Little Rock Employment

Employment and Industries in the Little Rock, Arkansas Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Little Rock, 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	8,160	57,860	$39,000 - 77,650	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,380	46,430	$26,600 - 71,130	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	2,400	51,720	$31,350 - 77,170	18%	79%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,220	43,260	$30,210 - 58,630	6%	96%
5	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,190	38,930	$26,620 - 51,750	14%	95%
6	Social and human service assistants	1,600	22,390	$14,730 - 31,450	34%	58%
7	Lawyers	1,570	94,350	$41,000 - 0	11%	99%
8	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,390	35,260	$18,230 - 57,800	9%	54%
9	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,330	41,850	$27,290 - 57,520	11%	95%
10	Management analysts	1,330	56,500	$30,230 - 92,030	22%	78%
11	Financial managers	1,010	81,030	$40,590 - 131,550	13%	60%
12	Pharmacists	940	88,480	$61,640 - 115,460	22%	97%
13	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	860	69,920	$22,530 - 0	25%	67%
14	Computer programmers	810	62,560	$34,310 - 92,230	0%	73%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	710	47,150	$29,240 - 61,090	12%	51%
16	Training and development specialists	680	42,870	$25,600 - 63,540	18%	56%
17	Managers, all other	680	72,190	$43,380 - 105,280	7%	55%
18	Medical and health services managers	680	68,310	$39,460 - 96,820	16%	57%
19	Computer software engineers, applications	670	64,670	$36,050 - 97,040	45%	85%
20	Civil engineers	650	63,020	$40,890 - 89,650	18%	87%
21	Sales managers	630	89,510	$40,210 - 0	10%	69%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	610	40,320	$26,270 - 63,820	5%	58%
23	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	560	51,890	$35,310 - 65,050	13%	73%
24	Network and computer systems administrators	550	54,750	$34,830 - 80,860	27%	50%
25	Chief executives	540	130,920	$65,560 - 0	2%	65%
26	Public relations specialists	510	44,700	$26,020 - 74,690	18%	81%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	490	66,140	$50,790 - 83,070	8%	78%
28	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	470	49,950	$27,540 - 63,000	12%	51%
29	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	460	35,230	$21,770 - 55,840	18%	56%
30	Speech-language pathologists	460	49,170	$35,340 - 66,590	11%	98%
31	Coaches and scouts	460	36,520	$17,960 - 61,320	15%	60%
32	Child, family, and school social workers	460	34,430	$25,880 - 48,160	19%	77%
33	Mechanical engineers	440	67,610	$43,170 - 100,820	4%	78%
34	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	430	30,810	$21,370 - 42,640	15%	51%
35	Financial analysts	430	62,360	$36,330 - 107,430	34%	87%
36	Self-enrichment education teachers	410	49,790	$14,440 - 88,100	23%	54%
37	Computer and information systems managers	410	83,280	$47,910 - 126,410	16%	73%
38	Librarians	400	46,190	$29,400 - 60,580	4%	85%
39	Insurance underwriters	390	50,380	$26,020 - 76,950	6%	53%
40	Social and community service managers	380	53,900	$30,330 - 89,580	25%	72%
41	Advertising sales agents	380	46,500	$24,370 - 86,600	20%	56%
42	Physical therapists	370	53,640	$27,510 - 80,550	27%	89%
43	Graphic designers	360	36,880	$23,530 - 56,410	10%	55%
44	Personal financial advisors	350	60,300	$34,010 - 107,770	41%	81%
45	Network systems and data communications analysts	310	50,060	$34,020 - 72,690	53%	57%
46	Special education teachers, secondary school	300	41,880	$32,320 - 54,520	9%	87%
47	Computer specialists, all other	300	59,570	$26,730 - 82,930	15%	68%
48	Occupational therapists	280	58,500	$39,800 - 79,130	23%	90%
49	Engineers, all other	280	66,440	$35,770 - 101,490	6%	82%
50	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	280	41,980	$30,760 - 57,040	20%	87%
51	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	270	45,250	$30,010 - 64,620	18%	56%
52	Rehabilitation counselors	270	32,400	$21,660 - 44,010	23%	73%
53	Marketing managers	250	95,260	$35,970 - 0	14%	69%
54	Surveyors	250	36,410	$13,680 - 57,700	24%	82%
55	Social workers, all other	250	48,070	$29,160 - 73,320	18%	77%
56	Industrial engineers	240	62,260	$40,490 - 87,350	20%	74%
57	Community and social service specialists, all other	240	36,250	$21,970 - 59,600	25%	58%
58	Engineering managers	240	94,150	$67,090 - 120,750	7%	84%
59	Medical and public health social workers	240	41,470	$26,440 - 58,920	24%	77%
60	Financial specialists, all other	240	41,150	$22,460 - 70,830	12%	50%
