Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $197,600. The second highest-paying jobs are those of pharmacists, with an average salary of $132,230.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Pine Bluff, AR has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Pine Bluff, AR in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$197,600	$106,610	40
2	Pharmacists	$132,230	$83,010	60
3	Chief Executives	$107,520	$45,010	50
4	Nurse Practitioners	$106,790	$81,610	40
5	Industrial Production Managers	$105,940	$80,380	70
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$95,040	$48,970	30
7	Financial Managers	$92,490	$49,450	120
8	Industrial Engineers	$79,350	$63,000	30
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$78,810	$61,980	50
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$78,280	$51,650	150
11	Project Management Specialists	$77,830	$42,560	50
12	Dental Hygienists	$76,910	$48,330	30
13	All Other Managers	$75,440	$44,960	110
14	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,960	$34,950	220
15	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,390	$38,740	150
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$67,010	$50,420	60
17	Loan Officers	$66,210	$34,080	60
18	Registered Nurses	$64,960	$51,360	750
19	Lawyers	$64,520	$38,510	40
20	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,010	$37,790	230
21	Electricians	$63,090	$38,820	120
22	General and Operations Managers	$62,970	$28,410	570
23	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,290	$37,380	30
24	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,180	$37,360	280
25	Instructional Coordinators	$60,180	$41,540	30
26	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$59,920	$36,120	80
27	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$59,640	$37,900	80
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,220	$30,930	50
29	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$56,800	$39,640	90
30	Accountants and Auditors	$55,310	$37,220	100
31	Compliance Officers	$54,530	$36,770	60
32	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$51,850	$39,230	100
33	Postal Service Clerks	$51,310	$31,320	40
34	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$51,080	$37,510	70
35	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$50,840	$30,850	50
36	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$50,690	$30,160	40
37	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$50,150	$47,370	40
38	Radiologic Technologists	$50,130	$38,460	60
39	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$50,110	$27,740	120
40	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$49,790	$33,290	50
41	Social and Community Service Managers	$49,240	$35,200	30
42	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$48,600	$38,250	70
43	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$48,320	$37,520	370
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,290	$39,470	170
45	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,900	$40,200	330
46	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$47,730	$33,390	270
47	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$47,540	$29,460	150
48	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,330	$40,850	330
49	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$47,330	$31,460	130
50	Food Service Managers	$46,990	$36,230	70
51	Human Resources Specialists	$46,990	$34,050	100
52	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$46,400	$30,880	50
53	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$45,820	$43,430	40
54	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$45,220	$31,960	80
55	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$44,650	$29,610	40
56	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,570	$29,710	40
57	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,420	$29,410	90
58	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,270	$30,120	100
59	Labor Relations Specialists	$43,330	$23,350	40
60	Property, Real Estate Managers	$42,900	$29,380	30
61	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$42,620	$23,930	60
62	Management Analysts	$42,120	$31,880	170
63	Computer User Support Specialists	$41,760	$32,400	70
64	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$41,680	$39,700	1,000
65	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$40,980	$31,660	60
66	Medical Records Specialists	$40,950	$28,790	40
67	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$40,790	$26,760	400
68	Training and Development Specialists	$40,480	$25,100	60
69	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$40,340	$30,090	100
70	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$40,310	$28,320	70
71	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$39,070	$30,840	40
72	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$38,850	$30,780	310
73	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$38,600	$30,810	120
74	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,470	$25,500	80
75	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$38,370	$29,530	170
76	School Bus Drivers	$37,590	$22,880	110
77	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$37,480	$28,640	70
78	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$37,200	$27,120	290
79	All Occupations	$37,120	$23,940	29,000
80	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,000	$28,150	240
81	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,390	$25,830	70
82	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$36,230	$28,790	240
83	Dental Assistants	$36,210	$29,120	40
84	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,150	$25,500	90
85	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	$35,650	$26,330	100
86	Insurance Sales Agents	$35,000	$27,300	80
87	Billing and Posting Clerks	$34,630	$27,200	70
88	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	$33,730	$25,970	770
89	Customer Service Representatives	$33,390	$27,180	220
90	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$32,890	$25,630	50
91	Social and Human Service Assistants	$32,870	$26,000	80
92	Medical Assistants	$32,490	$27,520	90
93	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	$32,340	$23,310	120
94	Office Clerks, General	$31,660	$24,260	650
95	Medical Secretaries	$31,650	$31,210	30
96	Pharmacy Technicians	$31,620	$27,060	80
97	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$31,290	$24,400	300
98	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$30,710	$24,620	30
99	Bill and Account Collectors	$30,680	$30,400	60
100	Receptionists and Information Clerks	$30,570	$23,870	260

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$126,430
2	Chief Executives	$102,740
3	Industrial Production Managers	$98,850
4	Financial Managers	$90,890
5	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$87,820
6	Computer Systems Analysts	$80,290
7	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$78,470
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$77,850
9	Nurse Practitioners	$76,810
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$76,760

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$123,270
2	Industrial Production Managers	$112,120
3	Chief Executives	$111,150
4	Nurse Practitioners	$98,690
5	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$92,070
6	Electrical Engineers	$85,060
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$84,650
8	Dental Hygienists	$84,430
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$82,260
10	Industrial Engineers	$79,790

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pine Bluff, AR – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$122,150
2	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$120,360
3	Industrial Production Managers	$111,240
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$106,550
5	Chief Executives	$106,250
6	Nurse Practitioners	$94,480
7	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$83,170
8	Dental Hygienists	$82,290
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$78,270
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,110

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