Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Arkansas statewide data
$48,085
Median Annual Wage
+15% since 2019
$47,240
Arkansas Median
+2% vs state
332,240
Total Workers
490
Occupations Tracked
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is a Metropolitan Area with 490 tracked occupations and an estimated 332,240 total workers. Wages grew an average of 20.7% from 2019 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $186,780 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $178,830 |
| Dentists, General | $174,960 |
| Chief Executives | $136,890 |
| Pharmacists | $134,380 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $129,590 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $127,740 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $122,810 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $122,550 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $117,800 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+20.7%
avg wage growth since 2019
+1.2%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+169.0%
$66,480 → $178,830
|
| Chiropractors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+123.0%
$35,860 → $79,960
|
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+111.4%
$22,940 → $48,500
|
| Social Workers, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations |
+89.5%
$45,520 → $86,240
|
| Driver/Sales Workers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+83.5%
$20,620 → $37,840
|
Most Jobs Added
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+700.0%
190 → 1,570
|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+400.0%
30 → 160
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Protective Service Occupations |
+400.0%
140 → 810
|
| Biological Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 120
|
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 130
|
Wage Declines
| Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-55.7%
$95,380 → $42,260
|
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-43.3%
$66,360 → $37,600
|
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-41.7%
$55,060 → $32,100
|
| Massage Therapists Healthcare Support Occupations |
-41.3%
$51,170 → $30,020
|
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-21.8%
$55,650 → $43,510
|
Wage Trends in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $48,085 |
| 2023 | $47,140 |
| 2022 | $46,040 |
| 2021 | $46,640 |
| 2020 | $42,680 |
| 2019 | $41,805 |