61	Education administrators, postsecondary	230	85,060	$42,480 - 129,820	14%	78%
62	Market research analysts	230	49,570	$31,140 - 83,460	20%	82%
63	Computer software engineers, systems software	220	67,350	$40,890 - 99,360	28%	85%
64	Commercial pilots	210	58,170	$37,780 - 91,400	13%	74%
65	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	210	49,510	$28,570 - 75,490	17%	56%
66	Detectives and criminal investigators	210	49,730	$26,930 - 82,860	17%	54%
67	Editors	210	48,640	$28,600 - 80,270	2%	81%
68	Dentists, general	210	111,410	$63,980 - 0	9%	100%
69	Special education teachers, middle school	190	41,520	$31,850 - 52,810	16%	87%
70	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	190	49,460	$27,650 - 96,190	0%	99%
71	Electrical engineers	190	75,280	$53,920 - 98,750	6%	81%
72	Architects, except landscape and naval	180	100,480	$40,710 - 0	18%	88%
73	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	180	47,540	$33,410 - 63,210	0%	96%
74	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	180	33,050	$26,050 - 44,830	11%	58%
75	Operations research analysts	170	49,270	$31,260 - 65,600	11%	71%
76	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	170	62,870	$34,260 - 124,100	16%	99%
77	Reporters and correspondents	160	33,230	$18,740 - 46,670	1%	85%
78	Credit analysts	160	57,500	$32,900 - 93,440	2%	60%
79	Health educators	150	52,930	$31,980 - 68,210	26%	58%
80	Dietitians and nutritionists	150	43,400	$30,940 - 62,150	9%	72%
81	Budget analysts	150	52,060	$35,130 - 73,040	7%	78%
82	Legislators	140	35,280	$11,670 - 80,500	1%	65%
83	Mental health counselors	140	39,290	$26,950 - 53,620	30%	73%
84	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	140	45,080	$20,710 - 66,580	25%	93%
85	Occupational health and safety specialists	140	47,820	$27,430 - 74,780	8%	72%
86	Purchasing managers	140	75,050	$40,540 - 108,690	3%	57%
87	Economists	130	51,620	$27,950 - 74,560	8%	100%
88	Human resources managers, all other	130	74,330	$42,800 - 111,960	11%	58%
89	Producers and directors	130	42,780	$26,140 - 67,030	11%	75%
90	Training and development managers	120	76,280	$44,760 - 124,610	16%	58%
91	Financial examiners	120	64,380	$33,930 - 96,760	11%	76%
92	Veterinarians	120	68,840	$42,080 - 100,670	35%	100%
93	Environmental engineers	110	55,660	$34,150 - 83,090	25%	86%
94	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	110	32,140	$16,650 - 49,390	24%	78%
95	Instructional coordinators	110	60,070	$37,970 - 80,220	23%	79%
96	Floral designers	100	21,780	$17,280 - 29,590	0%	55%
97	Chemists	100	55,170	$33,760 - 77,510	9%	93%
98	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	100	102,050	$41,450 - 0	12%	94%
99	Microbiologists	90	49,240	$32,280 - 63,420	11%	95%
100	Public relations managers	90	80,030	$38,690 - 130,990	17%	75%

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	11,170	20,550	$12,700 - 30,840	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	8,480	21,770	$13,420 - 37,670	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	7,930	16,020	$12,060 - 21,130	-2%	10%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	6,660	34,100	$21,130 - 49,670	10%	4%
5	Customer service representatives	6,470	29,340	$18,920 - 44,940	25%	22%
6	Office clerks, general	6,460	21,060	$12,980 - 30,760	13%	19%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	5,660	29,550	$20,230 - 41,180	13%	16%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,520	18,630	$12,460 - 25,860	15%	4%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	5,450	19,680	$15,860 - 24,430	18%	7%
10	Waiters and waitresses	5,360	14,570	$11,560 - 19,060	11%	14%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,550	19,850	$12,750 - 28,360	-7%	8%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,330	24,710	$16,900 - 35,790	1%	18%
13	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,300	13,590	$11,480 - 16,340	18%	5%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	4,010	41,440	$24,640 - 62,320	6%	29%
15	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3,920	34,300	$24,830 - 44,880	14%	7%
16	General and operations managers	3,700	90,260	$42,020 - [?]	2%	48%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,060	36,010	$19,860 - 53,750	4%	25%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,970	31,790	$21,430 - 46,040	15%	18%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,940	29,350	$18,900 - 43,110	10%	6%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	2,930	21,190	$15,120 - 27,800	17%	13%
