Fort Smith Employment

Employment and Industries in the Fort Smith, Arkansas Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	2,090	52,180	$34,710 - 74,570	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,470	37,870	$29,520 - 49,670	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,150	46,530	$23,030 - 74,620	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,030	41,040	$29,960 - 56,140	6%	96%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	550	26,340	$12,490 - 51,740	9%	54%
6	Accountants and auditors	540	41,340	$26,340 - 60,680	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	38,140	$29,640 - 48,360	11%	95%
8	Financial managers	270	72,840	$33,880 - 117,250	13%	60%
9	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	260	43,210	$32,580 - 55,800	20%	87%
10	Chief executives	240	110,200	$35,220 - 0	2%	65%
11	Social and human service assistants	230	23,210	$16,250 - 34,670	34%	58%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	230	66,840	$50,980 - 88,690	8%	78%
13	Pharmacists	210	90,410	$67,290 - 116,940	22%	97%
14	Computer programmers	200	56,400	$37,140 - 74,910	0%	73%
15	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	190	44,420	$25,940 - 61,410	13%	73%
16	Medical and health services managers	180	61,690	$37,220 - 91,820	16%	57%
17	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	170	42,640	$31,390 - 56,610	0%	96%
18	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	170	45,840	$22,450 - 69,170	5%	58%
19	Lawyers	150	95,980	$35,650 - 0	11%	99%
20	Sales managers	140	85,610	$21,690 - 0	10%	69%
21	Training and development specialists	130	40,720	$19,040 - 66,540	18%	56%
22	Special education teachers, secondary school	130	41,350	$31,450 - 54,210	9%	87%
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	55,760	$21,560 - 90,320	12%	51%
24	Social and community service managers	120	27,660	$16,620 - 47,830	25%	72%
25	Librarians	120	42,930	$32,000 - 56,870	4%	85%
26	Management analysts	120	53,810	$27,520 - 92,000	22%	78%
27	Self-enrichment education teachers	110	36,600	$16,000 - 50,940	23%	54%
28	Child, family, and school social workers	110	30,640	$23,180 - 39,410	19%	77%
29	Rehabilitation counselors	100	30,240	$17,790 - 47,050	23%	73%
30	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	38,100	$18,940 - 81,210	18%	56%
31	Managers, all other	100	61,220	$27,190 - 107,480	7%	55%
32	Speech-language pathologists	100	48,710	$33,600 - 72,180	11%	98%
33	Public relations specialists	100	35,680	$23,310 - 55,000	18%	81%
34	Mechanical engineers	100	55,750	$32,060 - 82,900	4%	78%
35	Legislators	90	25,070	$11,890 - 55,540	1%	65%
36	Network and computer systems administrators	90	49,750	$32,000 - 71,490	27%	50%
37	Physical therapists	90	68,900	$48,530 - 98,470	27%	89%
38	Advertising sales agents	90	43,050	$21,160 - 70,020	20%	56%
39	Graphic designers	90	32,420	$15,160 - 52,030	10%	55%
40	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	90	30,710	$14,920 - 46,180	14%	54%
41	Occupational health and safety specialists	80	32,680	$19,510 - 65,790	8%	72%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	37,390	$25,130 - 53,670	18%	56%
43	Floral designers	70	19,030	$13,090 - 24,670	0%	55%
44	Detectives and criminal investigators	70	48,830	$26,000 - 86,820	17%	54%
45	Computer systems analysts	70	57,890	$39,740 - 76,630	29%	68%
46	Medical and public health social workers	70	41,610	$15,780 - 81,570	24%	77%
47	Civil engineers	70	63,420	$44,970 - 80,810	18%	87%
48	Coaches and scouts	70	33,780	$15,680 - 55,500	15%	60%
49	Special education teachers, middle school	60	38,020	$31,770 - 45,850	16%	87%
50	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	60	57,950	$25,500 - 126,840	25%	67%
51	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	53,360	$26,300 - 89,450	9%	72%
52	Electrical engineers	60	60,800	$15,840 - 88,740	6%	81%
53	Computer and information systems managers	60	78,560	$49,760 - 117,100	16%	73%
54	Surveyors	60	33,540	$21,660 - 48,540	24%	82%
55	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	26,660	$17,110 - 36,090	15%	51%
56	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	41,810	$25,100 - 62,130	53%	57%
57	Sales and related workers, all other	60	30,420	$14,880 - 54,000	14%	62%
58	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	50,520	$36,650 - 68,180	16%	99%
59	Occupational therapists	50	59,520	$35,880 - 76,730	23%	90%
60	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	26,820	$16,680 - 42,640	25%	58%
61	Mental health counselors	50	47,130	$29,400 - 63,560	30%	73%
62	Petroleum engineers	50	79,720	$57,300 - 96,570	5%	80%
63	Market research analysts	50	46,050	$31,970 - 73,220	20%	82%
64	Computer software engineers, applications	50	57,240	$37,930 - 76,900	45%	85%
65	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	25,150	$12,540 - 45,490	30%	77%
66	Database administrators	50	52,200	$37,350 - 77,860	29%	72%
67	Financial analysts	50	54,390	$37,700 - 73,180	34%	87%
68	Dentists, general	50	113,760	$55,170 - 0	9%	100%
69	Postmasters and mail superintendents	50	52,750	$35,460 - 70,490	0%	55%
70	Compensation and benefits managers	40	70,450	$41,720 - 115,060	12%	58%
71	Veterinarians	40	61,200	$39,630 - 91,970	35%	100%
72	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	40	28,870	$20,300 - 39,620	11%	58%
73	Human resources managers, all other	40	70,750	$34,430 - 115,130	11%	58%
74	Marketing managers	40	115,430	$57,900 - 0	14%	69%
75	Reporters and correspondents	40	24,950	$16,390 - 34,540	1%	85%
76	Engineering managers	40	82,550	$47,810 - 123,550	7%	84%
