Pine Bluff Employment

Employment and Industries in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area

Pine Bluff serves as the primary trade center for southeastern Arkansas. Agriculture is still a primary factor for Pine Bluff's economy. The significant agriculture products includes soybeans, cotton, rice, cattle, catfish, timber and poultry. The economy's other primary industries include cottonseed oil production, cotton processing, wire products manufacturing, paper and wood products, metal fabrication, the manufacturing of electric transformers and poultry processing.

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff bolsters employment in the city with its business incubator located downtown. The major sectors for employment are healthcare, government, manufacturing, agriculture, paper making, construction and education. Pine Bluff's manufacturing sector includes a large number of manufacturing industries.

Some of the jobs that pay well in Pine Bluff are packaging and filling, machine operators and tenders, security guards, production workers, maintenance and repair workers, industrial machinery mechanics, managers and welders, cutters, solderers and braziers.

Notable data about Pine Bluff: Approximately 8% of the workforce belongs to a union. The cost of living index in 2008 was 78.7 which is low compared to the national average of 100. Regarding the population over the age of 25, about 17% have a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2007 the median household income was approximately $32,000.

The primary employers in Pine Bluff are shown below:

Regional Medical Center
Tyson Foods
Simmons First National Corp
U.S. Army - Pine Bluff Arsenal; army depot
Evergreen Packaging
Union Pacific Railroad
Arkansas Department of Corrections
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Preferred Provider Organization
Stephen L Lafrance Pharmacy Inc
Super D Drugs Acquisition Co
Pine Bluff School District
Area Agency On Aging of Southeast Arkansas Inc
Jefferson County
Central Moloney Inc
Davis Nursing Association
Watson Chapel Schools
McGeorge Contracting Co, Inc
Washington Group International
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Walmart Supercenter
USSA Drug Corporate/SAJ Distributors
City of Pine Bluff
FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research
Arcelor Pine Bluff Inc
Stant Manufacturing

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Most Popular Jobs in Pine Bluff, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	440	42,990	$34,750 - 52,360	14%	95%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	350	42,400	$28,300 - 54,630	6%	96%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	280	43,470	$34,140 - 54,100	11%	95%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	260	34,080	$18,130 - 58,240	9%	54%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	190	47,290	$19,180 - 81,910	8%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	140	49,930	$30,600 - 78,900	18%	79%
7	Chemists	110	80,000	$53,300 - 114,580	9%	93%
8	Managers, all other	100	81,830	$51,710 - 105,090	7%	55%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	69,600	$55,570 - 84,990	8%	78%
10	Management analysts	90	51,040	$29,070 - 83,000	22%	78%
11	Training and development specialists	90	35,980	$23,230 - 52,170	18%	56%
12	Medical and health services managers	90	73,860	$43,350 - 137,580	16%	57%
13	Social and human service assistants	80	24,450	$19,000 - 32,010	34%	58%
14	Financial managers	80	72,730	$44,070 - 105,040	13%	60%
15	Pharmacists	80	81,330	$39,970 - 122,150	22%	97%
16	Chief executives	80	106,510	$56,680 -	2%	65%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	80	34,810	$26,660 - 46,330	19%	77%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	50,660	$32,220 - 64,500	13%	73%
19	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	43,220	$27,150 - 82,740	17%	56%
20	Librarians	60	50,710	$40,730 - 64,400	4%	85%
21	Lawyers	60	73,310	$43,830 - 126,590	11%	99%
22	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	47,300	$36,220 - 62,400	0%	96%
23	Legislators	50		$ -	1%	65%
24	Special education teachers, middle school	40	46,180	$36,990 - 54,100	16%	87%
25	Statisticians	40	52,930	$33,930 - 69,910	9%	93%
26	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	58,380	$35,070 - 89,220	5%	58%
27	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	34,900	$23,700 - 47,080	18%	56%
28	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40	45,130	$36,850 - 52,960	20%	87%
29	Public relations specialists	40	41,970	$14,680 - 75,390	18%	81%
30	Computer specialists, all other	40	53,150	$16,770 - 98,040	15%	68%
31	Community and social service specialists, all other	30	38,250	$26,280 - 51,170	25%	58%
32	Occupational health and safety specialists	30	57,720	$28,170 - 90,270	8%	72%
33	Industrial engineers	30	73,510	$55,600 - 97,120	20%	74%
34	Special education teachers, secondary school	30	42,440	$32,780 - 53,770	9%	87%
35	Coaches and scouts	30	43,650	$23,800 - 62,010	15%	60%