21	Cooks, fast food	2,830	13,410	$11,500 - 16,280	8%	5%
22	Helpers--production workers	2,800	20,390	$14,600 - 29,840	0%	4%
23	Business operations specialists, all other	2,800	49,480	$28,360 - 74,350	21%	49%
24	Security guards	2,580	19,980	$12,750 - 28,970	17%	13%
25	Carpenters	2,380	31,350	$24,180 - 40,790	10%	6%
26	Team assemblers	2,280	26,660	$16,480 - 37,200	0%	5%
27	Food preparation workers	2,240	15,960	$11,820 - 22,470	15%	7%
28	Teacher assistants	2,160	17,670	$12,480 - 24,030	10%	18%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,130	15,300	$11,830 - 19,230	13%	5%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,090	23,970	$15,660 - 35,270	11%	14%
31	Tellers	1,860	21,760	$16,190 - 28,610	14%	16%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,850	24,060	$15,860 - 34,830	4%	6%
33	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,800	22,280	$14,440 - 31,830	8%	4%
34	Cooks, restaurant	1,800	17,960	$13,930 - 23,070	12%	5%
35	Child care workers	1,750	14,100	$11,530 - 17,730	18%	15%
36	Packers and packagers, hand	1,730	16,660	$12,370 - 22,270	-11%	3%
37	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,700	24,990	$16,610 - 36,230	-1%	2%
38	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,670	36,320	$23,590 - 49,310	11%	33%
39	Driver/sales workers	1,610	24,890	$12,260 - 42,410	-4%	4%
40	Home health aides	1,610	18,340	$14,110 - 23,430	49%	7%
41	Bus drivers, school	1,580	20,250	$13,400 - 27,390	9%	4%
42	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,570	19,320	$13,430 - 28,080	18%	6%
43	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,560	17,240	$12,160 - 23,650	11%	5%
44	Construction laborers	1,550	22,750	$17,100 - 30,010	11%	5%
45	Telemarketers	1,520	18,740	$12,360 - 24,510	-9%	14%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,440	47,690	$28,840 - 65,960	9%	10%
47	Computer support specialists	1,400	36,900	$22,340 - 55,360	13%	43%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,380	46,620	$28,220 - 68,260	7%	13%
49	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,360	32,890	$18,960 - 49,130	14%	4%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,360	43,710	$25,560 - 66,950	-4%	15%
51	Bill and account collectors	1,270	26,280	$18,510 - 36,000	23%	13%
52	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,240	52,640	$23,460 - 91,370	28%	48%
53	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	1,210	33,850	$18,830 - 54,190	0%	22%
54	Dishwashers	1,210	14,900	$11,810 - 18,290	10%	3%
55	Electricians	1,180	36,170	$22,510 - 48,330	7%	7%
56	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	1,120	36,110	$23,940 - 47,370	12%	3%
57	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,090	26,640	$19,720 - 35,690	4%	15%
58	Personal and home care aides	1,070	16,280	$11,810 - 22,590	51%	10%
59	Counter and rental clerks	1,060	18,270	$12,180 - 27,750	23%	16%
60	Administrative services managers	1,050	65,250	$33,810 - 104,250	12%	40%
61	Parts salespersons	1,020	28,260	$15,340 - 46,810	-1%	6%
62	Preschool teachers, except special education	920	17,500	$12,270 - 26,150	26%	43%
63	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	920	14,060	$11,500 - 17,900	10%	8%
64	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	890	35,890	$22,940 - 46,390	11%	4%
65	Production workers, all other	880	25,090	$13,880 - 38,470	2%	5%
66	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	870	53,610	$32,360 - 80,950	9%	47%
67	Medical assistants	860	23,450	$18,340 - 30,840	35%	10%
68	File clerks	860	18,630	$14,800 - 23,990	-40%	20%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	860	44,800	$27,910 - 65,340	10%	17%
70	Postal service mail carriers	810	43,560	$34,290 - 52,640	1%	11%
71	Medical secretaries	800	27,240	$19,720 - 38,020	17%	18%
72	Paralegals and legal assistants	750	44,370	$29,280 - 61,210	22%	45%
73	Pharmacy technicians	750	23,550	$17,430 - 30,380	32%	16%
74	Sheet metal workers	740	28,380	$17,550 - 43,150	7%	4%
75	Fire fighters	740	33,960	$12,820 - 48,790	12%	18%
76	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	740	26,840	$16,790 - 39,070	-8%	5%
77	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	740	26,820	$17,770 - 38,940	5%	2%
78	Dental assistants	720	25,860	$16,160 - 35,870	29%	9%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	720	60,980	$32,270 - 100,920	4%	38%
80	Legal secretaries	700	30,910	$21,130 - 44,520	12%	18%
81	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	700	31,320	$21,110 - 45,500	8%	3%
82	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	680	30,850	$15,460 - 47,160	-6%	14%
