Jonesboro Employment

Employment and Industries in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Jonesboro, 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	990	43,010	$29,470 - 58,450	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	36,980	$25,240 - 48,020	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	490	41,780	$22,470 - 67,580	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	370	39,550	$27,070 - 51,940	6%	96%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	280	35,600	$16,850 - 49,890	9%	54%
6	Social and human service assistants	260	20,240	$14,180 - 28,410	34%	58%
7	Accountants and auditors	230	47,830	$26,990 - 61,880	18%	79%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	160	35,870	$22,480 - 48,170	11%	95%
9	Pharmacists	130	76,600	$43,150 - 111,830	22%	97%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	130	37,580	$25,220 - 55,740	19%	77%
11	Legislators	100		$0 - 0	1%	65%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	64,740	$50,100 - 83,820	8%	78%
13	Advertising sales agents	90	27,140	$16,670 - 49,100	20%	56%
14	Medical and health services managers	80	59,170	$39,290 - 74,550	16%	57%
15	Rehabilitation counselors	80	30,650	$20,630 - 45,800	23%	73%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	46,780	$33,020 - 62,510	13%	73%
17	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	55,050	$22,340 - 90,200	12%	51%
18	Financial managers	70	79,510	$37,160 - 127,830	13%	60%
19	Sales managers	70	66,130	$41,600 - 92,690	10%	69%
20	Lawyers	70	55,800	$34,420 - 86,390	11%	99%
21	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	91,110	$41,370 - 0	16%	99%
22	Librarians	70	44,960	$34,890 - 57,940	4%	85%
23	Social and community service managers	60	40,490	$29,820 - 50,870	25%	72%
24	Self-enrichment education teachers	60	39,380	$29,880 - 49,600	23%	54%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	40,800	$30,220 - 57,040	12%	51%
26	Training and development specialists	60	33,330	$23,010 - 46,960	18%	56%
27	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	60	43,030	$31,560 - 56,590	0%	96%
28	Chief executives	60	95,960	$22,670 - 0	2%	65%
29	Computer programmers	50	45,000	$33,460 - 59,530	0%	73%
30	Occupational therapists	50	54,660	$41,460 - 71,430	23%	90%
31	Speech-language pathologists	50	54,070	$37,600 - 74,830	11%	98%
32	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	50	38,270	$29,580 - 48,380	20%	87%
33	Public relations specialists	50	35,240	$23,390 - 49,980	18%	81%
34	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	40,940	$32,300 - 49,540	9%	87%
35	Medical and public health social workers	40	39,520	$23,100 - 58,000	24%	77%
36	Network and computer systems administrators	40	45,780	$34,260 - 58,220	27%	50%
37	Mechanical engineers	40	66,900	$40,630 - 114,450	4%	78%
38	Industrial engineers	40	57,570	$40,410 - 78,100	20%	74%
39	Graphic designers	30	27,650	$19,870 - 37,790	10%	55%

