Pine Bluff Employment

Employment and Industries in the Pine Bluff, 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 Pine Bluff than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Pine Bluff.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff.
A list of any large public companies in Pine Bluff.

Most Popular Jobs in Pine Bluff, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	40,200	$32,220 - 49,070	14%	95%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	42,000	$32,620 - 52,860	6%	96%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	260	41,140	$31,170 - 52,730	11%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	250	43,710	$26,210 - 65,080	18%	79%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	230	23,440	$12,310 - 45,150	9%	54%
6	Social and human service assistants	170	25,320	$15,450 - 41,360	34%	58%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	140	42,750	$21,080 - 75,510	8%	51%
8	Pharmacists	100	83,490	$55,270 - 110,970	22%	97%
9	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	100	31,550	$26,270 - 39,760	11%	58%
10	Management analysts	100	61,280	$26,030 - 109,640	22%	78%
11	Training and development specialists	90	37,480	$22,020 - 60,330	18%	56%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	65,830	$52,020 - 80,910	8%	78%
13	Medical and health services managers	80	70,670	$46,220 - 111,230	16%	57%
14	Financial managers	70	74,920	$48,330 - 115,570	13%	60%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	42,090	$32,340 - 52,920	20%	87%
16	Librarians	70	47,180	$35,970 - 60,170	4%	85%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	41,110	$28,720 - 57,370	13%	73%
18	Chief executives	60	109,030	$28,000 - 0	2%	65%
19	Managers, all other	60	80,750	$45,500 - 114,020	7%	55%
20	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	43,880	$33,900 - 57,470	0%	96%
21	Lawyers	50	75,030	$35,310 - 0	11%	99%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	36,900	$22,770 - 51,540	18%	56%
23	Computer software engineers, applications	50	62,060	$36,040 - 96,710	45%	85%
24	Sales managers	40	69,670	$41,440 - 110,750	10%	69%
25	Coaches and scouts	40	41,240	$26,950 - 59,000	15%	60%
26	Electrical engineers	40	73,140	$58,520 - 91,260	6%	81%
27	Mechanical engineers	40	69,470	$52,420 - 91,950	4%	78%
28	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	47,510	$33,310 - 61,230	9%	87%
29	Computer and information systems managers	40	75,890	$50,740 - 109,810	16%	73%
30	Graphic designers	30	31,300	$17,970 - 40,130	10%	55%
31	Network and computer systems administrators	30	44,840	$28,990 - 72,600	27%	50%
32	Public relations specialists	30	31,080	$19,650 - 55,040	18%	81%

