Fort Smith Employment

Employment and Industries in the Fort Smith, Arkansas Area

Fort Smith has for years been a prominent regional manufacturing center. However, a large number of the manufacturing jobs have been relocated overseas. Fort Smith has been ranked number six in the nation regarding the lowest cost of doing business cities. The important elements of the economy are manufacturing, trucking, healthcare, food-processing, tourism, recreation and conventions. A variety of products are produced in Fort Smith including appliances, food products, wood and paper products, composite building materials and air conditioning systems.

The most popular jobs in Fort Smith which are typically filled by college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, accountant and auditors and social and human service assistants. Some of the high paying jobs in the region are physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, truck drivers, heavy and tractor trailers; sales managers, purchasing managers and lawyers.

Notable information about Fort Smith: Fort Smith has been mentioned by Forbes as having the lowest cost of living in the nation. For the population over 25 years of age, about 18% have a bachelor's degree or higher. In addition, the daytime population increases by about 35% due to commuters from the surrounding area.

In association with the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, the city offers various types of investment and job creation incentives in order to attract new companies and retain flourishing businesses. Tax Back, InvestArk and Advantage Arkansas are a few of the incentives that are available to businesses. The Arkansas Construction Education Foundation Training Program provides classroom and real-world experience via apprenticeship programs. In addition, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith's Center for Business and Professional Development partners with local businesses with the objective of developing the skills of employees.

The major employers in Fort Smith are:

Baldor Electric Company
Fort Smith Public Schools
O.K. Industries
City of Fort Smith
Whirlpool
Rheem Manufacturing Company
Sparks Health System
Arkansas Best Corporation
University of Arkansas Fort Smith
Golden Living
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center
Hiram Walker
Bost
Owens-Corning
Cooper Clinic
Area Agency on Aging
Gerber Products
Kraft-Planters
MacSteel
Riverside Furniture
The Trane Company
Twin Rivers

The list shown below displays the major industries for employment in Fort Smith:

Manufacturing
Trade, transportation and public utilities
Education and health services
Government
Professional and business services
Construction
Financial activities

Business organizations offering assistance to Fort Smith companies:

The Times Record is an excellent publication to help individuals keep up-to-date with the business activities in the Fort Smith area.