83	Data entry keyers	680	23,170	$16,050 - 32,870	-4%	18%
84	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	680	16,680	$12,090 - 22,990	14%	3%
85	Insurance sales agents	670	48,080	$23,830 - 84,700	13%	45%
86	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	670	15,580	$11,790 - 20,540	10%	17%
87	All other information and record clerks	650	31,560	$19,170 - 45,010	-12%	21%
88	Loan interviewers and clerks	640	27,450	$16,090 - 36,060	0%	24%
89	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	630	24,260	$15,820 - 33,300	3%	4%
90	Psychiatric technicians	630	22,350	$16,400 - 31,230	-2%	16%
91	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	630	22,370	$16,220 - 28,820	-14%	0%
92	Food servers, nonrestaurant	630	15,660	$11,750 - 21,020	16%	9%
93	Health technologists and technicians, all other	620	27,390	$17,960 - 41,850	15%	27%
94	Office and administrative support workers, all other	620	26,640	$17,340 - 38,310	-8%	32%
95	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	600	42,230	$30,950 - 49,620	-7%	12%
96	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	600	39,830	$20,630 - 58,480	7%	6%
97	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	590	34,200	$22,100 - 50,100	4%	30%
98	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	590	33,520	$23,070 - 46,230	9%	3%
99	Machinists	580	34,940	$23,210 - 52,330	-2%	3%
100	Loan officers	570	58,530	$34,360 - 91,570	12%	49%

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Jobs More Common Near Little Rock Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Avionics technicians	44,280	260	17
Statistical assistants	21,370	440	14.5
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	49,460	190	10
Forensic science technicians	34,460	120	8
Psychiatric technicians	22,350	630	7.5
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	23,630	180	5.6
Respiratory therapy technicians	34,730	150	5.3
Commercial pilots	58,170	210	4.8
Economists	51,620	130	4.7
Health technologists and technicians, all other	27,390	620	4.1
Meter readers, utilities	23,370	280	4.1
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	39,830	600	3.9
Dietetic technicians	20,680	160	3.8
Personal care and service workers, all other	15,870	420	3.7
Conveyor operators and tenders	24,800	220	3.6
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	21,370	110	3.6
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	29,470	310	2.8
Law clerks	31,720	180	2.8
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	23,230	360	2.7
Construction and related workers, all other	30,090	220	2.6
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	24,260	630	2.5
Helpers--production workers	20,390	2,800	2.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,300	3,920	2.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,260	450	2.3
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	24,150	150	2.3
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	33,850	1,210	2.3
Crane and tower operators	31,080	190	2.3
Helpers--carpenters	23,840	480	2.2
Social and human service assistants	22,390	1,600	2.2
Radio and television announcers	47,120	150	2.2
Security and fire alarm systems installers	29,630	240	2.2
Plasterers and stucco masons	37,480	230	2.2
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	27,630	380	2.2
Structural iron and steel workers	29,860	280	2.2
Financial examiners	64,380	120	2.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	22,760	500	2.2
Cooks, fast food	13,410	2,830	2.1
Social workers, all other	48,070	250	2.1
Prepress technicians and workers	30,140	330	2.1
Lodging managers	37,360	120	2
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	31,660	120	2
Respiratory therapists	44,710	420	2
Painters, transportation equipment	35,790	200	2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,240	1,560	2
Speech-language pathologists	49,170	460	2
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	47,150	710	2
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	32,090	230	2
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	41,000	170	1.9
Surveyors	36,410	250	1.9
Pest control workers	24,470	280	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Architects, except landscape and naval	100,480	1.47	180
Self-enrichment education teachers	49,790	1.39	410
Radio and television announcers	47,120	1.3	150
Health educators	52,930	1.22	150
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	48,430	1.19	520
Cost estimators	60,970	1.15	470
