Texarkana Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Texarkana, Texas Metro Area (2007 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	1,290	56,820	$41,130 - 79,260	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	800	37,570	$27,720 - 48,730	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	41,590	$29,820 - 53,590	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	510	38,590	$28,260 - 49,560	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	510	39,170	$22,520 - 57,870	8%	51%
6	Social and human service assistants	240	20,320	$12,560 - 30,660	34%	58%
7	Accountants and auditors	210	53,030	$30,180 - 80,430	18%	79%
8	Medical and health services managers	190	70,630	$49,300 - 99,750	16%	57%
9	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	170	32,010	$17,860 - 56,810	15%	51%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	170	35,120	$13,730 - 52,450	9%	54%
11	Physical therapists	110	72,840	$55,360 - 95,600	27%	89%
12	Pharmacists	110	101,060	$70,140 - 125,730	22%	97%
13	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	62,860	$51,610 - 79,760	8%	78%
14	Lawyers	90	72,270	$44,820 - 118,720	11%	99%
15	Occupational therapists	80	70,560	$47,700 - 96,110	23%	90%
16	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	45,700	$34,950 - 60,370	12%	51%
17	Speech-language pathologists	70	54,620	$42,170 - 72,470	11%	98%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	70	30,800	$21,730 - 44,140	19%	77%
19	Mental health counselors	60	53,760	$32,840 - 63,450	30%	73%
20	Management analysts	60	50,660	$33,620 - 72,010	22%	78%
21	Public relations specialists	60	72,470	$34,960 - 101,020	18%	81%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60	49,970	$39,790 - 62,150	13%	73%
23	Social and community service managers	50	34,520	$20,300 - 61,590	25%	72%
24	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	40,940	$32,230 - 52,850	0%	96%
25	Floral designers	50	16,740	$11,790 - 23,240	0%	55%
26	Chief executives	50	119,750	$49,860 -	2%	65%
27	Librarians	40	46,150	$31,400 - 61,300	4%	85%
28	Rehabilitation counselors	40	29,850	$16,470 - 47,380	23%	73%
29	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	40	30,220	$26,350 - 36,030	11%	58%
30	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	34,300	$26,750 - 41,400	30%	77%
31	Counselors, all other	40	52,410	$31,400 - 70,090	17%	73%
32	Computer systems analysts	40	51,160	$34,280 - 84,080	29%	68%
33	Medical and public health social workers	40	40,840	$15,390 - 59,330	24%	77%
34	Coaches and scouts	40	26,510	$13,600 - 54,650	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	Retail salespersons	2,000	20,580	$12,510 - 31,600	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,620	14,940	$11,910 - 18,760	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,590	15,480	$12,120 - 19,660	-2%	10%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,030	24,140	$14,010 - 38,570	2%	5%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	980	32,070	$16,920 - 47,790	10%	4%
6	Waiters and waitresses	960	14,650	$11,990 - 17,880	11%	14%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	910	23,430	$14,100 - 35,610	1%	18%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	850	27,880	$16,790 - 38,940	13%	16%
9	Home health aides	830	14,510	$11,700 - 18,190	49%	7%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	790	18,240	$12,720 - 26,040	-7%	8%
11	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	730	32,020	$25,110 - 39,670	14%	7%
12	Office clerks, general	710	20,380	$13,590 - 28,700	13%	19%
13	Tellers	680	21,190	$16,630 - 27,610	14%	16%
14	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	660	16,860	$12,160 - 23,220	15%	4%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	640	19,410	$13,770 - 24,800	18%	7%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	610	31,420	$17,920 - 46,780	4%	25%
17	Business operations specialists, all other	610	50,150	$33,150 - 72,800	21%	49%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	590	25,750	$15,390 - 39,800	10%	6%
19	General and operations managers	570	68,940	$32,000 - 113,540	2%	48%
20	Teacher assistants	570	16,600	$12,330 - 23,230	10%	18%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	570	37,420	$19,350 - 62,330	6%	29%
22	Customer service representatives	520	24,160	$14,580 - 33,860	25%	22%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	490	26,160	$15,630 - 41,110	11%	14%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	490	19,220	$13,190 - 26,060	17%	13%
25	Construction laborers	430	20,560	$13,140 - 30,010	11%	5%
26	Bus drivers, school	420	14,900	$11,600 - 19,910	9%	4%
27	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	370	30,740	$20,430 - 41,220	15%	18%
28	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	350	14,530	$11,900 - 17,840	13%	5%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	350	28,000	$14,490 - 48,320	8%	4%
30	Child care workers	340	14,230	$11,620 - 16,210	18%	15%
31	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	330	27,050	$16,550 - 43,800	14%	4%
32	Cooks, restaurant	330	17,070	$12,960 - 23,110	12%	5%
33	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	320	35,440	$24,710 - 52,290	11%	33%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	310	50,450	$29,960 - 64,480	7%	13%
35	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	310	25,490	$17,660 - 34,510	4%	15%
36	Parts salespersons	300	29,370	$17,820 - 43,200	-1%	6%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	290	17,280	$12,350 - 23,490	18%	6%
38	Cooks, fast food	280	15,120	$13,060 - 18,180	8%	5%
39	Industrial truck and tractor operators	280	29,140	$18,360 - 46,230	-1%	2%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	280	30,550	$15,190 - 42,760	4%	6%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	270	45,650	$27,420 - 61,630	-4%	15%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	260	38,490	$27,240 - 49,440	-6%	14%
43	Counter and rental clerks	250	19,500	$12,010 - 36,370	23%	16%
44	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	240	32,540	$24,240 - 45,630	5%	2%