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	2,200	19,310	$12,100 - 30,830	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,530	18,090	$12,800 - 25,650	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,220	14,550	$11,760 - 18,130	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	1,140	19,460	$13,170 - 27,680	13%	19%
5	Waiters and waitresses	970	14,030	$11,580 - 18,840	11%	14%
6	Team assemblers	950	23,270	$16,870 - 30,460	0%	5%
7	Helpers--production workers	870	23,010	$16,960 - 29,010	0%	4%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	860	28,370	$18,650 - 40,790	10%	4%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	780	27,390	$17,710 - 40,390	13%	16%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	750	17,200	$12,050 - 25,610	-7%	8%
11	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	730	13,530	$11,430 - 16,380	18%	5%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	730	17,750	$12,300 - 23,860	15%	4%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	18,570	$14,990 - 22,860	18%	7%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	610	22,380	$16,590 - 29,340	1%	18%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	600	30,560	$18,880 - 44,200	10%	6%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	600	33,910	$17,610 - 53,670	6%	29%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	560	30,740	$17,940 - 47,960	4%	25%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	540	28,860	$22,330 - 36,240	14%	7%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	470	21,340	$14,820 - 29,860	8%	4%
20	Food preparation workers	470	14,320	$11,670 - 18,200	15%	7%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	460	19,360	$13,210 - 24,840	17%	13%
22	Customer service representatives	440	26,980	$16,530 - 40,410	25%	22%
23	Cooks, fast food	440	13,890	$11,470 - 17,420	8%	5%
24	General and operations managers	430	81,900	$37,090 - [?]	2%	48%
25	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	400	15,250	$11,800 - 19,100	11%	5%
26	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	400	19,610	$14,990 - 28,380	-8%	5%
27	Industrial truck and tractor operators	380	24,890	$19,560 - 29,700	-1%	2%
28	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	380	24,570	$19,670 - 28,540	-14%	0%
29	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	370	27,220	$22,670 - 32,990	5%	2%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	320	14,730	$11,610 - 18,960	13%	5%
31	Teacher assistants	300	15,700	$11,800 - 22,440	10%	18%
32	Tellers	300	18,970	$14,020 - 24,170	14%	16%
33	Counter and rental clerks	300	16,700	$11,810 - 27,260	23%	16%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	300	44,820	$26,180 - 70,840	-4%	15%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	290	26,600	$16,540 - 40,550	11%	14%
36	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	290	19,210	$13,730 - 26,730	18%	6%
37	Child care workers	290	14,450	$11,480 - 19,030	18%	15%
38	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	270	23,450	$15,220 - 33,370	4%	6%
39	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	260	27,500	$20,690 - 34,230	-6%	14%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	250	32,400	$18,640 - 50,000	11%	33%
41	Cooks, restaurant	250	17,150	$13,230 - 22,080	12%	5%
42	Driver/sales workers	250	21,650	$11,740 - 40,110	-4%	4%
43	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	210	18,660	$13,370 - 28,840	14%	3%
44	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	200	29,100	$20,320 - 40,020	15%	18%
45	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	200	31,920	$24,730 - 37,410	-4%	5%
46	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	190	29,910	$17,620 - 42,510	14%	4%
47	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	21,110	$13,690 - 28,570	12%	6%
48	Preschool teachers, except special education	190	18,740	$14,830 - 28,240	26%	43%
49	Electricians	180	34,270	$23,930 - 48,050	7%	7%
50	Dishwashers	180	13,790	$11,570 - 17,250	10%	3%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	170	20,700	$15,930 - 27,230	4%	15%
52	Construction laborers	170	21,270	$16,460 - 27,680	11%	5%
53	Bus drivers, school	170	19,760	$11,950 - 29,110	9%	4%
54	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	160	22,910	$17,420 - 29,790	10%	24%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	42,040	$30,140 - 59,230	7%	13%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	160	38,650	$27,490 - 55,390	9%	10%
57	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	27,520	$23,470 - 34,140	8%	3%
58	Parts salespersons	150	24,220	$15,750 - 35,400	-1%	6%
59	Business operations specialists, all other	150	41,150	$17,760 - 83,160	21%	49%
60	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	150	13,220	$11,500 - 15,490	10%	8%
61	Postal service mail carriers	140	42,760	$33,330 - 56,000	1%	11%
62	Carpenters	140	27,600	$20,280 - 36,860	10%	6%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	45,900	$25,710 - 74,150	10%	17%
64	Healthcare support workers, all other	130	20,930	$13,250 - 30,600	16%	10%
65	Medical secretaries	130	23,840	$16,590 - 34,520	17%	18%
66	Industrial machinery mechanics	130	32,470	$23,890 - 43,630	9%	5%
67	Bill and account collectors	130	24,190	$17,060 - 32,250	23%	13%
68	Pharmacy technicians	130	21,290	$16,190 - 27,780	32%	16%
69	Computer support specialists	120	28,190	$20,160 - 37,350	13%	43%
70	Machinists	120	32,290	$21,040 - 43,870	-2%	3%
71	Loan interviewers and clerks	110	25,620	$17,790 - 34,640	0%	24%
72	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	32,840	$23,050 - 49,670	4%	30%
73	Dental assistants	110	24,850	$19,020 - 29,220	29%	9%
74	Medical assistants	110	20,220	$16,280 - 23,910	35%	10%
75	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	15,400	$11,750 - 20,790	10%	5%
76	Food servers, nonrestaurant	110	14,390	$11,430 - 19,200	16%	9%
77	File clerks	100	17,270	$12,310 - 23,260	-40%	20%
78	Legal secretaries	100	27,640	$21,750 - 35,230	12%	18%
79	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	40,930	$24,970 - 59,370	15%	25%
80	Loan officers	100	62,250	$33,260 - 96,520	12%	49%
81	Personal and home care aides	90	14,190	$11,580 - 17,360	51%	10%
82	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	37,610	$29,380 - 47,240	16%	43%
83	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	14,490	$11,770 - 17,930	10%	17%
84	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	90	33,620	$20,910 - 40,160	2%	11%
85	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	90	29,880	$20,970 - 39,150	12%	3%
86	Farm equipment mechanics	90	25,890	$20,080 - 34,500	1%	3%
87	Switchboard operators, including answering service	90	21,720	$14,450 - 28,570	-7%	10%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	31,940	$20,010 - 50,880	13%	17%
89	Cement masons and concrete finishers	80	24,800	$18,880 - 30,100	11%	2%
90	Construction and related workers, all other	80	21,940	$16,940 - 27,750	9%	4%
91	Industrial production managers	80	70,850	$36,280 - 115,760	-5%	43%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	80	35,510	$22,440 - 47,550	0%	42%
93	Administrative services managers	80	52,930	$31,400 - 87,430	12%	40%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	43,010	$23,920 - 65,000	4%	38%
95	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	70	24,980	$19,730 - 32,860	3%	4%
96	Painters, construction and maintenance	70	22,910	$12,480 - 35,100	12%	6%
97	Food service managers	70	43,160	$30,630 - 58,460	5%	24%
98	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	70	13,400	$11,580 - 16,340	12%	6%
99	Order clerks	70	20,600	$13,470 - 28,740	-23%	16%
100	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	24,550	$18,080 - 30,150	-12%	4%

