What are the most in demand jobs in Little Rock, AR?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Little Rock, AR actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Little Rock have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Little Rock, AR are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Little Rock? Turns out the most in demand job in Little Rock is registered nurse with 2,095 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Little Rock

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Little Rock.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Little Rock, AR

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,095	$64,149
2	Sales Associate	970	$37,440
3	Licensed Practical Nurse	534	$42,952
4	Physician	515	$187,373
5	Customer Service Representative	387	$24,991
6	Assistant Manager	348	$29,476
7	Store Manager	322	$40,558
8	Server	317	$20,690
9	Delivery Driver	314	$35,491
10	Patient Care Technician	296	$25,532
11	Assistant Store Manager	287	$34,484
12	Cashier	285	$22,897
13	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	276	$67,776
14	Account Executive	270	$46,927
15	Cook	268	$20,946
16	Registered Nurse PRN	259	$69,059
17	Shift Supervisor	256	$32,454
18	Pharmacist Technician	245	$31,730
19	General Manager	243	$48,414
20	Customer Service Associate	204	$22,602
21	Substitute Teacher	198	$22,817
22	Shift Manager	191	$24,816
23	Specialist	179	$39,570
24	Housekeeper	178	$22,705
25	Registered Nurse In The ICU	174	$84,490
26	Food Service Worker	172	$19,782
27	Business Analyst	166	$50,534
28	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse	164	$84,785
29	Administrative Specialist	151	$27,422
30	Maintenance Technician	151	$32,292
31	Barista	147	$22,250
32	Certified Nursing Assistant	147	$24,253
33	Solutions Architect	144	$66,491
34	Massage Therapist	141	$45,978
35	Service Representative	135	$25,981
36	Service Agent	132	$20,307
37	Clinic Registered Nurse	131	$59,015
38	Sales Representative	128	$47,668
39	Shift Leader	124	$24,205
40	Certified Public Accountant	121	$61,849
41	Physical Therapist	121	$60,802
42	Crew Member	118	$23,337
43	Line Cook	118	$22,332
44	Field Service Technician	117	$44,657
45	Bartender	116	$21,033
46	Delivery Person	111	$30,814
47	Project Manager	111	$57,075
48	Software Engineer	111	$62,098
49	Associate	108	$39,791
50	Medical Assistant	108	$32,204
51	Team Leader	108	$49,330
52	Senior Tax Associate	107	$70,005
53	Internship	105	$26,574
54	Pre-K Teacher	105	$31,674
55	Senior Manager	105	$82,335
56	Account Manager	104	$58,888
57	Medical Director	103	$188,834
58	1st Grade Teacher	102	$34,703
59	Mental Health Technician	101	$24,583
60	Engineer	100	$56,590
61	Truck Driver	100	$56,892
62	Sales Leader	98	$67,763
63	Technician	98	$29,323
64	Phlebotomist	94	$33,291
65	Assistant Professor	91	$136,496
66	CDL Driver	91	$45,918
67	Life Insurance Agent	90	$69,800
68	Life Management Teacher	90	$80,463
69	Health Insurance Agent	89	$54,987
70	Hospitalist Physician	89	$206,140
71	Seasonal Associate	89	$23,333
72	Respiratory Therapist	87	$52,127
73	Senior Software Engineer	86	$71,843
74	Manager	84	$52,737
75	Retail Clerk	84	$23,073
76	Sales Professional	83	$49,331
77	Truck Driver Class A	83	$51,952
78	Sales Manager	82	$57,194
79	Telemetry Registered Nurse	82	$93,377
80	Department Manager	81	$48,254
81	Retail Sales Consultant	81	$39,748
82	Accountant	79	$41,018
83	Store Associate	79	$24,148
84	Territory Manager	79	$66,024
85	Oncology Registered Nurse	75	$81,878
86	Program Manager	75	$51,308
87	Senior Associate	75	$64,187
88	Driver	74	$25,146
89	Outside Sales Representative	74	$47,964
90	Software Developer	74	$63,952
91	Hospitalist	73	$250,071
92	Owner/Operator	73	$176,491
93	Patient Care Coordinator	72	$30,139
94	Pharmacy Internship	72	$56,961
95	Radiologic Technician	72	$45,686
96	Security Officer	72	$26,079
97	Maintenance Person	70	$25,519
98	Restaurant Manager	70	$38,914
99	Teacher	70	$36,572
100	Patient Access Representative	69	$27,364