Coaches and scouts	36,520	1.1	460
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	33,850	1.09	1,210
Paralegals and legal assistants	44,370	1.09	750
Couriers and messengers	24,070	1.09	290
Instructional coordinators	60,070	1.09	110
Family and general practitioners	164,560	1.08	410
Education administrators, postsecondary	85,060	1.08	230
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	51,890	1.08	560
Social workers, all other	48,070	1.08	250
Demonstrators and product promoters	26,940	1.08	180
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,840	1.08	740
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,300	1.08	140
Procurement clerks	34,940	1.06	190
Sales representatives, services, all other	52,640	1.06	1,240
Team assemblers	26,660	1.05	2,280
Editors	48,640	1.04	210
Marketing managers	95,260	1.04	250
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	42,230	1.04	600
Computer programmers	62,560	1.04	810
Customer service representatives	29,340	1.03	6,470
Loan officers	58,530	1.03	570
Architectural and civil drafters	42,610	1.03	260
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	33,490	1.03	170
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,610	1.03	870
Electrical engineers	75,280	1.03	190
Registered nurses	57,860	1.02	8,160
All other information and record clerks	31,560	1.02	650
Advertising sales agents	46,500	1.02	380
Social and community service managers	53,900	1.02	380
Automotive body and related repairers	38,370	1.02	260
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,940	1.02	210
Credit analysts	57,500	1.02	160
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,800	1.01	450
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	18,590	1.01	220
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	23,230	1.01	360
Driver/sales workers	24,890	1.01	1,610
Legislators	35,280	1.01	140
Mental health counselors	39,290	1.01	140
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	33,090	1.01	470
Helpers--carpenters	23,840	1	480
General and operations managers	90,260	1	3,700
Community and social service specialists, all other	36,250	1	240
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,680	1	490
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	34,450	1	390

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Optometrists	185,330
Surgeons	184,960	90
Family and general practitioners	164,560	410
Chief executives	130,920	540
Dentists, general	111,410	210
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	102,050	100
Architects, except landscape and naval	100,480	180
Marketing managers	95,260	250
Lawyers	94,350	1,570
Engineering managers	94,150	240
General and operations managers	90,260	3,700
Sales managers	89,510	630
Pharmacists	88,480	940
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	86,190	40
Natural sciences managers	85,870	40
Education administrators, postsecondary	85,060	230
Computer and information systems managers	83,280	410
Financial managers	81,030	1,010
Public relations managers	80,030	90
Computer hardware engineers	78,620	80
Industrial production managers	76,860	220
Training and development managers	76,280	120
Electrical engineers	75,280	190
Purchasing managers	75,050	140
Chemical engineers	74,710	40
Human resources managers, all other	74,330	130
Managers, all other	72,190	680
Education administrators, all other	72,110	30
Compensation and benefits managers	71,640	80
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	69,920	860
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	68,910	180
Veterinarians	68,840	120
Farm and home management advisors	68,800
Database administrators	68,330
Medical and health services managers	68,310	680
Mechanical engineers	67,610	440
Computer software engineers, systems software	67,350	220
Advertising and promotions managers	67,080	60
Engineers, all other	66,440	280
Transportation inspectors	66,400	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,140	490
Administrative services managers	65,250	1,050
Computer software engineers, applications	64,670	670
Financial examiners	64,380	120
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	63,730
Civil engineers	63,020	650
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	62,870	170
Computer programmers	62,560	810
Financial analysts	62,360	430
Industrial engineers	62,260	240

Large Companies Headquartered in Little Rock

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Alltel	9.5
Dillard's	7.7

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