Most Popular Jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas Metro Area (2008 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	2,470	51,900	$35,320 - 74,640	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,480	41,440	$32,740 - 53,080	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,340	49,830	$27,420 - 80,960	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,150	44,810	$33,260 - 61,220	6%	96%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	650	34,420	$14,260 - 60,640	9%	54%
6	Accountants and auditors	540	46,390	$29,230 - 67,990	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	41,940	$33,160 - 52,970	11%	95%
8	Financial managers	310	88,160	$37,740 - 153,260	13%	60%
9	Lawyers	270	118,100	$34,440 -	11%	99%
10	Chief executives	260	111,780	$43,300 -	2%	65%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	230	70,150	$54,880 - 89,430	8%	78%
12	Pharmacists	220	99,090	$74,790 - 128,090	22%	97%
13	Network and computer systems administrators	210	54,900	$30,170 - 90,580	27%	50%
14	Social and human service assistants	190	24,720	$17,350 - 33,940	34%	58%
15	Librarians	180	44,770	$32,370 - 60,880	4%	85%
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	180	59,480	$27,110 - 99,520	12%	51%
17	Sales managers	180	90,880	$46,930 - 158,960	10%	69%
18	Medical and health services managers	180	67,740	$42,150 - 103,480	16%	57%
19	Management analysts	160	59,230	$33,740 - 81,500	22%	78%
20	Speech-language pathologists	160	64,400	$42,480 - 101,270	11%	98%
21	Child, family, and school social workers	160	31,070	$17,550 - 40,560	19%	77%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	160	52,200	$35,690 - 67,710	13%	73%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	150	43,610	$34,400 - 54,140	12%	51%
24	Industrial engineers	150	73,400	$44,660 - 104,970	20%	74%
25	Mechanical engineers	150	67,130	$45,730 - 87,620	4%	78%
26	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	140	46,510	$34,740 - 61,290	0%	96%
27	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	130	44,310	$25,780 - 64,260	5%	58%
28	Legislators	120	31,250	$13,240 - 77,390	1%	65%
29	Computer software engineers, applications	120	60,650	$44,200 - 81,170	45%	85%
30	Advertising sales agents	120	34,160	$15,100 - 57,700	20%	56%
31	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	45,970	$34,910 - 59,680	9%	87%
32	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	120	39,130	$15,480 - 60,480	14%	54%
33	Self-enrichment education teachers	110	40,550	$19,630 - 54,030	23%	54%
34	Computer systems analysts	110	43,010	$28,660 - 61,270	29%	68%
35	Physical therapists	100	78,270	$49,750 - 106,560	27%	89%
36	Training and development specialists	100	43,500	$27,720 - 67,500	18%	56%
37	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	36,770	$23,110 - 55,180	18%	56%
38	Managers, all other	100	66,470	$34,990 - 116,650	7%	55%
39	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	41,270	$31,610 - 52,120	20%	87%
40	Coaches and scouts	100	37,160	$14,960 - 59,820	15%	60%
41	Social and community service managers	90	31,720	$17,870 - 52,320	25%	72%
42	Personal financial advisors	90	69,460	$26,490 - 135,750	41%	81%
43	Graphic designers	90	31,380	$16,580 - 60,120	10%	55%
44	Market research analysts	80	49,060	$30,690 - 67,230	20%	82%
45	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	80	31,990	$20,230 - 47,510	15%	51%
46	Medical and public health social workers	80	38,280	$18,400 - 55,300	24%	77%
47	Instructional coordinators	70	58,370	$34,260 - 81,890	23%	79%
48	Mental health counselors	70	48,990	$30,200 - 67,170	30%	73%
49	Electrical engineers	70	61,990	$39,370 - 79,840	6%	81%
50	Marketing managers	70	82,570	$41,310 -	14%	69%
51	Engineering managers	70	87,730	$54,300 - 128,190	7%	84%
52	Public relations specialists	70	39,300	$28,160 - 54,040	18%	81%
53	Occupational therapists	60	72,480	$42,390 - 107,930	23%	90%
54	Occupational health and safety specialists	60	41,380	$22,180 - 75,480	8%	72%
55	Computer and information systems managers	60	101,770	$61,900 - 136,160	16%	73%
56	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	37,690	$24,310 - 54,000	18%	56%
57	Surveyors	60	35,600	$20,280 - 54,370	24%	82%
58	Detectives and criminal investigators	60	51,320	$27,550 - 93,170	17%	54%
59	Editors	60	37,290	$26,960 - 50,840	2%	81%
60	Purchasing managers	60	111,470	$56,420 -	3%	57%
61	Civil engineers	60	67,790	$44,630 - 98,260	18%	87%
62	Special education teachers, middle school	50	41,680	$34,750 - 50,390	16%	87%
63	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	45,060	$28,850 - 65,250	17%	56%
64	Human resources managers, all other	50	81,190	$45,890 - 126,750	11%	58%
65	Floral designers	50	19,240	$14,260 - 24,740	0%	55%
66	Postmasters and mail superintendents	50	58,310	$41,020 - 77,460	0%	55%
67	Tax preparers	50	24,350	$17,280 - 36,720	0%	54%
68	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	50,420	$27,550 - 64,680	25%	67%
69	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	33,050	$21,420 - 59,450	24%	78%
70	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	47,360	$26,720 - 80,830	9%	72%
71	Veterinarians	40	63,260	$41,500 - 81,560	35%	100%
72	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	53,460	$35,260 - 74,020	53%	57%
73	Database administrators	40	65,530	$36,090 - 97,360	29%	72%
74	Financial analysts	40	44,060	$27,790 - 73,210	34%	87%
75	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	35,820	$20,490 - 54,790	34%	73%
76	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	57,450	$38,100 - 84,530	16%	99%
77	Architects, except landscape and naval	30	50,130	$34,000 - 66,100	18%	88%
78	Financial specialists, all other	30	32,020	$21,360 - 61,830	12%	50%
79	Credit analysts	30	50,010	$22,410 - 83,940	2%	60%
80	Producers and directors	30	50,420	$20,420 - 74,840	11%	75%
81	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30	34,510	$18,800 - 51,170	30%	77%
82	Optometrists	30	61,370	$26,280 - 123,780	11%	100%
83	Social workers, all other	30	30,690	$15,050 - 49,020	18%	77%

