Fastest-growing jobs in Arkansas

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +12.5% (120 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,080
--- Employment in 2023: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $59,510

#50. Millwrights
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +12.5% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,400
--- Employment in 2023: 5,690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $51,280

#49. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +12.7% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,690
--- Employment in 2023: 1,500
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $79,040

#48. Network and Computer Systems Administrators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +12.7% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,260
--- Employment in 2023: 3,780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $33,910

#47. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +12.9% (1,440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 12,560
--- Employment in 2023: 11,120
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,070

#46. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.1% (740 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,390
--- Employment in 2023: 5,650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,820

#45. Software Developers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.3% (3,570 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 30,390
--- Employment in 2023: 26,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,480

#44. Office Clerks, General
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.3% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,670
--- Employment in 2023: 7,650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,420

#43. Electricians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.5% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,860
--- Employment in 2023: 2,520
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,990

#42. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.6% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,420
--- Employment in 2023: 5,650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $64,830

#41. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.8% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,720
--- Employment in 2023: 2,390
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $26,890

#40. Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.9% (2,400 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 19,720
--- Employment in 2023: 17,320
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $27,110

#39. Home Health and Personal Care Aides
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.9% (2,400 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 19,720
--- Employment in 2023: 17,320
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $27,110

#38. Home Health and Personal Care Aides
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +14.1% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,380
--- Employment in 2023: 3,840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,860

#37. Billing and Posting Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +15.0% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,150
--- Employment in 2023: 1,000
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $78,570

#36. Mechanical Engineers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +15.5% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,200
--- Employment in 2023: 2,770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,480

#35. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +15.5% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,200
--- Employment in 2023: 2,770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,480

#34. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.1% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,080
--- Employment in 2023: 930
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,600

#33. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.7% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,120
--- Employment in 2023: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,210

#32. First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.0% (1,050 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,240
--- Employment in 2023: 6,190
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,100

#31. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.1% (1,280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,760
--- Employment in 2023: 7,480
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,610

#30. Business Operations Specialists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.2% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,430
--- Employment in 2023: 1,220
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $34,040

#29. Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.4% (1,040 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,030
--- Employment in 2023: 5,990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $81,970

#28. Project Management Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +20.4% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,300
--- Employment in 2023: 1,910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#27. Physicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.3% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,020
--- Employment in 2023: 2,470
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $26,180

#26. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.4% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,750
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $79,020

#25. Education Administrators, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.9% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,740
--- Employment in 2023: 2,230
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $79,800

#24. Speech-Language Pathologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.2% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,130
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,430

#23. Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.8% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,610
--- Employment in 2023: 1,280
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $26,450

#22. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,010
--- Employment in 2023: 1,580
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,810

#21. Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.7% (1,060 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,890
--- Employment in 2023: 3,830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,240

#20. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.4% (1,330 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,860
--- Employment in 2023: 4,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $27,330

#19. Food Preparation Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.8% (910 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,860
--- Employment in 2023: 2,950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,320

#18. Carpenters
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.8% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,570
--- Employment in 2023: 1,200
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,780

#17. Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.7% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,300
--- Employment in 2023: 1,720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,290

#16. Coaches and Scouts
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.4% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,680
--- Employment in 2023: 1,250
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $35,050

#15. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +37.4% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,600
--- Employment in 2023: 2,620
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $72,540

#14. Computer Systems Analysts
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.2% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,810
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,490

#13. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.8% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,000
--- Employment in 2023: 2,130
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $26,580

#12. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.4% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,050
--- Employment in 2023: 1,440
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,810

#11. Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +43.5% (970 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,200
--- Employment in 2023: 2,230
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,020

#10. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.2% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,730
--- Employment in 2023: 1,200
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,460

#9. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.8% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,070
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,320

#8. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.3% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,270
--- Employment in 2023: 1,520
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $29,340

#7. Bakers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.5% (1,980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,980
--- Employment in 2023: 4,000
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $24,700

#6. Cooks, Fast Food
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +60.2% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,650
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $33,090

#5. Psychiatric Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +63.6% (420 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,080
--- Employment in 2023: 660
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,040

#4. Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +78.2% (1,110 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,530
--- Employment in 2023: 1,420
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,020

#3. Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +79.1% (720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,630
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,450

#2. Real Estate Sales Agents
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +174.6% (1,030 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,620
--- Employment in 2023: 590
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,620

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
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