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Careers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

Part of Arkansas.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR’s regional price level is below the national average (index 89.364, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 4.1% · 385,232 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Nurse Anesthetists$224,280
  2. 2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$214,790
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$205,910
  4. 4Dentists, General$172,250
  5. 5Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,930

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Registered Nurses11,550 employed
  2. 2Retail Salespersons10,620 employed
  3. 3General and Operations Managers9,330 employed
  4. 4Fast Food and Counter Workers8,720 employed
  5. 5Stockers and Order Fillers7,990 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers8.51× national avg
  2. 2Power Distributors and Dispatchers7.11× national avg
  3. 3Farm and Home Management Educators4.69× national avg
  4. 4Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.42× national avg
  5. 5Calibration Technologists and Technicians4.23× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Nurse Anesthetists$250,974
  2. 2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$240,354
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$230,417
  4. 4Dentists, General$192,751
  5. 5Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,655

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Arkansas state page.