How much do elementary school teachers, except special education make in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area?

What the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median says in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area at $51,760 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 25-2021 and BLS area 0500003.

BLS lists 1,220 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $53,320 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area's Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is 19.1% below the U.S. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 25-2021 with area 0500003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 25-2021 and area 0500003. SOC 25-2021 names Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Area 0500003 names West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 25-2021/0500003 row has 1,220 wage and salary jobs. There are 14.28 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.6. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 25-2021/0500003, the annual median is $51,760 per year, while the matching mean is $53,320 per year. The row is annual only. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 25-2021/0500003 10th percentile: $49,990 per year.
• 25-2021/0500003 25th percentile: $50,820 per year.
• 25-2021/0500003 median: $51,760 per year.
• 25-2021/0500003 75th percentile: $56,960 per year.
• 25-2021/0500003 90th percentile: $59,450 per year.
• 25-2021/0500003 employment RSE: 2.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.4%.
• 25-2021/0500003 suppression marks: hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available.

BLS area 0500003 facts behind this Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education page

Area 0500003 reports 85,640 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $48,140. Its annual median is $38,940. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 25-2021 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area runs from $25,510 at the 10th percentile to $76,880 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $30,060. The median is $38,940. The 75th percentile is $55,940. This is a place check, not a pay range for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 0500003. They do not show related skills or a path into Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 0500003. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,150. Yearly median: $23,870. Jobs per 1,000: 36.73. Location quotient: 1.48.
• 2. Cashiers. Area: 0500003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 2,670. Yearly median: $26,740. Jobs per 1,000: 31.12. Location quotient: 1.57.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 0500003. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 2,360. Yearly median: $48,030. Jobs per 1,000: 27.59. Location quotient: 2.08.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 0500003. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 2,240. Yearly median: $35,210. Jobs per 1,000: 26.16. Location quotient: 1.44.
• 5. Retail Salespersons. Area: 0500003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,090. Yearly median: $28,090. Jobs per 1,000: 24.37. Location quotient: 0.97.
• 6. Office Clerks, General. Area: 0500003. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 2,010. Yearly median: $36,060. Jobs per 1,000: 23.43. Location quotient: 1.48.

Read the West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

The 10th percentile is $49,990 per year. The 25th percentile is $50,820 per year. The median is $51,760 per year. The 75th percentile is $56,960 per year. The 90th percentile is $59,450 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $50,820 per year to $56,960 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $9,460. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $51,760 per year. Arkansas has $52,700 per year. The U.S. row has $63,970 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area is 1.8% below Arkansas on the same published median. West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area is 19.1% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area sits for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area ranks 109 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 109 of 137 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 106. West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $53,350 per year. BLS estimates 1,000 jobs. The location quotient is 1.77.
• 107. North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $52,400 per year. BLS estimates 1,620 jobs. The location quotient is 1.58.
• 108. Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,990 per year. BLS estimates 1,080 jobs. The location quotient is 1.59.
• 110. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,530 per year. BLS estimates 1,610 jobs. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 111. North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,410 per year. BLS estimates 1,420 jobs. The location quotient is 1.33.
• 112. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,340 per year. BLS estimates 930 jobs. The location quotient is 1.53.

Where Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 25-2021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $100,920 per year. West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area sits at $51,760 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $100,920 per year, or $49,160 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,430 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.23.
• 2. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $99,490 per year, or $47,730 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 490 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.33.
• 3. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $91,200 per year, or $39,440 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,830 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.96.
• 4. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $88,870 per year, or $37,110 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,450 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.5.
• 5. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $83,300 per year, or $31,540 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 860 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.52.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $79,380 per year, or $27,620 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,820 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.86.
• 7. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $78,990 per year, or $27,230 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,480 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.52.
• 8. Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $78,260 per year, or $26,500 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 900 jobs there, compared with 1,220 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.49.

Where BLS counts the most Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in this same-source set, at 4,870 jobs. West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has 1,220. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 4,870 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 3,650 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,570 per year, or $2,190 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 2. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 4,280 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 3,060 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,360 per year, or $4,400 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.02.
• 3. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 3,690 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 2,470 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $62,840 per year, or $11,080 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.67.
• 4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 3,210 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,990 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $50,280 per year, or $1,480 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.42.
• 5. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has 3,200 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,980 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,160 per year, or $4,600 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.18.
• 6. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 3,130 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,910 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,980 per year, or $1,780 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 7. Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has 3,130 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,910 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,440 per year, or $4,320 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.88.
• 8. North Florida nonmetropolitan area has 2,990 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,770 jobs from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $63,050 per year, or $11,290 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.97.