77	Education administrators, postsecondary	40	61,840	$36,920 - 108,700	14%	78%
78	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	47,810	$32,600 - 63,920	17%	56%
79	Health educators	30	38,180	$20,960 - 58,120	26%	58%
80	Producers and directors	30	44,720	$21,180 - 72,360	11%	75%
81	Personal financial advisors	30	66,560	$33,370 - 128,880	41%	81%
82	Computer software engineers, systems software	30	136,680	$34,290 - 0	28%	85%
83	Education, training, and library workers, all other	30	24,690	$11,840 - 55,310	11%	79%
84	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	30	26,620	$17,850 - 38,870	34%	73%
85	Purchasing managers	30	81,090	$47,150 - 119,190	3%	57%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	5,510	38,280	$24,030 - 48,510	10%	4%
2	Retail salespersons	3,760	19,540	$12,290 - 28,780	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	2,990	15,900	$11,910 - 21,580	-2%	10%
4	Team assemblers	2,940	28,920	$19,090 - 36,490	0%	5%
5	Helpers--production workers	2,690	20,620	$15,130 - 34,030	0%	4%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,680	20,540	$14,460 - 30,340	2%	5%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,400	13,290	$11,460 - 15,850	18%	5%
8	Office clerks, general	2,380	20,690	$13,490 - 29,640	13%	19%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,730	17,900	$14,920 - 22,760	18%	7%
10	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	1,730	18,220	$15,330 - 22,610	11%	2%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,730	19,920	$13,230 - 29,540	-7%	8%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,640	31,520	$18,860 - 46,400	10%	6%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,620	26,900	$17,670 - 38,590	13%	16%
14	Waiters and waitresses	1,470	13,950	$11,510 - 17,440	11%	14%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,420	22,290	$14,560 - 31,800	1%	18%
16	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,340	19,380	$12,810 - 27,570	15%	4%
17	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,310	25,880	$16,970 - 35,770	-1%	2%
18	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,270	21,450	$13,040 - 34,430	-4%	5%
19	General and operations managers	1,260	81,400	$34,700 - 141,700	2%	48%
20	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,190	29,300	$18,560 - 43,240	-6%	14%
21	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,150	30,160	$23,370 - 37,860	14%	7%
22	Cooks, fast food	1,120	14,250	$11,590 - 17,910	8%	5%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,070	34,050	$18,070 - 55,790	4%	25%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,070	36,360	$20,250 - 55,260	6%	29%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,030	43,720	$28,850 - 60,130	-4%	15%
26	Customer service representatives	970	24,420	$15,510 - 35,820	25%	22%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	840	19,340	$13,520 - 25,290	17%	13%
28	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	830	15,870	$11,830 - 22,040	11%	5%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	770	14,700	$11,660 - 19,010	13%	5%
30	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	760	27,690	$20,010 - 37,380	5%	2%
31	Tellers	740	20,740	$15,320 - 27,940	14%	16%
32	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	740	22,040	$15,030 - 33,920	14%	3%
33	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	710	30,560	$20,040 - 46,060	11%	33%
34	Teacher assistants	680	14,900	$11,840 - 18,690	10%	18%
35	Personal and home care aides	680	15,960	$12,440 - 19,020	51%	10%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	680	23,050	$15,210 - 34,620	11%	14%
37	Construction laborers	630	23,900	$17,420 - 31,370	11%	5%
38	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	610	26,230	$16,540 - 35,890	4%	6%
39	Security guards	600	17,580	$11,970 - 26,870	17%	13%
40	Child care workers	580	14,940	$11,720 - 18,970	18%	15%
41	Home health aides	560	16,960	$12,740 - 22,220	49%	7%
42	Food preparation workers	550	15,120	$11,720 - 19,430	15%	7%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	540	51,730	$30,180 - 85,890	9%	10%
44	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	530	27,840	$14,910 - 45,050	14%	4%
45	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	530	28,370	$20,530 - 38,110	8%	3%
46	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	530	19,810	$13,750 - 25,190	8%	4%
47	Production workers, all other	530	27,430	$13,890 - 36,400	2%	5%
48	Machine feeders and offbearers	520	25,110	$15,950 - 34,920	-14%	0%
49	Cooks, restaurant	520	17,270	$13,030 - 22,420	12%	5%
50	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	510	32,800	$20,440 - 48,470	15%	18%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	480	46,660	$27,250 - 71,390	7%	13%
52	Bus drivers, school	470	16,690	$11,720 - 22,680	9%	4%
53	Carpenters	470	25,490	$17,540 - 34,330	10%	6%
54	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	460	19,560	$13,470 - 27,720	18%	6%
55	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	400	33,950	$24,680 - 42,210	11%	4%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	390	22,580	$16,040 - 29,010	4%	15%
57	Business operations specialists, all other	370	45,110	$22,820 - 72,910	21%	49%
58	Electricians	360	37,440	$23,420 - 50,580	7%	7%
59	Counter and rental clerks	360	19,680	$12,190 - 31,770	23%	16%
60	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	360	29,780	$21,350 - 36,000	-17%	0%
61	Driver/sales workers	350	25,810	$14,000 - 41,670	-4%	4%
62	Insurance sales agents	350	39,760	$12,560 - 76,920	13%	45%
