Hot Springs Employment

Employment and Industries in the Hot Springs, Arkansas Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Hot Springs than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Hot Springs.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Hot Springs.
A list of any large public companies in Hot Springs.

Most Popular Jobs in Hot Springs, 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	1,190	50,020	$35,170 - 70,050	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	370	52,800	$23,330 - 99,180	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	330	37,570	$26,680 - 47,940	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	300	44,760	$33,390 - 58,090	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	200	41,140	$31,740 - 52,500	11%	95%
6	Social and human service assistants	170	26,590	$17,360 - 41,650	34%	58%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	120	41,270	$21,360 - 57,020	9%	54%
8	Accountants and auditors	110	45,870	$29,420 - 65,860	18%	79%
9	Pharmacists	90	73,630	$42,060 - 102,020	22%	97%
10	Medical and health services managers	90	76,210	$41,320 - 114,080	16%	57%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	58,550	$22,120 - 80,050	8%	78%
12	Financial managers	80	75,530	$44,200 - 139,680	13%	60%
13	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	47,490	$32,180 - 59,960	13%	73%
14	Rehabilitation counselors	50	41,180	$28,350 - 57,380	23%	73%
15	Sales managers	50	94,050	$42,680 - 0	10%	69%
16	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	50	46,420	$32,720 - 58,820	14%	54%
17	Surveyors	40	34,140	$17,920 - 59,870	24%	82%
18	Meeting and convention planners	40	27,300	$23,870 - 29,010	20%	67%
19	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	30,340	$20,070 - 45,920	18%	56%
20	Graphic designers	40	28,960	$21,400 - 39,400	10%	55%
21	Sales and related workers, all other	40	22,810	$18,060 - 29,980	14%	62%
22	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	30	44,500	$36,560 - 60,930	0%	96%
23	Librarians	30	46,810	$37,640 - 57,950	4%	85%
24	Network and computer systems administrators	30	45,980	$32,100 - 58,610	27%	50%
25	Physical therapists	30	61,720	$48,270 - 75,060	27%	89%
26	Personal financial advisors	30	33,520	$19,400 - 52,460	41%	81%
27	Civil engineers	30	59,500	$43,310 - 77,890	18%	87%
28	Chief executives	30	119,940	$42,400 - 0	2%	65%
29	Mechanical engineers	30	59,790	$37,390 - 104,390	4%	78%