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	Correctional officers and jailers	1,390	29,280	$24,060 - 36,230	17%	11%
2	Retail salespersons	1,110	26,040	$12,180 - 53,840	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	1,090	14,670	$11,690 - 19,100	-2%	10%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	720	22,340	$15,010 - 33,530	2%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	710	18,920	$12,520 - 27,320	13%	19%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	670	17,760	$13,690 - 22,420	18%	7%
7	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	650	33,030	$26,100 - 40,560	14%	7%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	580	17,410	$11,940 - 26,720	15%	4%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	570	12,920	$11,400 - 14,730	18%	5%
10	Packers and packagers, hand	540	20,800	$15,650 - 27,360	-11%	3%
11	Maintenance and repair workers, general	530	36,200	$18,710 - 55,840	10%	6%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	480	21,740	$16,080 - 28,570	1%	18%
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	470	28,600	$17,600 - 43,240	10%	4%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	450	26,170	$17,370 - 38,480	13%	16%
15	Cooks, fast food	430	13,400	$11,500 - 16,300	8%	5%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	420	18,610	$11,930 - 31,370	-7%	8%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	380	29,990	$20,670 - 44,070	4%	25%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	370	39,470	$24,870 - 59,710	6%	29%
19	Business operations specialists, all other	360	46,170	$21,570 - 72,690	21%	49%
20	Teacher assistants	350	15,620	$11,900 - 20,010	10%	18%
21	Security guards	350	31,040	$23,740 - 42,280	17%	13%
22	Helpers--production workers	330	25,610	$17,200 - 36,980	0%	4%
23	Industrial truck and tractor operators	320	26,980	$19,820 - 38,060	-1%	2%
24	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	17,220	$12,000 - 23,950	11%	5%
25	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	280	33,400	$20,130 - 59,940	-6%	14%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	270	24,310	$15,150 - 38,690	11%	14%
27	Bus drivers, school	250	19,290	$12,480 - 25,150	9%	4%
28	Tellers	240	21,090	$14,810 - 28,800	14%	16%
29	General and operations managers	240	86,500	$40,780 - [?]	2%	48%
30	Food preparation workers	230	14,490	$11,530 - 18,320	15%	7%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	220	28,760	$21,700 - 37,650	15%	18%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	220	19,340	$14,250 - 26,640	17%	13%
33	Waiters and waitresses	220	15,700	$11,500 - 23,480	11%	14%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	210	13,830	$11,510 - 17,190	13%	5%
35	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	210	30,570	$23,680 - 36,100	5%	2%
36	Child care workers	210	14,480	$11,760 - 17,700	18%	15%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	210	46,800	$27,080 - 69,470	-4%	15%
38	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	200	25,860	$15,200 - 37,860	4%	6%
39	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	180	21,120	$13,920 - 29,340	8%	4%
40	Customer service representatives	180	24,890	$16,570 - 35,360	25%	22%
41	Electricians	180	46,580	$30,670 - 58,750	7%	7%
42	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	180	18,930	$14,740 - 25,190	18%	6%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	46,740	$26,790 - 75,300	7%	13%
44	Medical secretaries	160	22,460	$18,160 - 28,480	17%	18%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	150	27,530	$17,080 - 44,270	14%	4%
46	Bill and account collectors	150	23,220	$16,750 - 29,200	23%	13%
47	Construction laborers	140	20,360	$15,250 - 29,010	11%	5%
48	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	140	35,980	$26,680 - 47,820	8%	9%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	130	42,110	$22,910 - 57,990	9%	10%
50	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	31,400	$24,680 - 41,170	8%	3%
51	Counter and rental clerks	120	16,330	$11,780 - 25,400	23%	16%
52	Cooks, restaurant	110	14,510	$11,480 - 18,180	12%	5%
53	Postal service mail carriers	110	43,140	$33,890 - 52,540	1%	11%
54	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	15,930	$11,980 - 20,500	10%	5%
55	Pharmacy technicians	110	21,240	$16,090 - 27,430	32%	16%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	100	22,420	$18,790 - 28,170	4%	15%
57	Driver/sales workers	100	16,740	$11,920 - 24,970	-4%	4%
58	Dishwashers	100	13,760	$11,470 - 16,690	10%	3%
59	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	100	31,960	$20,540 - 43,580	14%	8%
60	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	22,560	$12,810 - 35,820	26%	43%
61	Industrial machinery mechanics	90	36,270	$30,650 - 44,890	9%	5%
62	Computer support specialists	80	34,490	$22,010 - 51,270	13%	43%
63	All other information and record clerks	80	35,280	$21,070 - 49,560	-12%	21%
64	Carpenters	80	30,510	$22,360 - 39,220	10%	6%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	80	38,790	$27,660 - 52,160	11%	4%
66	File clerks	70	17,640	$12,940 - 22,170	-40%	20%
67	Parts salespersons	70	22,950	$13,910 - 34,160	-1%	6%
68	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	20,490	$15,380 - 26,980	12%	0%
69	Logging equipment operators	70	29,480	$17,300 - 39,140	0%	2%
70	Highway maintenance workers	70	22,430	$13,970 - 33,530	9%	5%
71	Food service managers	70	35,600	$22,490 - 45,950	5%	24%
72	Administrative services managers	70	47,950	$31,490 - 70,300	12%	40%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	70	14,240	$11,600 - 17,820	17%	14%
74	Loan interviewers and clerks	60	28,700	$19,860 - 36,740	0%	24%
75	Radiologic technologists and technicians	60	33,080	$21,820 - 45,990	15%	25%
76	Medical records and health information technicians	60	23,310	$16,380 - 34,410	18%	12%
77	Procurement clerks	60	36,770	$25,000 - 47,720	-1%	24%
78	Insurance sales agents	60	40,920	$26,250 - 54,900	13%	45%
79	Loan officers	60	54,350	$29,550 - 100,350	12%	49%
80	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	60	28,880	$19,640 - 37,700	11%	29%
81	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	50,830	$26,470 - 77,590	0%	42%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	60	31,330	$19,890 - 40,520	9%	3%
83	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	50	36,260	$22,420 - 49,640	4%	30%
84	Material moving workers, all other	50	35,810	$31,930 - 41,320	1%	6%
85	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	50	21,540	$17,140 - 26,930	0%	22%
86	Sheet metal workers	50	30,100	$16,440 - 47,110	7%	4%
87	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	50	27,000	$20,140 - 34,830	3%	18%
88	Dental assistants	50	23,550	$20,290 - 27,930	29%	9%
89	Healthcare support workers, all other	50	20,940	$12,630 - 32,760	16%	10%
90	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	50	27,350	$20,870 - 35,070	-14%	0%
91	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	50	22,060	$16,220 - 33,540	-4%	4%
92	Legal secretaries	40	25,680	$19,960 - 35,300	12%	18%
93	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	40	48,900	$31,280 - 70,950	4%	18%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40	40,590	$25,500 - 61,670	10%	17%
95	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40	39,760	$24,440 - 49,320	-7%	12%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40	37,220	$24,640 - 52,130	13%	17%
97	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40	37,320	$28,040 - 45,900	12%	3%
98	Automotive body and related repairers	40	35,550	$26,360 - 46,090	12%	3%
99	Medical assistants	40	20,350	$15,550 - 27,110	35%	10%
100	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	40	16,050	$12,390 - 19,330	12%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Pine Bluff Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Correctional officers and jailers	29,280	1,390	33
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	31,550	100	9.8
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	31,960	100	6.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	35,980	140	5.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,030	650	4.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,220	290	4.4
Cooks, fast food	13,400	430	3.8
Helpers--production workers	25,610	330	3.4
Packers and packagers, hand	20,800	540	3.3
Bus drivers, school	19,290	250	3.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,570	210	3.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,400	280	3
Social and human service assistants	25,320	170	2.8
Teachers and instructors, all other	23,440	230	2.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,980	320	2.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	17,760	670	2.5
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,930	110	2.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	260	2.2
Tellers	21,090	240	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,200	530	2
Pharmacists	83,490	100	2
Medical secretaries	22,460	160	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	21,240	110	1.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,000	340	1.8
Child care workers	14,480	210	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,740	160	1.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,200	490	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,310	270	1.7
Business operations specialists, all other	46,170	360	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	31,400	120	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	29,990	380	1.6
Bill and account collectors	23,220	150	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,800	210	1.6
Security guards	31,040	350	1.5
Postal service mail carriers	43,140	110	1.5
Cashiers	14,670	1,090	1.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,340	720	1.5
Teacher assistants	15,620	350	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	28,600	470	1.5
Electricians	46,580	180	1.4
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	21,740	480	1.3
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,560	100	1.3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,410	580	1.3
Food preparation workers	14,490	230	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,470	370	1.3
Driver/sales workers	16,740	100	1.2
Counter and rental clerks	16,330	120	1.2
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,860	200	1.2
Retail salespersons	26,040	1,110	1.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	13,830	210	1.2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Security guards	31,040	1.35	350
Helpers--production workers	25,610	1.14	330
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,200	1.11	530
Retail salespersons	26,040	1.11	1,110
Packers and packagers, hand	20,800	1.09	540
Electricians	46,580	1.06	180
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	35,980	1.04	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,400	1.03	280
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,340	0.99	720
Postal service mail carriers	43,140	0.99	110
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,860	0.97	200
General and operations managers	86,500	0.96	240
Social and human service assistants	25,320	0.96	170
Waiters and waitresses	15,700	0.95	220
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,980	0.95	320
Tellers	21,090	0.95	240
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,800	0.93	210
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,570	0.92	210
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,470	0.91	370
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,030	0.9	650
Customer service representatives	24,890	0.88	180
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,000	0.87	340
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,170	0.87	450
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,740	0.87	160
Receptionists and information clerks	19,340	0.86	220
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	0.86	260
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,200	0.86	490
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,930	0.85	110
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,310	0.85	270
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,610	0.85	420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	18,930	0.85	180
Business operations specialists, all other	46,170	0.84	360
Cooks, fast food	13,400	0.84	430
Correctional officers and jailers	29,280	0.84	1,390
Cashiers	14,670	0.84	1,090
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	12,920	0.82	570
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,410	0.82	580
Child care workers	14,480	0.81	210
Medical secretaries	22,460	0.81	160
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	28,600	0.81	470
Pharmacy technicians	21,240	0.81	110
Food preparation workers	14,490	0.81	230
Bill and account collectors	23,220	0.8	150
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	21,120	0.8	180
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	29,990	0.8	380
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	28,760	0.8	220
Office clerks, general	18,920	0.8	710
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	17,760	0.8	670
Accountants and auditors	43,710	0.79	250
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	27,530	0.79	150

