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Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?
We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in Arkansas. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.
We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Internists, General are the highest paid people in Arkansas.
Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 8 on the list of highest paid professions in Arkansas. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.
How we determined the highest paid jobs in Arkansas
We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 654 job classifications in Arkansas in order to identify those that get paid the most.
Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂
Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Arkansas
| Rank | Job Title | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internists, General | $265,000 |
| 2 | Surgeons | $258,000 |
| 3 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $240,000 |
| 4 | Anesthesiologists | $236,000 |
| 5 | Family and General Practitioners | $211,000 |
| 6 | Pediatricians, General | $192,000 |
| 7 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | $173,000 |
| 8 | Dentists, General | $171,000 |
| 9 | Nurse Anesthetists | $158,000 |
| 10 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $157,000 |
| 11 | Podiatrists | $145,000 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $125,000 |
| 13 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $122,000 |
| 14 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $118,000 |
| 15 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $118,000 |
| 16 | Optometrists | $117,000 |
| 17 | Purchasing Managers | $115,000 |
| 18 | Pharmacists | $115,000 |
| 19 | Sales Managers | $114,000 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $114,000 |
| 21 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $110,000 |
| 22 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $108,000 |
| 23 | Managers, All Other | $108,000 |
| 24 | Psychiatrists | $105,000 |
| 25 | Lawyers | $100,000 |
| 26 | Financial Managers | $99,000 |
| 27 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $99,000 |
| 28 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $96,000 |
| 29 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $96,000 |
| 30 | Personal Financial Advisors | $95,000 |
| 31 | Nurse Practitioners | $93,000 |
| 32 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $91,000 |
| 33 | Sales Engineers | $91,000 |
| 34 | Natural Sciences Managers | $90,000 |
| 35 | Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $89,000 |
| 36 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | $88,000 |
| 37 | Air Traffic Controllers | $88,000 |
| 38 | Industrial Production Managers | $87,000 |
| 39 | Human Resources Managers | $87,000 |
| 40 | Computer Network Architects | $86,000 |
| 41 | Materials Engineers | $86,000 |
| 42 | Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $86,000 |
| 43 | Public Relations and Fundraising Managers | $85,000 |
| 44 | Electrical Engineers | $85,000 |
| 45 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $85,000 |
| 46 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $85,000 |
| 47 | General and Operations Managers | $84,000 |
| 48 | Chemical Engineers | $84,000 |
| 49 | Veterinarians | $84,000 |
| 50 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $83,000 |
| 51 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $83,000 |
| 52 | Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $82,000 |
| 53 | Occupational Therapists | $82,000 |
| 54 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $81,000 |
| 55 | Software Developers, Applications | $81,000 |
| 56 | Psychologists, All Other | $81,000 |
| 57 | Administrative Services Managers | $80,000 |
| 58 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,000 |
| 59 | Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,000 |
| 60 | Environmental Engineers | $78,000 |
| 61 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,000 |
| 62 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,000 |
| 63 | Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,000 |
| 64 | Civil Engineers | $77,000 |
| 65 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $77,000 |
| 66 | Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | $76,000 |
| 67 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $76,000 |
| 68 | Therapists, All Other | $76,000 |
| 69 | Database Administrators | $75,000 |
| 70 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $75,000 |
| 71 | Mechanical Engineers | $75,000 |
| 72 | Soil and Plant Scientists | $75,000 |
| 73 | Microbiologists | $75,000 |
| 74 | Broadcast News Analysts | $75,000 |
| 75 | Radiation Therapists | $75,000 |
| 76 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $75,000 |
| 77 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $75,000 |
| 78 | Power Plant Operators | $75,000 |
| 79 | Commercial Pilots | $75,000 |
| 80 | Training and Development Managers | $74,000 |
| 81 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | $74,000 |
| 82 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $74,000 |
| 83 | Education Administrators, All Other | $73,000 |
| 84 | Financial Examiners | $73,000 |
| 85 | Industrial Engineers | $73,000 |
| 86 | Physical Therapists | $73,000 |
| 87 | Construction Managers | $72,000 |
| 88 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $72,000 |
| 89 | Chemists | $72,000 |
| 90 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $72,000 |
| 91 | Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $72,000 |
| 92 | Physician Assistants | $72,000 |
| 93 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $72,000 |
| 94 | Information Security Analysts | $70,000 |
| 95 | Computer Programmers | $70,000 |
| 96 | Software Developers, Systems Software | $70,000 |
| 97 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $70,000 |
| 98 | Commercial and Industrial Designers | $70,000 |
| 99 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $69,000 |
| 100 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $68,000 |