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Healthcare Support Workers in Arkansas

Want to work in Arkansas as a Healthcare Support Worker? Read this first!

14.0% Jobs Projection
$37,640 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Healthcare Support Workers in Arkansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Healthcare Support Workers in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

  • Healthcare Support Workers in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Healthcare Support Workers Work in Arkansas?

In 2018, there were 590 Healthcare Support Workers working in the state.

There were 470 Healthcare Support Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,250 Healthcare Support Workers working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Healthcare Support Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Healthcare Support Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 14.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.7%.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Healthcare Support Workers job openings in Arkansas, and 490 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 13,700 annual jobs and 108,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Healthcare Support Workers Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Healthcare Support Workers ranged from $19,800 to $65,780 with $37,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.52 to $31.62. The median hourly rate was $18.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.9 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in Arkansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Arkansas Metros for Healthcare Support Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Healthcare Support Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 310 $35,560
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 250 $40,070
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 90 $67,450
Fort Smith, AR-OK 60 $27,760

Top States for Healthcare Support Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Healthcare Support Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 12,680 $42,640
Texas 6,630 $39,690
New York 6,360 $36,530
New Jersey 6,080 $34,840
Florida 4,190 $37,710
North Carolina 4,170 $32,640
Ohio 4,170 $37,890
Maryland 3,520 $36,100
Louisiana 2,580 $26,600
Washington 2,360 $43,510
Colorado 2,250 $31,330
Minnesota 2,080 $36,020
Oregon 1,920 $41,360
Indiana 1,910 $31,490
Arizona 1,850 $40,950
Nevada 1,580 $42,700
Illinois 1,520 $41,770
Tennessee 1,470 $32,960
Massachusetts 1,440 $39,950
Pennsylvania 1,350 $41,650

Below are the states where Healthcare Support Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Delaware $49,470
District of Columbia $48,940
Alaska $44,670
West Virginia $44,140
Washington $43,510
Georgia $42,710
Nevada $42,700
California $42,640
South Dakota $42,200
South Carolina $42,200

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