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	5,090	39,410	$26,000 - 62,430	10%	4%
2	Retail salespersons	3,690	21,900	$14,160 - 32,920	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	3,300	16,270	$13,480 - 20,600	-2%	10%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,520	22,230	$15,550 - 32,230	2%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,310	14,890	$13,310 - 16,600	18%	5%
6	Team assemblers	2,070	25,440	$17,120 - 38,260	0%	5%
7	Helpers--production workers	1,980	21,850	$16,380 - 34,330	0%	4%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,910	20,320	$14,820 - 29,430	15%	4%
9	Office clerks, general	1,880	22,060	$14,890 - 31,500	13%	19%
10	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	1,880	18,960	$15,800 - 23,770	11%	2%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,800	19,380	$16,200 - 24,400	18%	7%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,770	27,080	$17,010 - 38,050	13%	16%
13	Waiters and waitresses	1,620	17,480	$13,840 - 26,480	11%	14%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,460	20,500	$14,440 - 29,740	-7%	8%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,440	24,240	$14,860 - 34,280	1%	18%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,370	30,700	$18,170 - 47,340	10%	6%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,260	33,160	$18,790 - 53,740	4%	25%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,210	33,160	$25,640 - 40,830	14%	7%
19	General and operations managers	1,200	88,360	$37,190 - 161,930	2%	48%
20	Cooks, fast food	1,150	15,840	$13,820 - 19,330	8%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,120	38,240	$20,900 - 59,890	6%	29%
22	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,060	23,210	$14,650 - 37,930	-4%	5%
23	Customer service representatives	1,010	25,090	$15,810 - 35,950	25%	22%
24	Industrial truck and tractor operators	990	27,740	$18,160 - 38,970	-1%	2%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	900	43,850	$27,510 - 64,290	-4%	15%
26	Home health aides	870	16,670	$13,340 - 21,770	49%	7%
27	Child care workers	850	16,130	$13,880 - 19,550	18%	15%
28	Personal and home care aides	830	18,040	$14,800 - 21,430	51%	10%
29	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	810	28,120	$17,890 - 41,980	-6%	14%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	800	57,680	$32,500 - 102,910	9%	10%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	740	20,760	$14,600 - 28,690	17%	13%
32	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	740	30,380	$21,210 - 40,640	5%	2%
33	Teacher assistants	720	17,740	$13,460 - 24,240	10%	18%
34	Tellers	710	21,360	$16,240 - 28,780	14%	16%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	710	26,290	$17,700 - 37,570	11%	14%
36	Cooks, restaurant	680	19,400	$14,820 - 25,090	12%	5%
37	Food preparation workers	670	17,130	$13,800 - 22,020	15%	7%
38	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	660	16,800	$13,850 - 20,660	13%	5%
39	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	650	18,380	$13,930 - 25,630	11%	5%
40	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	640	24,350	$16,080 - 38,320	8%	4%
41	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	640	50,630	$30,980 - 78,660	-4%	0%
42	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	630	33,070	$17,870 - 53,510	11%	33%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	620	30,150	$17,670 - 45,630	14%	4%
44	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	610	33,180	$23,350 - 45,690	8%	3%
45	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	590	36,140	$22,880 - 58,570	15%	18%
46	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	570	28,010	$20,020 - 37,670	4%	6%
47	Security guards	550	20,180	$15,300 - 26,700	17%	13%
48	Carpenters	550	29,440	$20,180 - 40,420	10%	6%
49	Industrial machinery mechanics	530	39,710	$25,280 - 59,610	9%	5%
50	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	510	24,950	$17,070 - 33,820	-14%	0%
51	Business operations specialists, all other	490	54,060	$27,050 - 80,040	21%	49%
52	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	490	19,360	$14,420 - 25,790	18%	6%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	490	52,720	$34,570 - 80,270	7%	13%
54	Counter and rental clerks	450	20,570	$13,760 - 32,680	23%	16%
55	Dishwashers	430	15,980	$13,700 - 19,910	10%	3%
56	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	410	32,000	$20,340 - 42,860	12%	3%
57	Bill and account collectors	380	25,110	$16,360 - 35,160	23%	13%
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	380	33,340	$22,250 - 43,400	11%	4%
59	Derrick operators, oil and gas	380	40,430	$29,240 - 59,020	-5%	0%
60	Fire fighters	380	30,460	$17,050 - 44,860	12%	18%
61	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	380	39,470	$26,060 - 73,500	-4%	0%
62	Electricians	370	41,320	$28,870 - 51,370	7%	7%
63	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	370	31,970	$22,770 - 39,250	-12%	0%
64	Administrative services managers	340	52,040	$25,110 - 89,090	12%	40%
65	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	330	25,460	$17,790 - 34,920	4%	15%
66	Loan officers	320	49,490	$24,950 - 85,400	12%	49%
67	Bus drivers, school	320	20,970	$13,660 - 32,760	9%	4%
68	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	310	41,260	$31,870 - 52,390	16%	43%
69	Insurance sales agents	310			13%	45%
70	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	300			-7%	0%
71	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	300	37,970	$26,800 - 50,720	4%	30%
72	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	290	29,710	$20,940 - 39,610	-17%	0%
73	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	290	30,830	$18,820 - 44,760	2%	11%
74	Postal service mail carriers	290			1%	11%
75	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	290	15,810	$13,720 - 19,120	10%	8%
76	Dental assistants	280	25,790	$19,130 - 32,400	29%	9%
77	Machine feeders and offbearers	280	27,910	$18,150 - 37,560	-14%	0%
78	Recreation workers	280	18,750	$13,900 - 24,630	13%	47%
79	Food batchmakers	270	25,130	$16,210 - 38,040	11%	5%
80	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	270	21,060	$15,550 - 27,450	14%	3%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	260	46,410	$25,660 - 68,640	10%	17%
82	Correctional officers and jailers	260	22,620	$17,430 - 31,900	17%	11%
83	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	250	31,960	$17,830 - 41,820	9%	3%
84	Computer support specialists	250	35,410	$22,980 - 49,570	13%	43%
85	Cement masons and concrete finishers	250	31,650	$22,490 - 47,720	11%	2%
86	Parts salespersons	250	26,330	$16,890 - 39,250	-1%	6%
87	Machinists	250	32,180	$22,860 - 39,940	-2%	3%
88	Printing machine operators	240	36,710	$22,640 - 49,220	-5%	6%
89	Driver/sales workers	240	27,240	$18,190 - 38,360	-4%	4%
90	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	230	22,300	$16,920 - 30,100	10%	24%
91	Sheet metal workers	230	28,020	$17,670 - 40,110	7%	4%
92	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	230	16,800	$13,650 - 22,710	17%	14%
93	Food cooking machine operators and tenders	230	27,990	$16,170 - 39,160	-4%	0%
94	Pharmacy technicians	230	25,250	$18,260 - 33,310	32%	16%
95	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	220	17,470	$13,820 - 23,800	10%	5%
96	Industrial production managers	220	79,020	$40,830 - 113,890	-5%	43%
97	Medical secretaries	220	25,480	$18,660 - 36,800	17%	18%
98	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	210	36,140	$27,510 - 46,390	12%	3%
99	Office and administrative support workers, all other	210	42,460	$29,040 - 53,200	-8%	32%
100	Property, real estate, and community association managers	210	45,690	$18,000 - 119,750	15%	36%