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Jobs More Common Near Jonesboro Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Legislators		100	9.2
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	19,610	400	7.1
Helpers--production workers	23,010	870	6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,570	380	5
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,250	400	4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	27,220	370	3.6
Social and human service assistants	20,240	260	2.8
Team assemblers	23,270	950	2.8
Cooks, fast food	13,890	440	2.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	28,860	540	2.5
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	22,910	160	2.5
Healthcare support workers, all other	20,930	130	2.5
Parts salespersons	24,220	150	2.1
Teachers and instructors, all other	35,600	280	2.1
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	18,090	1,530	2.1
Driver/sales workers	21,650	250	2.1
Counter and rental clerks	16,700	300	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,890	380	2
Food servers, nonrestaurant	14,390	110	2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,660	210	2
Industrial machinery mechanics	32,470	130	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	45,900	130	1.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	31,920	200	1.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,500	260	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	28,370	860	1.8
Radiologic technologists and technicians	40,930	100	1.8
Food preparation workers	14,320	470	1.7
Pharmacists	76,600	130	1.7
Child, family, and school social workers	37,580	130	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	32,400	250	1.7
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,110	190	1.7
Tellers	18,970	300	1.7
Preschool teachers, except special education	18,740	190	1.6
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,400	110	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,570	650	1.6
Child care workers	14,450	290	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,740	560	1.6
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	21,340	470	1.6
Retail salespersons	19,310	2,200	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,820	300	1.5
Bus drivers, school	19,760	170	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,560	600	1.5
Pharmacy technicians	21,290	130	1.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	27,520	160	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	17,200	750	1.4
File clerks	17,270	100	1.4
Loan interviewers and clerks	25,620	110	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	33,910	600	1.3
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,390	780	1.3
Registered nurses	43,010	990	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	31,920	1.27	200
Helpers--production workers	23,010	1.03	870
Teachers and instructors, all other	35,600	0.99	280
Child, family, and school social workers	37,580	0.98	130
Postal service mail carriers	42,760	0.98	140
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,660	0.96	210
Customer service representatives	26,980	0.95	440
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,560	0.94	600
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,600	0.93	290
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	45,900	0.93	130
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,110	0.93	190
Team assemblers	23,270	0.91	950
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,390	0.91	780
General and operations managers	81,900	0.91	430
Machinists	32,290	0.91	120
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,820	0.89	300
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,570	0.88	380
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,450	0.88	270
Dishwashers	13,790	0.88	180
Driver/sales workers	21,650	0.88	250
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,890	0.88	380
Cooks, fast food	13,890	0.88	440
Accountants and auditors	47,830	0.87	230
Receptionists and information clerks	19,360	0.86	460
Medical secretaries	23,840	0.86	130
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,910	0.86	190
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,530	0.86	730
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,210	0.86	290
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	22,910	0.85	160
Waiters and waitresses	14,030	0.85	970
Tellers	18,970	0.85	300
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	32,840	0.85	110
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,500	0.85	260
Cooks, restaurant	17,150	0.85	250
Loan interviewers and clerks	25,620	0.84	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,750	0.83	730
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,730	0.83	320
Bill and account collectors	24,190	0.83	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,570	0.83	650
Cashiers	14,550	0.83	1,220
Dental assistants	24,850	0.83	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,400	0.83	110
Retail salespersons	19,310	0.82	2,200
Parts salespersons	24,220	0.82	150
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	27,220	0.82	370
Pharmacists	76,600	0.82	130
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,550	0.82	370
Office clerks, general	19,460	0.82	1,140
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,740	0.82	560
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	13,220	0.81	150

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	149,960	80
Chief executives	95,960	60
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	91,110	70
General and operations managers	81,900	430
Financial managers	79,510	70
Pharmacists	76,600	130
Industrial production managers	70,850	80
Optometrists	70,220
Mechanical engineers	66,900	40
Sales managers	66,130	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,740	90
Civil engineers	62,570
Physical therapists	62,400
Loan officers	62,250	100
Medical and health services managers	59,170	80
Industrial engineers	57,570	40
Lawyers	55,800	70
Insurance sales agents	55,790
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,600	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	55,050	70
Dental hygienists	54,910	60
Occupational therapists	54,660	50
Speech-language pathologists	54,070	50
Administrative services managers	52,930	80
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	48,980
Accountants and auditors	47,830	230
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	47,600
Management analysts	47,150
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	46,780	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	45,900	130
Network and computer systems administrators	45,780	40
Computer programmers	45,000	50
Librarians	44,960	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,820	300
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	44,360	50
Postal service clerks	43,820	40
Food service managers	43,160	70
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	43,030	60
Registered nurses	43,010	990
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	43,010	80
Postal service mail carriers	42,760	140
Respiratory therapists	42,550	60
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	42,040	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	41,780	490
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	41,540	50
Business operations specialists, all other	41,150	150
Special education teachers, secondary school	40,940	50
Radiologic technologists and technicians	40,930	100
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40,800	60
Sales representatives, services, all other	40,720	40

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