63	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	320	29,680	$19,480 - 40,360	12%	3%
64	Loan officers	310	48,170	$23,180 - 80,690	12%	49%
65	Helpers--extraction workers	300	26,770	$17,800 - 33,560	0%	0%
66	Bill and account collectors	300	23,430	$15,750 - 32,950	23%	13%
67	Industrial machinery mechanics	300	34,500	$18,740 - 52,010	9%	5%
68	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	300	37,770	$25,910 - 61,710	-4%	0%
69	Dishwashers	290	14,340	$11,570 - 18,130	10%	3%
70	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	290	27,880	$18,410 - 35,290	-14%	0%
71	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	290	26,740	$17,320 - 37,180	3%	18%
72	Postal service mail carriers	290	42,960	$33,160 - 56,070	1%	11%
73	Parts salespersons	280	25,150	$16,750 - 35,980	-1%	6%
74	Administrative services managers	280	59,980	$26,520 - 100,460	12%	40%
75	Food batchmakers	270	22,450	$14,990 - 33,990	11%	5%
76	Data entry keyers	270		$[?] - [?]	-4%	18%
77	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	270	23,420	$16,120 - 35,470	-12%	0%
78	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	260	35,930	$20,940 - 52,300	4%	30%
79	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	260	30,210	$24,180 - 35,710	-6%	0%
80	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	250	37,480	$29,770 - 47,190	16%	43%
81	Fire fighters	250	30,230	$16,780 - 44,160	12%	18%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	240	52,250	$31,310 - 87,630	10%	17%
83	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	240	17,560	$12,310 - 25,590	-8%	5%
84	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	230	31,750	$21,020 - 46,150	9%	3%
85	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	230	25,330	$18,810 - 34,760	-12%	4%
86	Sheet metal workers	220	28,000	$17,940 - 39,720	7%	4%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	220	43,700	$25,060 - 77,530	13%	17%
88	Legal secretaries	220	26,320	$18,020 - 34,330	12%	18%
89	Food cooking machine operators and tenders	220	22,290	$15,170 - 37,180	-4%	0%
90	Pharmacy technicians	220	23,610	$16,990 - 33,970	32%	16%
91	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	210	19,480	$12,960 - 27,680	12%	0%
92	Dental assistants	210	25,560	$18,770 - 34,980	29%	9%
93	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	210	16,240	$11,890 - 21,630	10%	5%
94	File clerks	210	17,630	$13,480 - 22,980	-40%	20%
95	Radiologic technologists and technicians	210	36,290	$25,210 - 53,500	15%	25%
96	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	200	16,310	$12,420 - 20,800	17%	14%
97	Cement masons and concrete finishers	200	27,330	$21,190 - 33,440	11%	2%
98	Medical secretaries	200	23,320	$17,170 - 29,290	17%	18%
99	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	190	22,650	$15,510 - 34,260	-10%	13%
100	Computer support specialists	190	37,240	$18,580 - 56,750	13%	43%

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Jobs More Common Near Fort Smith Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	37,770	300	73.5
Helpers--extraction workers	26,770	300	61.5
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	18,220	1,730	36.9
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	19,460	120	21.7
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	27,280	180	17.9
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	17,550	160	10.4
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	22,290	220	10.3
Helpers--production workers	20,620	2,690	6.9
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,110	520	6.5
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,780	360	5.3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,210	260	5.1
Food batchmakers	22,450	270	4.3
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	21,450	1,270	4.3
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,280	5,510	4.2
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	22,650	190	3.4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,330	230	3.3
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	42,640	170	3.3
Team assemblers	28,920	2,940	3.2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	35,720	170	3.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,300	1,190	3.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,870	830	3.1
Bindery workers	22,760	140	2.9
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	32,690	110	2.9
Production workers, all other	27,430	530	2.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	27,690	760	2.8
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,420	270	2.7
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,880	1,310	2.6
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	22,040	740	2.5
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,240	100	2.5
Cooks, fast food	14,250	1,120	2.4
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	37,480	250	2.3
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	20,830	140	2.3
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	31,890	150	2.1
Tool and die makers	34,730	140	2.1
Court, municipal, and license clerks	23,660	120	2.1
Maintenance workers, machinery	29,170	110	2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,160	1,150	2
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	28,930	120	2
Surgical technologists	30,190	120	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	43,720	1,030	1.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,570	170	1.9
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	16,640	100	1.9
Medical transcriptionists	26,080	120	1.9
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	22,860	140	1.9