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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.*
Rock splitters, quarry	23,210	130	440.6
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,630	640	57.7
Derrick operators, oil and gas	40,430	380	46.7
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	18,960	1,880	34.4
Wellhead pumpers	38,240	100	25.1
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	39,470	380	22.4
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	21,210	190	16.3
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	27,990	230	11.2
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders		300	6.5
Meter readers, utilities	25,930	170	6.2
Conveyor operators and tenders	26,540	100	5.7
Helpers--production workers	21,850	1,980	5.5
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	22,050	100	5.3
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,710	290	4.4
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,050	170	4.3
Food batchmakers	25,130	270	4.2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,210	1,060	4
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	42,880	100	3.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,410	5,090	3.9
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,970	370	3.9
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,910	280	3.4
Legislators	31,250	120	3.3
Prepress technicians and workers	31,810	140	2.9
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,950	510	2.9
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	39,130	120	2.9
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,200	190	2.8
Health technologists and technicians, all other	24,820	150	2.7
Cooks, fast food	15,840	1,150	2.7
Cargo and freight agents	37,760	180	2.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,380	740	2.6
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	28,890	190	2.6
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,710	530	2.5
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	26,520	130	2.5
Team assemblers	25,440	2,070	2.5
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	46,510	140	2.4
Tool and die makers	38,170	150	2.4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	18,380	650	2.4
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	41,260	310	2.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,590	130	2.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,120	810	2.2
Personal and home care aides	18,040	830	2.2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	36,140	210	2.2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,080	140	2.2
Physical therapist assistants	50,440	100	2.1
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,160	1,210	2.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	33,180	610	2.1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,000	410	2.1
Butchers and meat cutters	21,050	190	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,740	990	2
Maintenance workers, machinery	30,860	100	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Fort Smith, Arkansas Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Office and administrative support workers, all other	42,460	1.37	210
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	27,990	1.15	230
Lawyers	118,100	1.15	270
Preschool teachers, except special education	29,320	1.15	160
Family and general practitioners	184,930	1.12	150
Printing machine operators	36,710	1.12	240
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,970	1.09	370
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,910	1.08	280
Self-enrichment education teachers	40,550	1.06	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,410	1.05	5,090
Driver/sales workers	27,240	1.04	240
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	25,870	1.03	130
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	52,200	1.01	160
Industrial engineers	73,400	1.01	150
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	21,060	1	270
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	39,470	1	380
Speech-language pathologists	64,400	1	160
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,300	0.99	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,680	0.99	800
Automotive body and related repairers	38,710	0.98	120
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,010	0.98	570
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,630	0.98	640
Food batchmakers	25,130	0.98	270
Cargo and freight agents	37,760	0.97	180
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,200	0.97	180
Derrick operators, oil and gas	40,430	0.96	380
All other information and record clerks	31,580	0.96	150
Financial managers	88,160	0.95	310
Pharmacists	99,090	0.94	220
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	65,710	0.94	180
Waiters and waitresses	17,480	0.93	1,620
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,140	0.93	590
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,710	0.93	290
Team assemblers	25,440	0.93	2,070
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	49,300	0.93	130
Dishwashers	15,980	0.93	430
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	37,970	0.93	300
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,720	0.93	490
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	26,520	0.93	130
Helpers--production workers	21,850	0.92	1,980
Sales managers	90,880	0.92	180
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,740	0.92	990
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,230	0.92	2,520
Business operations specialists, all other	54,060	0.92	490
General and operations managers	88,360	0.92	1,200
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,080	0.91	140
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	21,210	0.91	190
Cooks, fast food	15,840	0.91	1,150
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,110	0.91	200
Mechanical engineers	67,130	0.91	150