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	Retail salespersons	1,780	19,860	$12,330 - 29,720	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,400	15,310	$11,690 - 19,680	-2%	10%
3	Waiters and waitresses	1,000	13,740	$11,480 - 16,870	11%	14%
4	Office clerks, general	830	20,040	$12,610 - 29,420	13%	19%
5	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	720	26,410	$17,020 - 38,580	13%	16%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	700	18,850	$15,930 - 22,770	18%	7%
7	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	580	28,030	$16,250 - 42,810	4%	25%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	580	17,740	$14,220 - 23,010	15%	4%
9	Cooks, fast food	520	13,310	$11,430 - 16,060	8%	5%
10	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	510	30,970	$24,950 - 37,520	14%	7%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	480	17,670	$13,310 - 22,660	2%	5%
12	Cooks, restaurant	450	15,450	$11,760 - 19,590	12%	5%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	440	32,890	$18,040 - 47,340	6%	29%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	440	19,720	$12,770 - 28,120	-7%	8%
15	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	420	16,190	$12,370 - 20,270	13%	5%
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	420	23,470	$16,080 - 32,420	1%	18%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	410	24,800	$15,530 - 35,310	10%	6%
18	General and operations managers	390	72,900	$38,480 - 123,020	2%	48%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	350	19,400	$14,160 - 24,820	17%	13%
20	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	320	14,170	$11,510 - 17,350	18%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	25,600	$18,230 - 36,480	11%	14%
22	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	300	18,390	$14,790 - 22,840	18%	6%
23	Team assemblers	300	18,850	$12,960 - 26,620	0%	5%
24	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	300	24,680	$20,200 - 30,270	10%	4%
25	Dishwashers	290	14,490	$11,570 - 17,960	10%	3%
26	Customer service representatives	280	24,580	$14,730 - 38,810	25%	22%
27	Tellers	260	24,670	$17,910 - 32,590	14%	16%
28	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	260	15,930	$11,730 - 21,430	11%	5%
29	Security guards	250	15,430	$11,800 - 20,510	17%	13%
30	Food preparation workers	220	16,360	$12,160 - 20,010	15%	7%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	210	30,920	$21,260 - 41,200	15%	18%
32	Counter and rental clerks	210	17,960	$12,300 - 22,530	23%	16%
33	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	210	20,500	$14,520 - 30,260	8%	4%
34	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	200	32,650	$23,610 - 43,420	11%	11%
35	Electricians	200	32,920	$23,950 - 45,270	7%	7%
36	Construction laborers	200	22,260	$16,840 - 28,890	11%	5%
37	Teacher assistants	190	15,460	$11,690 - 19,700	10%	18%
38	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	15,680	$12,220 - 18,600	17%	14%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	180	39,930	$27,050 - 59,110	9%	10%
40	Carpenters	170	28,270	$21,250 - 40,730	10%	6%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	160	28,060	$17,580 - 43,480	14%	4%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	160	40,560	$24,110 - 64,010	-4%	15%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	43,410	$28,250 - 61,700	7%	13%
44	Pharmacy technicians	160	23,770	$19,340 - 31,640	32%	16%
45	Bus drivers, school	150	14,160	$11,410 - 18,410	9%	4%
46	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	150	23,740	$15,370 - 35,680	4%	6%
47	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	24,680	$20,140 - 29,970	4%	15%
48	Helpers--production workers	140	18,130	$15,390 - 22,790	0%	4%
49	Food servers, nonrestaurant	140	13,970	$11,540 - 18,000	16%	9%
50	Insurance sales agents	140	39,160	$17,690 - 57,330	13%	45%
51	Industrial truck and tractor operators	140	21,880	$16,820 - 27,980	-1%	2%
52	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	14,680	$11,620 - 17,990	10%	17%
53	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	130	30,370	$20,890 - 40,450	9%	3%
54	Postal service mail carriers	130	44,010	$34,040 - 57,160	1%	11%
55	Dental assistants	120	25,860	$16,680 - 37,180	29%	9%
56	Bill and account collectors	120	23,660	$19,230 - 32,110	23%	13%
57	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	15,670	$11,930 - 18,630	10%	5%
58	Brickmasons and blockmasons	110	35,740	$25,000 - 47,280	10%	3%
59	Business operations specialists, all other	110	55,970	$27,180 - 87,190	21%	49%
60	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	110	13,940	$11,620 - 17,200	12%	6%
61	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	18,240	$12,660 - 25,610	26%	43%
62	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	100	24,010	$15,500 - 36,030	3%	4%
63	Driver/sales workers	100	21,590	$14,230 - 29,060	-4%	4%
64	Fire fighters	100		$[?] - [?]	12%	18%
65	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	18,450	$13,840 - 22,980	-7%	10%
66	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	14,110	$11,610 - 17,640	12%	6%
67	Administrative services managers	100	49,450	$31,800 - 84,990	12%	40%
68	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	90	21,140	$16,030 - 28,480	10%	24%
69	Nonfarm animal caretakers	90	15,780	$11,770 - 22,000	18%	16%
70	Bartenders	90	14,710	$11,730 - 18,520	11%	17%
71	Personal care and service workers, all other	90	20,870	$11,840 - 42,700	-12%	21%
72	Food service managers	90	37,460	$24,910 - 56,200	5%	24%
73	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	90	28,220	$21,630 - 36,450	5%	2%
74	File clerks	80	20,570	$13,590 - 26,920	-40%	20%
75	Automotive body and related repairers	80	29,590	$18,450 - 35,660	12%	3%
76	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	14,830	$11,540 - 21,690	14%	3%
77	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	80	22,030	$19,360 - 26,100	6%	0%
78	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	80	29,120	$18,180 - 45,360	-6%	14%
79	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	39,920	$32,790 - 47,950	16%	43%
80	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	70	25,620	$15,280 - 35,970	-14%	0%
81	Computer support specialists	70	33,730	$19,880 - 62,410	13%	43%
82	Radiologic technologists and technicians	70	41,510	$32,320 - 54,930	15%	25%
83	Respiratory therapists	70	45,150	$32,610 - 57,590	23%	28%
84	Order clerks	70	22,820	$15,550 - 35,780	-23%	16%
85	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	70	16,500	$11,700 - 26,760	16%	10%
86	Telemarketers	70	22,020	$12,310 - 52,410	-9%	14%
87	Parts salespersons	70	28,250	$16,480 - 38,640	-1%	6%
88	Painters, construction and maintenance	60	23,420	$16,310 - 30,920	12%	6%
89	Health technologists and technicians, all other	60	24,110	$16,520 - 37,760	15%	27%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	44,030	$23,380 - 70,320	10%	17%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	32,230	$26,480 - 39,800	13%	17%
92	Packers and packagers, hand	60	17,140	$12,020 - 22,720	-11%	3%
93	Industrial machinery mechanics	60	35,340	$24,340 - 50,240	9%	5%
94	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	23,450	$12,280 - 35,660	3%	18%
95	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	60	27,450	$21,480 - 34,220	8%	3%
96	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	60	27,710	$24,250 - 33,290	0%	0%
97	Medical transcriptionists	60	26,000	$21,520 - 30,210	14%	10%
98	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	60	19,350	$14,870 - 24,630	27%	47%
99	Massage therapists	60	41,610	$30,290 - 55,060	20%	32%
100	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	50	19,490	$12,720 - 28,940	12%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Hot Springs Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	32,650	200	9.9
Brickmasons and blockmasons	35,740	110	4.3
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	24,010	100	4.3
Cooks, fast food	13,310	520	4.2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,680	180	4.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,930	260	3.6
Food servers, nonrestaurant	13,970	140	3.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,970	510	3.3
Dishwashers	14,490	290	2.5
Social and human service assistants	26,590	170	2.5
Pharmacy technicians	23,770	160	2.5
Cooks, restaurant	15,450	450	2.4
Switchboard operators, including answering service	18,450	100	2.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,850	700	2.4
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	30,370	130	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	28,030	580	2.3
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,670	110	2.2
Registered nurses	50,020	1,190	2.2
Fire fighters		100	2.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,190	420	2.1
Insurance sales agents	39,160	140	2
Tellers	24,670	260	2
Counter and rental clerks	17,960	210	2
Waiters and waitresses	13,740	1,000	1.9
Dental assistants	25,860	120	1.8
Bus drivers, school	14,160	150	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,600	320	1.8
Cashiers	15,310	1,400	1.8
Administrative services managers	49,450	100	1.8
Retail salespersons	19,860	1,780	1.7
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,410	720	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	44,010	130	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	43,410	160	1.6
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,680	130	1.6
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	200	1.5
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,760	300	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	24,800	410	1.4
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	18,390	300	1.4
Electricians	32,920	200	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	32,890	440	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	39,930	180	1.4
Helpers--production workers	18,130	140	1.3
Receptionists and information clerks	19,400	350	1.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	41,270	120	1.2
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,680	150	1.2
Team assemblers	18,850	300	1.2
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	14,110	100	1.2
Office clerks, general	20,040	830	1.2
Preschool teachers, except special education	18,240	100	1.2
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,740	580	1.2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Hot Springs, Arkansas Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	41,270	1.15	120
Tellers	24,670	1.11	260
Business operations specialists, all other	55,970	1.02	110
Postal service mail carriers	44,010	1.01	130
Social and human service assistants	26,590	1	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	52,800	0.98	370
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,760	0.93	300
Dishwashers	14,490	0.93	290
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,190	0.92	420
Food preparation workers	16,360	0.91	220
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,680	0.91	130
Pharmacy technicians	23,770	0.91	160
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,170	0.9	320
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,600	0.9	320
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,940	0.9	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,720	0.9	440
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,740	0.89	150
Registered nurses	50,020	0.89	1,190
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,410	0.88	720
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,680	0.88	150
Cashiers	15,310	0.87	1,400
Receptionists and information clerks	19,400	0.87	350
Customer service representatives	24,580	0.87	280
Dental assistants	25,860	0.86	120
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	0.86	200
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	30,920	0.86	210
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,470	0.85	420
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,680	0.85	180
Retail salespersons	19,860	0.85	1,780
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,850	0.84	700
Office clerks, general	20,040	0.84	830
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,670	0.84	110
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,970	0.84	510
Cooks, fast food	13,310	0.84	520
Waiters and waitresses	13,740	0.84	1,000
Brickmasons and blockmasons	35,740	0.84	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,740	0.83	580
Accountants and auditors	45,870	0.83	110
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	18,390	0.82	300
Counter and rental clerks	17,960	0.82	210
Bill and account collectors	23,660	0.82	120
General and operations managers	72,900	0.81	390
Helpers--production workers	18,130	0.81	140
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,560	0.81	160
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	28,060	0.81	160
Elementary school teachers, except special education	37,570	0.81	330
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	43,410	0.81	160
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	30,370	0.79	130
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	17,670	0.78	480
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	20,500	0.78	210