Where Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education takes the largest share of local jobs

North Florida nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 2.97. West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has 1.6. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. North Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.97, a gap of 1.37 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,990 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $63,050 per year, or $11,290 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 0.77 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,280 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $50,690 per year, or $1,070 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. North Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.26, a gap of 0.66 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,140 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $47,330 per year, or $4,430 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 0.60 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,510 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $60,750 per year, or $8,990 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 0.59 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 630 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $60,560 per year, or $8,800 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.18, a gap of 0.58 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,200 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $47,160 per year, or $4,600 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.04, a gap of 0.44 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,680 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $59,130 per year, or $7,370 above West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.02, a gap of 0.42 from West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,280 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $47,360 per year, or $4,400 below West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.

How common Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 1,220 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 14.28 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.6. A value of 1 means Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education beside other roles in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area is $38,940 per year. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,760 per year. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is 32.9% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $49,180 per year. BLS lists 680 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
• 2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $54,460 per year. BLS lists 780 jobs and a location quotient of 2.17.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $48,030 per year. BLS lists 2,360 jobs and a location quotient of 2.08.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $56,790 per year. BLS lists 1,270 jobs and a location quotient of 2.17.
• 5. Industrial Machinery Mechanics, SOC 49-9041, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $60,460 per year. BLS lists 640 jobs and a location quotient of 2.63.
• 6. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, SOC 53-7051, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $41,490 per year. BLS lists 1,170 jobs and a location quotient of 2.74.
• 7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $41,410 per year. BLS lists 650 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, SOC 51-1011, has a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area median of $62,360 per year. BLS lists 1,090 jobs and a location quotient of 2.93.

The largest detailed roles in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area table, at 3,150 jobs. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has 1,220 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 85,640. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,150 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,930 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $23,870 per year, or $27,890 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 2. Cashiers has 2,670 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,450 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $26,740 per year, or $25,020 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.57.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 2,360 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,140 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $48,030 per year, or $3,730 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.08.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,240 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,020 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $35,210 per year, or $16,550 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 5. Retail Salespersons has 2,090 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 870 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $28,090 per year, or $23,670 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 6. Office Clerks, General has 2,010 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 790 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $36,060 per year, or $15,700 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 1,900 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 680 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $63,720 per year, or $11,960 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1,490 jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 270 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $28,740 per year, or $23,020 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.22.

Published role medians around West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area role table, at $75,850 per year. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has $51,760 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $38,940 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Registered Nurses has a median of $75,850 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $24,090 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,170 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.63.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $63,720 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $11,960 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,900 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $62,360 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $10,600 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,090 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.93.
• 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $60,460 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $8,700 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 640 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.63.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $56,790 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $5,030 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,270 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.17.
• 6. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $54,460 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $2,700 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 780 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.17.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $49,180 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $2,580 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 680 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $48,030 per year in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, or $3,730 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 2,360 jobs, compared with 1,220 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.08.

Roles with the largest local share in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers has the highest location quotient in the bounded West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area role table, at 8.94. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has 1.6. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers has a location quotient of 8.94 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7.34 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 720 jobs and a median of $34,620 per year, or $17,140 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.93 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.33 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,090 jobs and a median of $62,360 per year, or $10,600 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 3. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 2.74 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.14 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,170 jobs and a median of $41,490 per year, or $10,270 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 2.63 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.03 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 640 jobs and a median of $60,460 per year, or $8,700 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.17 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.57 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 780 jobs and a median of $54,460 per year, or $2,700 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 2.17 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.57 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,270 jobs and a median of $56,790 per year, or $5,030 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 2.08 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.48 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 2,360 jobs and a median of $48,030 per year, or $3,730 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.57 in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.03 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 2,670 jobs and a median of $26,740 per year, or $25,020 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

What $51,760 may mean after the West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $51,760 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education row is 2.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,220 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,320 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. It uses a West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $51,760 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education row for West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,220 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.6 is not a growth score. Rank 109 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 25-2021 in BLS area 0500003. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.