Highest Paying Jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	206,960	50
Family and general practitioners	184,930	150
Lawyers	118,100	270
Dentists, general	113,680
Chief executives	111,780	260
Purchasing managers	111,470	60
Computer and information systems managers	101,770	60
Pharmacists	99,090	220
Sales managers	90,880	180
General and operations managers	88,360	1,200
Financial managers	88,160	310
Engineering managers	87,730	70
Marketing managers	82,570	70
Human resources managers, all other	81,190	50
Industrial production managers	79,020	220
Physical therapists	78,270	100
Industrial engineers	73,400	150
Occupational therapists	72,480	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70,150	230
Personal financial advisors	69,460	90
Construction managers	69,060	140
Civil engineers	67,790	60
Medical and health services managers	67,740	180
Mechanical engineers	67,130	150
Managers, all other	66,470	100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	65,710	180
Commercial pilots	65,600
Database administrators	65,530	40
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	65,430
Speech-language pathologists	64,400	160
Veterinarians	63,260	40
Electrical engineers	61,990	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	61,930	120
Optometrists	61,370	30
Dental hygienists	61,140
Computer software engineers, applications	60,650	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	59,480	180
Management analysts	59,230	160
Logisticians	58,720	50
Instructional coordinators	58,370	70
Postmasters and mail superintendents	58,310	50
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,680	800
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	57,450	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,980	60
Computer programmers	55,870
Network and computer systems administrators	54,900	210
Business operations specialists, all other	54,060	490
Network systems and data communications analysts	53,460	40
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	53,120	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,720	490

Large Companies Headquartered in Fort Smith

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Arkansas Best	1.9

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