Lowest-paying jobs in Fort Smith

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest-paying jobs in Fort Smith

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2019.

In Fort Smith, the annual mean wage is $39,700 or 25.8% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $19,400. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $31,010
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,650
- Employment: 60,920
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#99. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,970
- Employment: 1,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,180
- Employment: 2,038,340
3 / 100
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#97 (tie). Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,910
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,090
- Employment: 604,780
4 / 100
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#97 (tie). First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,910
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,400
- Employment: 217,680
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#96. Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,790
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,750
- Employment: 58,400
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#95. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,670
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950
7 / 100
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#94. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,660
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,030
- Employment: 154,020
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#93. Social and Human Service Assistants

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,620
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,050
- Employment: 404,450
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#92. Office Clerks, General

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,560
- Employment: 2,180

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 2,956,060
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#91. Mechanical Door Repairers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,740
- Employment: 23,050
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#90. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,440
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,630
- Employment: 45,770
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#89. Highway Maintenance Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,190
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,410
- Employment: 150,860
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#88. Data Entry Keyers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,130
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 159,930
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#87. Bill and Account Collectors

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,120
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,300
- Employment: 235,870
15 / 100
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#86. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,040
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,030
- Employment: 704,910
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#85. Motorcycle Mechanics

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $30,030
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,970
- Employment: 15,590
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#84. Pest Control Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,920
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,910
- Employment: 79,450
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#83. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,400
- Employment: 121,330
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#82. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,430
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,180
- Employment: 78,850
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#81. Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,400
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,100
- Employment: 33,550
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#80. Parts Salespersons

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,310
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,220
- Employment: 256,170
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#79. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,270
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,390
- Employment: 188,570
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#78. Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,220
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,000
- Employment: 44,890
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#77. Helpers--Production Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,170
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 303,030
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#76. Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,130
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,640
- Employment: 232,760
26 / 100
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#75. Medical Assistants

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,050
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
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#74. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $29,020
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,760
- Employment: 29,750
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#73. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,990
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,010
- Employment: 136,770
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#71 (tie). Construction Laborers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,950
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,730
- Employment: 1,020,350
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#71 (tie). Correctional Officers and Jailers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,950
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,130
- Employment: 423,050
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#70. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,740
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,960
- Employment: 1,011,100
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#69. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,710
- Employment: 680

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,930
- Employment: 629,270
33 / 100
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#68. Counter and Rental Clerks

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,660
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,600
- Employment: 411,560
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#67. Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,410
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,770
- Employment: 76,940
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#66. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,230
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,880
- Employment: 36,630
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#65. Meter Readers, Utilities

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,200
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,250
- Employment: 30,450
37 / 100
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#64. Tellers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $28,190
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 442,120
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#63. Gambling Cage Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,790
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,600
- Employment: 14,330
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#61 (tie). Pharmacy Technicians

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,740
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,250
- Employment: 417,780
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#61 (tie). Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,740
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 76,570
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#60. Stockers and Order Fillers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,510
- Employment: 1,740

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 2,135,850
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#59. Lodging Managers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,410
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
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#58. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,350
- Employment: 1,470

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 2,953,170
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#56 (tie). Firefighters

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,340
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
45 / 100
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#56 (tie). Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,340
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,600
- Employment: 73,390
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#55. Security Guards

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,310
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 1,126,370
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#54. Food Batchmakers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,290
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,120
- Employment: 159,390
48 / 100
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#53. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,260
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Employment: 912,660
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#52. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $27,190
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,460
- Employment: 587,120
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#51. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,960
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,800
- Employment: 29,150
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#50. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,930
- Employment: 840

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Employment: 1,057,370
52 / 100
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#48 (tie). Packers and Packagers, Hand

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,490
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,680
- Employment: 633,640
53 / 100
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#48 (tie). Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,490
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,690
- Employment: 97,030
54 / 100
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#47. Tire Repairers and Changers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,350
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 110,880
55 / 100
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#46. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,340
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Employment: 117,670
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#45. Tax Preparers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,330
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 66,670
57 / 100
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#44. Retail Salespersons

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,200
- Employment: 3,070

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 4,317,950
58 / 100
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#43. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,130
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,230
- Employment: 16,410
59 / 100
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#42. Sewing Machine Operators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $26,040
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 133,410
60 / 100
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#41. Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $25,980
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,010
- Employment: 63,280
61 / 100
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#40. Residential Advisors

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $25,890
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,610
- Employment: 107,930
62 / 100
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#39. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $25,810
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,530
- Employment: 385,960
63 / 100
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#38. File Clerks

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $25,610
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,610
- Employment: 102,300
64 / 100
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#37. Public Safety Telecommunicators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $25,490
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,310
- Employment: 95,320
65 / 100
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#36. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $25,170
- Employment: 1,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 2,145,450
66 / 100
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#35. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,860
- Employment: 1,860

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,810
- Employment: 153,990
67 / 100
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#34. Couriers and Messengers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,850
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,640
- Employment: 74,720
68 / 100
GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock

#33. Nursing Assistants

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,790
- Employment: 1,800

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
69 / 100
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#32. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,590
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,940
- Employment: 382,670
70 / 100
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#31. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,510
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 68,050
71 / 100
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#30. Bakers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,360
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,630
- Employment: 184,990
72 / 100
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#29. Physical Therapist Aides

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $24,300
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 49,270
73 / 100
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#28. Animal Caretakers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $23,350
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,060
- Employment: 212,450
74 / 100
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#27. Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $23,070
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,820
- Employment: 38,070
75 / 100
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#26. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $23,050
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,570
- Employment: 99,460
76 / 100
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#25. Library Assistants, Clerical

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $22,810
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,820
- Employment: 85,910
77 / 100
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#24. Legislators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $22,690
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,440
- Employment: 52,280
78 / 100
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#23. Cooks, Restaurant

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $22,560
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 1,401,890
79 / 100
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#22. Recreation Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $22,390
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 358,750
80 / 100
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#21. Cashiers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $22,120
- Employment: 3,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 3,617,910
81 / 100
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#20. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $22,070
- Employment: 710

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Employment: 926,960
82 / 100
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#19. Pharmacy Aides

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,960
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,490
- Employment: 37,280
83 / 100
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#18. Food Preparation Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,720
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Employment: 863,740
84 / 100
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#17. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,670
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Employment: 700,030
85 / 100
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#16. Dishwashers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,410
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Employment: 514,330
86 / 100
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#15. Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,300
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,010
- Employment: 21,290
87 / 100
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#14. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,280
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,420
- Employment: 209,330
88 / 100
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#13. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $21,110
- Employment: 870

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 1,346,910
89 / 100
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#12. Bartenders

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,960
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 646,850
90 / 100
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#11. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,760
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 277,580
91 / 100
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#10. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,560
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 267,940
92 / 100
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#9. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,490
- Employment: 3,600

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 3,996,820
93 / 100
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#8. Rehabilitation Counselors

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,430
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,160
- Employment: 109,040
94 / 100
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#7. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,410
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Employment: 423,380
95 / 100
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#6. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,380
- Employment: 680

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 402,480
96 / 100
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#5. Childcare Workers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,370
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,510
- Employment: 561,520
97 / 100
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#4. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $20,020
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 477,270
98 / 100
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#3. Cooks, Fast Food

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $19,650
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,530
- Employment: 527,220
99 / 100
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#2. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $19,610
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 338,110
100 / 100
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#1. Waiters and Waitresses

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $19,400
- Employment: 1,520

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,800
- Employment: 2,579,020

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