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	132,210
Chief executives	109,030	60
General and operations managers	86,500	240
Pharmacists	83,490	100
Managers, all other	80,750	60
Computer and information systems managers	75,890	40
Dentists, general	75,740
Lawyers	75,030	50
Financial managers	74,920	70
Industrial production managers	74,170	40
Electrical engineers	73,140	40
Medical and health services managers	70,670	80
Computer specialists, all other	70,270
Sales managers	69,670	40
Mechanical engineers	69,470	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	65,830	80
Computer software engineers, systems software	64,390
Computer software engineers, applications	62,060	50
Management analysts	61,280	100
Loan officers	54,350	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50,830	60
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	48,900	40
Administrative services managers	47,950	70
Special education teachers, secondary school	47,510	40
Librarians	47,180	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,800	210
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,740	160
Electricians	46,580	180
Business operations specialists, all other	46,170	360
Network and computer systems administrators	44,840	30
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	43,880	50
Accountants and auditors	43,710	250
Postal service mail carriers	43,140	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	42,750	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	42,110	130
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	42,090	70
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,000	340
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	41,640	50
Coaches and scouts	41,240	40
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	260
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	41,110	70
Insurance sales agents	40,920	60
Special education teachers, middle school	40,750
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40,590	40
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,200	490
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	39,760	40
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,470	370
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	39,410	30
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,790	80
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	38,090

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