Highest Paying Jobs in Hot Springs, Arkansas Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	119,940	30
Sales managers	94,050	50
Loan officers	77,600
Medical and health services managers	76,210	90
Financial managers	75,530	80
Pharmacists	73,630	90
General and operations managers	72,900	390
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	64,900	50
Physical therapists	61,720	30
Mechanical engineers	59,790	30
Civil engineers	59,500	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	58,550	80
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,140	30
Business operations specialists, all other	55,970	110
Lawyers	54,290
Construction managers	53,900
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	52,800	370
Dental hygienists	51,870	40
Registered nurses	50,020	1,190
Administrative services managers	49,450	100
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	48,030
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	47,490	70
Librarians	46,810	30
Property, real estate, and community association managers	46,760	40
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	46,420	50
Network and computer systems administrators	45,980	30
Accountants and auditors	45,870	110
Respiratory therapists	45,150	70
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,760	300
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	44,500	30
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,030	60
Postal service mail carriers	44,010	130
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	43,410	160
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	43,020
Sales representatives, services, all other	42,650	50
Postal service clerks	42,180	30
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	41,640	40
Massage therapists	41,610	60
Radiologic technologists and technicians	41,510	70
Teachers and instructors, all other	41,270	120
Rehabilitation counselors	41,180	50
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,560	160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	39,930	180
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	39,920	70
Insurance sales agents	39,160	140
Diagnostic medical sonographers	38,460
Elementary school teachers, except special education	37,570	330
Food service managers	37,460	90
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	36,640

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