45	Electricians	220	37,620	$28,550 - 47,010	7%	7%
46	File clerks	210	21,340	$14,640 - 28,800	-40%	20%
47	Food preparation workers	200	16,250	$12,760 - 20,480	15%	7%
48	Bill and account collectors	200	28,070	$19,710 - 45,260	23%	13%
49	Medical assistants	190	23,700	$16,580 - 32,250	35%	10%
50	Helpers--production workers	190	20,890	$15,090 - 32,410	0%	4%
51	Packers and packagers, hand	190	24,680	$12,420 - 39,380	-11%	3%
52	Insurance sales agents	190	38,960	$15,500 - 56,550	13%	45%
53	Pharmacy technicians	180	23,670	$17,220 - 31,520	32%	16%
54	Painters, construction and maintenance	170	36,170	$24,010 - 48,060	12%	6%
55	Dishwashers	170	14,330	$12,200 - 17,530	10%	3%
56	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	16,270	$12,440 - 22,920	11%	5%
57	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	170	40,680	$32,340 - 53,850	4%	30%
58	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,350	$33,610 - 55,640	1%	11%
59	All other information and record clerks	150	34,890	$18,690 - 49,230	-12%	21%
60	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	15,190	$11,830 - 19,300	10%	17%
61	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	15,870	$12,060 - 20,560	14%	3%
62	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	130	44,180	$24,070 - 60,310	4%	18%
63	Preschool teachers, except special education	130	20,700	$12,270 - 34,610	26%	43%
64	Security guards	130	23,820	$13,240 - 38,030	17%	13%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	130	44,420	$29,110 - 60,560	9%	10%
66	Property, real estate, and community association managers	130	39,160	$20,590 - 57,460	15%	36%
67	Administrative services managers	130		$[?] -	12%	40%
68	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	120	32,080	$22,910 - 40,930	9%	3%
69	Food servers, nonrestaurant	120	16,460	$13,310 - 22,580	16%	9%
70	Healthcare support workers, all other	110	25,050	$14,410 - 40,490	16%	10%
71	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	15,450	$12,410 - 18,890	17%	14%
72	Cement masons and concrete finishers	110	26,430	$20,280 - 33,970	11%	2%
73	Procurement clerks	110	37,300	$28,310 - 47,760	-1%	24%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110	47,310	$30,640 - 62,190	4%	38%
75	Dental assistants	100	29,270	$24,300 - 35,660	29%	9%
76	Industrial machinery mechanics	100	41,510	$33,420 - 49,400	9%	5%
77	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	43,050	$29,180 - 58,560	15%	25%
78	Driver/sales workers	100	22,470	$14,140 - 35,270	-4%	4%
79	Carpenters	100	30,540	$23,450 - 38,650	10%	6%
80	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	100	29,030	$21,090 - 40,120	8%	3%
81	Team assemblers	100	21,820	$13,640 - 30,480	0%	5%
82	Medical records and health information technicians	100	33,200	$19,890 - 40,630	18%	12%
83	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	100	14,490	$11,670 - 19,220	10%	8%
84	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	90	22,950	$16,910 - 32,440	10%	24%
85	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	90	23,410	$16,000 - 29,330	-4%	5%
86	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	90	14,300	$11,770 - 17,640	10%	5%
87	Machine feeders and offbearers	90	29,220	$18,050 - 48,430	-14%	0%
88	Bartenders	90	14,990	$12,530 - 18,060	11%	17%
89	Construction managers	90	53,640	$30,860 - 80,520	16%	29%
90	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	90	14,770	$12,360 - 18,410	12%	6%
91	Computer support specialists	90	30,460	$17,600 - 46,830	13%	43%
92	Machinists	90	32,240	$17,060 - 45,630	-2%	3%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	80	49,180	$28,130 - 70,810	10%	17%
94	Tire repairers and changers	80	19,400	$13,290 - 27,990	20%	6%
95	Respiratory therapists	80	44,400	$32,890 - 59,690	23%	28%
96	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	80		$[?] -	-8%	3%
97	Food service managers	80	63,070	$28,240 - 117,960	5%	24%
98	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	70	33,190	$22,850 - 42,740	11%	4%
99	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	70	40,820	$31,780 - 49,380	-7%	12%
100	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	26,670	$17,470 - 38,230	3%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Texarkana Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Procurement clerks	37,300	110	4.5
Parts salespersons	29,370	300	4.3
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,010	170	3.6
Tellers	21,190	680	3.6
Bus drivers, school	14,900	420	3.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,020	730	3.3
Home health aides	14,510	830	3.2
File clerks	21,340	210	2.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	38,590	510	2.6
Social and human service assistants	20,320	240	2.5
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	44,180	130	2.4
Medical and health services managers	70,630	190	2.4
Property, real estate, and community association managers	39,160	130	2.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,540	240	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,450	310	2.2
Physical therapists	72,840	110	2.1
Food servers, nonrestaurant	16,460	120	2
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,050	110	1.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,070	980	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,940	1,620	1.9
All other information and record clerks	34,890	150	1.9
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,170	170	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,160	490	1.9
Medical records and health information technicians	33,200	100	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	23,670	180	1.8
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,680	170	1.8
Insurance sales agents	38,960	190	1.8
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	35,440	320	1.8
Child care workers	14,230	340	1.8
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,490	310	1.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	38,490	260	1.8
Elementary school teachers, except special education	37,570	800	1.7