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	1,450	31,340	$23,700 - 39,580	17%	11%
2	Cashiers	1,040	16,170	$13,780 - 19,840	-2%	10%
3	Retail salespersons	900	19,900	$13,920 - 30,770	12%	25%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	19,900	$16,670 - 24,420	18%	7%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	640	22,700	$16,780 - 30,340	1%	18%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	590	21,420	$14,980 - 30,800	2%	5%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	590	18,340	$13,780 - 25,230	-7%	8%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	570	15,060	$13,760 - 16,460	18%	5%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	560	17,510	$14,000 - 22,540	15%	4%
10	Office clerks, general	550	19,930	$14,420 - 28,090	13%	19%
11	Maintenance and repair workers, general	500	38,430	$18,450 - 63,040	10%	6%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	460	28,770	$18,630 - 40,550	13%	16%
13	Helpers--production workers	450	28,320	$17,700 - 39,170	0%	4%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	440	30,460	$20,340 - 46,690	4%	25%
15	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	440	32,820	$26,140 - 40,510	14%	7%
16	Cooks, fast food	430	15,430	$13,830 - 18,020	8%	5%
17	Teacher assistants	410	17,200	$14,050 - 21,330	10%	18%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	400	28,330	$20,360 - 41,410	10%	4%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	390	38,100	$25,450 - 59,230	6%	29%
20	Security guards	350	31,180	$19,230 - 42,160	17%	13%
21	Bus drivers, school	320	19,120	$13,730 - 26,200	9%	4%
22	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	310			-4%	5%
23	Business operations specialists, all other	300	53,910	$25,620 - 83,500	21%	49%
24	Team assemblers	300	24,560	$15,520 - 33,970	0%	5%
25	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	290	26,920	$20,440 - 32,010	-14%	0%
26	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	17,120	$14,260 - 20,390	11%	5%
27	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	36,130	$20,820 - 49,900	11%	33%
28	General and operations managers	270	71,920	$34,530 - 126,540	2%	48%
29	Personal and home care aides	270	14,620	$13,380 - 15,840	51%	10%
30	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	270	28,040	$20,730 - 37,560	-6%	14%
31	Industrial truck and tractor operators	270	26,100	$21,530 - 31,510	-1%	2%
32	Packers and packagers, hand	260	19,300	$14,970 - 25,600	-11%	3%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	250	25,110	$17,070 - 39,170	11%	14%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	240	16,390	$13,820 - 21,630	13%	5%
35	Receptionists and information clerks	240	21,160	$16,440 - 27,900	17%	13%
36	Home health aides	230	15,120	$13,330 - 18,380	49%	7%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	230	22,910	$14,620 - 36,430	4%	6%
38	Food preparation workers	210	15,780	$13,960 - 18,900	15%	7%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	47,530	$27,090 - 83,720	7%	13%
40	Tellers	190	23,090	$17,070 - 32,380	14%	16%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	190	47,390	$30,630 - 65,890	-4%	15%
42	Industrial machinery mechanics	190	44,660	$30,280 - 62,830	9%	5%
43	Child care workers	190	14,860	$13,510 - 16,390	18%	15%
44	Waiters and waitresses	190	18,320	$13,980 - 25,200	11%	14%
45	Customer service representatives	180	28,780	$16,470 - 45,960	25%	22%
46	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	180	30,360	$15,540 - 59,320	8%	4%
47	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	170	32,840	$22,280 - 48,490	15%	18%
48	Food servers, nonrestaurant	150	15,080	$14,030 - 16,270	16%	9%
49	Fire fighters	140	35,420	$20,410 - 49,090	12%	18%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	24,720	$17,670 - 32,600	4%	15%
51	Medical secretaries	130	26,200	$18,860 - 32,800	17%	18%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	130	30,120	$21,300 - 42,420	5%	2%
53	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	120	26,580	$17,770 - 40,210	14%	4%
54	Bill and account collectors	120	23,700	$17,170 - 31,990	23%	13%
55	Carpenters	120	27,360	$15,650 - 35,950	10%	6%
56	Construction laborers	110	21,790	$16,760 - 26,510	11%	5%
57	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	110	39,670	$28,010 - 49,520	8%	9%
58	Cooks, restaurant	110	15,910	$14,120 - 18,700	12%	5%
59	Counter and rental clerks	110	18,330	$13,780 - 24,870	23%	16%
60	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	16,740	$13,750 - 19,910	10%	5%
61	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	25,830	$14,910 - 40,890	26%	43%
62	All other information and record clerks	100	25,410	$14,210 - 45,280	-12%	21%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	100	45,400	$30,760 - 61,680	9%	10%
64	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	100	20,850	$15,450 - 28,820	18%	6%
65	Postal service mail carriers	100			1%	11%
66	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	31,030	$26,030 - 38,530	-12%	4%
67	Pharmacy technicians	100	22,480	$17,410 - 26,960	32%	16%
68	Logging equipment operators	90	32,320	$19,230 - 41,430	0%	2%
69	Dishwashers	80	15,220	$13,930 - 16,640	10%	3%
70	Machine feeders and offbearers	80	22,160	$15,770 - 30,310	-14%	0%
71	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	80	17,670	$13,960 - 22,300	-3%	3%
72	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	42,670	$32,980 - 52,340	16%	43%
73	Dental assistants	70	25,420	$20,100 - 31,430	29%	9%
74	Healthcare support workers, all other	70	32,200	$15,700 - 48,100	16%	10%
75	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	70	37,520	$25,760 - 49,370	14%	8%
76	Sales representatives, services, all other	70	43,100	$18,960 - 63,820	28%	48%
77	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	70	15,300	$13,800 - 17,350	17%	14%
78	Radiologic technologists and technicians	70	36,290	$23,120 - 54,300	15%	25%
79	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	70	34,350	$20,800 - 49,320	8%	3%
80	Production workers, all other	70	38,350	$19,700 - 52,430	2%	5%
81	Prepress technicians and workers	70			-20%	16%
82	Food service managers	70	39,000	$27,730 - 56,070	5%	24%
83	Administrative services managers	70	61,070	$31,730 - 107,710	12%	40%
84	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	60	18,150	$14,050 - 24,840	12%	0%
85	Industrial production managers	60	103,250	$54,510 - 161,960	-5%	43%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	42,640	$26,760 - 64,950	10%	17%
87	Tire repairers and changers	60	17,680	$13,990 - 25,180	20%	6%
88	Loan officers	60	53,560	$27,960 - 97,130	12%	49%
89	Stationary engineers and boiler operators	60	49,250	$41,450 - 61,970	3%	10%
90	Computer support specialists	60	33,210	$26,470 - 44,030	13%	43%
91	Cement masons and concrete finishers	60	29,100	$16,200 - 39,820	11%	2%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	53,180	$29,830 - 80,480	0%	42%
93	Millwrights	60	52,400	$34,460 - 64,480	6%	0%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	50	30,120	$20,420 - 39,950	12%	3%
95	Material moving workers, all other	50	36,110	$32,040 - 43,380	1%	6%
96	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	50	29,740	$20,770 - 40,110	11%	29%
97	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	50	34,180	$20,910 - 45,940	9%	3%
98	Legal secretaries	50	23,580	$17,760 - 35,890	12%	18%
99	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	50	40,340	$24,010 - 63,180	4%	30%
100	Highway maintenance workers	50	25,260	$17,810 - 35,640	9%	5%

