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5 healthcare jobs where pay in Arkansas lags the U.S. median
Arkansas recruiters pasting a midpoint will miss the Arkansas aide candidates they need most.
Arkansas aide postings that copy about $35.8K miss the Arkansas gap recruiters have to explain.
Arkansas aides actually earn about $27.7K, 23% under the national median.
Arkansas registered nurses are still 19% under the national median, so Arkansas can't relax.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $27,660
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.77
2Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $49,670
- U.S. median
- $62,930
- State vs U.S.
- 0.79
3Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $63,640
- U.S. median
- $80,110
- State vs U.S.
- 0.79
4Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $35,930
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.80
5Registered Nurses
- State median
- $78,940
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.81
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $27,660 | $35,800 | 0.77 |
| 2 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $49,670 | $62,930 | 0.79 |
| 3 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $63,640 | $80,110 | 0.79 |
| 4 | Psychiatric Technicians | $35,930 | $45,130 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Registered Nurses | $78,940 | $97,550 | 0.81 |
Takeaways
- Arkansas registered nurses earn about $78.9K, and Arkansas is still short of the country.
- Arkansas nurse budgets cloned from about $97.6K will not describe what Arkansas nurses earn.
- Arkansas hiring leads should say the gap before Arkansas posts the nurse req.
- Arkansas cannot treat nurses as easy when Arkansas pay is still short of the country.
For recruiters
- Rewrite the Arkansas aide posting before Arkansas candidates compare it with a national midpoint.
- Name the Arkansas nurse gap in the intake before Arkansas calls that search solved.
- Write the Arkansas wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Arkansas OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Arkansas is 9 of 31. A row links to the Arkansas metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $27,660 is stated as about $27.7K. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. a comparison of 0.77 is stated as 23 percent. $78,940 is stated as about $78.9K. $97,550 is stated as about $97.6K. a comparison of 0.81 is stated as 19 percent.
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