,290	3,880	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,060	1,490	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$51,800	550	View salary detail
Surveyors	$51,800	550	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,750	—	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$51,720	50	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$51,670	90	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$51,600	2,070	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,550	32,220	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$51,390	130	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$51,180	850	View salary detail
Machinists	$51,140	2,150	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.