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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	31,340	1,450	35.2
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,920	290	6.5
Chemists	80,000	110	6.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,030	100	5.7
Helpers--production workers	28,320	450	4.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders		310	4.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,120	290	4.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	39,670	110	3.9
Cooks, fast food	15,430	430	3.9
Food servers, nonrestaurant	15,080	150	3.8
Bus drivers, school	19,120	320	3.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,660	190	3.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,820	440	3.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,040	270	2.9
Personal and home care aides	14,620	270	2.9
Fire fighters	35,420	140	2.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	34,080	260	2.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,900	650	2.3
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,740	100	2.2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	36,130	280	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,530	200	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,470	280	2.2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,100	270	2.2
All other information and record clerks	25,410	100	2.2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	38,430	500	1.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,120	130	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,460	440	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,400	350	1.7
Packers and packagers, hand	19,300	260	1.7
Teacher assistants	17,200	410	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,700	640	1.6
Tellers	23,090	190	1.6
Child care workers	14,860	190	1.5
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,990	440	1.5
Security guards	31,180	350	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,110	250	1.5
Pharmacy technicians	22,480	100	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,390	190	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,340	590	1.5
Cashiers	16,170	1,040	1.4
Team assemblers	24,560	300	1.4
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	22,910	230	1.4
Postal service mail carriers		100	1.4
Medical secretaries	26,200	130	1.3
Bill and account collectors	23,700	120	1.3
Business operations specialists, all other	53,910	300	1.3
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,390	240	1.3
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,720	140	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	38,100	390	1.3
Home health aides	15,120	230	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Security guards	31,180	1.24	350
Chemists	80,000	1.21	110
Helpers--production workers	28,320	1.2	450
Maintenance and repair workers, general	38,430	1.12	500
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	39,670	1.1	110
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,360	1.05	180
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,660	1	190
Waiters and waitresses	18,320	0.98	190
Tellers	23,090	0.98	190
Customer service representatives	28,780	0.97	180
Packers and packagers, hand	19,300	0.95	260
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,920	0.92	290
Business operations specialists, all other	53,910	0.92	300
Medical secretaries	26,200	0.9	130
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,770	0.9	460
Team assemblers	24,560	0.9	300
Teachers and instructors, all other	34,080	0.9	260
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,390	0.9	190
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,420	0.89	590
Cooks, fast food	15,430	0.89	430
Receptionists and information clerks	21,160	0.88	240
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,060	0.87	570
Cashiers	16,170	0.87	1,040
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,100	0.87	270
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,470	0.86	280
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,990	0.86	440
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,390	0.86	240
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,120	0.86	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,840	0.85	170
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	38,100	0.84	390
Fire fighters	35,420	0.84	140
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	47,290	0.84	190
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,040	0.84	270
Accountants and auditors	49,930	0.84	140
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,530	0.84	200
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,110	0.83	250
Correctional officers and jailers	31,340	0.83	1,450
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,400	0.83	350
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,820	0.83	440
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,900	0.83	650
Food preparation workers	15,780	0.82	210
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,720	0.82	140
Retail salespersons	19,900	0.82	900
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	22,910	0.8	230
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,340	0.8	590
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,460	0.79	440
Counter and rental clerks	18,330	0.79	110
Office clerks, general	19,930	0.78	550
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,700	0.78	640
Teacher assistants	17,200	0.77	410