Highway maintenance workers	23,650	130	1.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	28,370	530	1.8
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,210	110	1.8
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	30,560	710	1.8
Butchers and meat cutters	21,360	170	1.7
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	43,210	260	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Fort Smith, Arkansas Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Team assemblers	28,920	1.13	2,940
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	22,040	1.13	740
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,280	1.09	5,510
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,700	1.07	220
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,250	1.06	240
Driver/sales workers	25,810	1.05	350
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,110	1.05	520
Self-enrichment education teachers	36,600	1.02	110
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,210	1.02	260
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	33,100	1.01	160
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,880	1	290
Lawyers	95,980	1	150
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,700	0.99	160
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	31,890	0.99	150
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,230	0.99	610
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,780	0.98	360
Postal service mail carriers	42,960	0.98	290
Production workers, all other	27,430	0.98	530
Dental hygienists	57,780	0.97	130
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,520	0.97	1,640
Pharmacists	90,410	0.97	210
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,020	0.97	170
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	45,840	0.96	170
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	22,290	0.95	220
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,730	0.95	540
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,680	0.94	110
Sales managers	85,610	0.94	140
Computer support specialists	37,240	0.94	190
Computer programmers	56,400	0.93	200
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	38,020	0.93	110
Tellers	20,740	0.93	740
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	35,930	0.93	260
All other information and record clerks	28,590	0.93	160
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	43,210	0.93	260
Sales representatives, services, all other	46,110	0.93	140
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,420	0.92	190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,610	0.92	160
Family and general practitioners	140,160	0.92	120
Registered nurses	52,180	0.92	2,090
Food batchmakers	22,450	0.92	270
Helpers--production workers	20,620	0.92	2,690
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,570	0.92	170
Industrial production managers	73,830	0.92	120
Dishwashers	14,340	0.92	290
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,880	0.91	1,310
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	32,690	0.91	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,380	0.91	1,340
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,800	0.91	510
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,540	0.91	2,680
Cashiers	15,900	0.91	2,990

Highest Paying Jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	184,400	60
Family and general practitioners	140,160	120
Computer software engineers, systems software	136,680	30
Marketing managers	115,430	40
Dentists, general	113,760	50
Chief executives	110,200	240
Lawyers	95,980	150
Pharmacists	90,410	210
Sales managers	85,610	140
Engineering managers	82,550	40
General and operations managers	81,400	1,260
Purchasing managers	81,090	30
Petroleum engineers	79,720	50
Computer and information systems managers	78,560	60
Industrial production managers	73,830	120
Financial managers	72,840	270
Human resources managers, all other	70,750	40
Compensation and benefits managers	70,450	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	69,630	80
Physical therapists	68,900	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,840	230
Personal financial advisors	66,560	30
Civil engineers	63,420	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	61,840	40
Medical and health services managers	61,690	180
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,610	160
Managers, all other	61,220	100
Veterinarians	61,200	40
Electrical engineers	60,800	60
Administrative services managers	59,980	280
Occupational therapists	59,520	50
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	57,950	60
Computer systems analysts	57,890	70
Dental hygienists	57,780	130
Computer software engineers, applications	57,240	50
Computer programmers	56,400	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	55,760	130
Mechanical engineers	55,750	100
Financial analysts	54,390	50
Management analysts	53,810	120
Instructional coordinators	53,780
Dietitians and nutritionists	53,360	60
Postmasters and mail superintendents	52,750	50
Logisticians	52,330	50
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,250	240
Database administrators	52,200	50
Registered nurses	52,180	2,090
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,730	540
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50,520	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	50,420	30

Large Companies Headquartered in Fort Smith

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Arkansas Best	1.9

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