Business operations specialists, all other	50,150	610	1.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,450	110	1.7
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,590	530	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	19,500	250	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,420	610	1.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	16,270	170	1.6
Cement masons and concrete finishers	26,430	110	1.6
Administrative services managers		130	1.6
Registered nurses	56,820	1,290	1.6
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	27,050	330	1.6
Radiologic technologists and technicians	43,050	100	1.6
Cooks, fast food	15,120	280	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,430	910	1.5
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,860	100	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,410	640	1.5
Teacher assistants	16,600	570	1.5
Postal service mail carriers	43,350	160	1.4
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	32,080	120	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Texarkana, Texas Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packers and packagers, hand	24,680	1.25	190
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	38,490	1.17	260
All other information and record clerks	34,890	1.11	150
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,550	1.1	280
Procurement clerks	37,300	1.1	110
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,170	1.09	170
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,140	1.03	1,030
Physical therapists	72,840	1.03	110
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,680	1.02	170
Pharmacists	101,060	1.01	110
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,000	1.01	350
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,140	1	280
Security guards	23,820	0.99	130
Postal service mail carriers	43,350	0.98	160
Parts salespersons	29,370	0.98	300
Teachers and instructors, all other	35,120	0.97	170
Registered nurses	56,820	0.96	1,290
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,540	0.95	240
File clerks	21,340	0.94	210
Bill and account collectors	28,070	0.93	200
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,010	0.92	170
Accountants and auditors	53,030	0.92	210
Tellers	21,190	0.92	680
Helpers--production workers	20,890	0.91	190
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,450	0.91	310
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,940	0.9	1,620
Cooks, fast food	15,120	0.9	280
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,880	0.9	850
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,190	0.89	150
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,650	0.89	270
Business operations specialists, all other	50,150	0.89	610
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,160	0.89	490
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,070	0.88	980
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,050	0.88	110
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	44,180	0.87	130
Food preparation workers	16,250	0.87	200
Pharmacy technicians	23,670	0.87	180
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,490	0.87	310
Medical and health services managers	70,630	0.86	190
Dishwashers	14,330	0.86	170
Medical assistants	23,700	0.86	190
Counter and rental clerks	19,500	0.86	250
Cashiers	15,480	0.86	1,590
Retail salespersons	20,580	0.86	2,000
Food servers, nonrestaurant	16,460	0.85	120
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	37,420	0.84	570
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,590	0.84	530
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,020	0.84	730
Customer service representatives	24,160	0.83	520
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,700	0.83	130

Highest Paying Jobs in Texarkana, Texas Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	145,780	70
Engineering managers	141,490
Chief executives	119,750	50
Pharmacists	101,060	110
Financial managers	77,520
Sales managers	74,830
Physical therapists	72,840	110
Public relations specialists	72,470	60
Lawyers	72,270	90
Medical and health services managers	70,630	190
Occupational therapists	70,560	80
General and operations managers	68,940	570
Industrial production managers	64,440	30
Food service managers	63,070	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	62,860	100
Physician assistants	61,420
Logisticians	59,710	30
Physical therapist assistants	57,530
Registered nurses	56,820	1,290
Speech-language pathologists	54,620	70
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	54,220	30
Mental health counselors	53,760	60
Construction managers	53,640	90
Accountants and auditors	53,030	210
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	52,450	40
Counselors, all other	52,410	40
Computer systems analysts	51,160	40
Management analysts	50,660	60
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	50,490
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,450	310
Business operations specialists, all other	50,150	610
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	49,970	60
Dental hygienists	49,950	60
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	49,180	80
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	49,170
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	47,310	110
Librarians	46,150	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,700	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,650	270
Detectives and criminal investigators	45,080
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,420	130
Respiratory therapists	44,400	80
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	44,180	130
Postal service mail carriers	43,350	160
Radiologic technologists and technicians	43,050	100
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	41,630	30
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,590	530
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,510	100
Cost estimators	41,300	60
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40,940	50

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