Highest Paying Jobs in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	106,510	80
Industrial production managers	103,250	60
Electrical engineers	82,790
Managers, all other	81,830	100
Pharmacists	81,330	80
Chemists	80,000	110
Medical and health services managers	73,860	90
Industrial engineers	73,510	30
Lawyers	73,310	60
Financial managers	72,730	80
General and operations managers	71,920	270
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,600	90
Dental hygienists	67,310
Administrative services managers	61,070	70
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	58,380	40
Occupational health and safety specialists	57,720	30
Business operations specialists, all other	53,910	300
Loan officers	53,560	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,180	60
Computer specialists, all other	53,150	40
Statisticians	52,930	40
Millwrights	52,400	60
Management analysts	51,040	90
Librarians	50,710	60
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50,660	70
Accountants and auditors	49,930	140
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	49,250	60
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,530	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,390	190
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	47,300	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	47,290	190
Special education teachers, middle school	46,180	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	45,400	100
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	45,130	40
Medical and public health social workers	44,790
Industrial machinery mechanics	44,660	190
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	43,800
Coaches and scouts	43,650	30
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,470	280
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	43,220	60
Sales representatives, services, all other	43,100	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	43,030	30
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,990	440
Registered nurses	42,800
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	42,670	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	42,640	60
Special education teachers, secondary school	42,440	30
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,400	350
Public relations specialists	41,970	40
Electricians	41,640

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Exceptional Schools. Lists of the "best/most/highest/lowest" schools.

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