Arkansas was 20.1% below the U.S. median for Medical Equipment Preparers. It ranked 47 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Arkansas was 86.9, or 13.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 58.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$43,825
WageScope divides the published Medical Equipment Preparers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Medical Equipment Preparers in Arkansas: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 31-9093 and BLS area 05.
Questions, answered
Medical Equipment Preparers pay in Arkansas: common questions
What is the median wage for Medical Equipment Preparers in Arkansas?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $38,100 per year for Medical Equipment Preparers in Arkansas. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Medical Equipment Preparers pay higher in Arkansas than nationally?
Arkansas's published median was 20.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Arkansas?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 86.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Medical Equipment Preparers jobs does BLS estimate in Arkansas?
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What the Medical Equipment Preparers median says in Arkansas
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Medical Equipment Preparers median in Arkansas at $38,100 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 31-9093 and BLS area 05.
BLS lists 320 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 $41,080 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Arkansas's Medical Equipment Preparers median is 20.1% below the U.S. Medical Equipment Preparers median of $47,700 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-9093 and area 05. SOC 31-9093 names Medical Equipment Preparers. Area 05 names Arkansas. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-9093/05 row reports 320 wage and salary jobs, 0.25 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.5 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 31-9093/05, the annual median is $38,100 per year, while the matching mean is $41,080 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 05 facts behind this Medical Equipment Preparers page
Area 05 reports 1,303,630 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $54,890. Its annual median is $43,630. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 31-9093 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Arkansas runs from $27,020 at the 10th percentile to $94,740 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,880. The median is $43,630. The 75th percentile is $61,850. This is a place check, not a pay range for Medical Equipment Preparers.
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 05. They do not show related skills or a path into Medical Equipment Preparers.
1. Area 05, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 35,660 jobs, $26,250 annual median, 27.36 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
2. Area 05, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 35,510 jobs, $29,270 annual median, 27.24 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
3. Area 05, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 34,570 jobs, $74,050 annual median, 26.52 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Arkansas wage ladder for Medical Equipment Preparers
The 10th percentile is $32,490 per year. The 25th percentile is $35,330 per year. The median is $38,100 per year. The 75th percentile is $47,040 per year. The 90th percentile is $48,530 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 $35,330 per year to $47,040 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,040. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Arkansas has a annual median of $38,100 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $47,700 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Arkansas. Arkansas is 20.1% 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 bench marks, 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 Arkansas sits for Medical Equipment Preparers
Arkansas ranks 47 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Medical Equipment Preparers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 47 of 52 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.
44. Nebraska has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $41,480 per year, 550 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.08.
45. Iowa has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $39,930 per year, 590 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.76.
46. North Dakota has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $38,910 per year, 350 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.65.
48. New Mexico has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $36,720 per year, 300 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.7.
Pay leaders
Where Medical Equipment Preparers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 31-9093, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $61,370 per year. Arkansas sits at $38,100 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Medical Equipment Preparers 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 care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $61,370 per year, or $23,270 above Arkansas. BLS lists 8,720 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.96.
2. Washington has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $58,830 per year, or $20,730 above Arkansas. BLS lists 1,670 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.94.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Medical Equipment Preparers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Medical Equipment Preparers in this same-source set, at 8,720 jobs. Arkansas has 320. 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. California has 8,720 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 8,400 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $61,370 per year, or $23,270 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 0.96.
2. Florida has 5,250 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 4,930 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $45,890 per year, or $7,790 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 1.06.
Local-share leaders
Where Medical Equipment Preparers takes the largest share of local jobs
South Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.12. Arkansas has 0.5. 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 Medical Equipment Preparers 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. South Dakota has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 1.62 from Arkansas. BLS lists 480 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $42,330 per year, or $4,230 above Arkansas.
2. North Dakota has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 1.15 from Arkansas. BLS lists 350 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $38,910 per year, or $810 above Arkansas.
3. Oregon has a location quotient of 1.6, a gap of 1.10 from Arkansas. BLS lists 1,570 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $48,890 per year, or $10,790 above Arkansas.
Job scale and share
How common Medical Equipment Preparers is in Arkansas
BLS lists 320 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs in Arkansas. It also lists 0.25 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 0.5. A value of 1 means Medical Equipment Preparers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.
Medical Equipment Preparers beside other roles in Arkansas
The all-occupations median in Arkansas is $43,630 per year. The Medical Equipment Preparers median is $38,100 per year. Medical Equipment Preparers is 12.7% below 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 Arkansas. 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 Medical Equipment Preparers. 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. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Arkansas median of $37,840 per year. BLS lists 20,680 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
2. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Arkansas median of $37,630 per year. BLS lists 10,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
3. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Arkansas median of $37,050 per year. BLS lists 29,940 jobs and a location quotient of 1.45.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Arkansas
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Arkansas table, at 35,660 jobs. Medical Equipment Preparers has 320 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 1,303,630. 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 Medical Equipment Preparers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 35,660 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 35,340 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $26,250 per year, or $11,850 below Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
2. Retail Salespersons has 35,510 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 35,190 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $29,270 per year, or $8,830 below Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Arkansas
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Arkansas role table, at $78,940 per year. Medical Equipment Preparers has $38,100 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $43,630 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 $78,940 per year in Arkansas, or $40,840 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 29,400 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $74,050 per year in Arkansas, or $35,950 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 34,570 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $63,090 per year in Arkansas, or $24,990 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 11,000 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.95.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Arkansas
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Arkansas role table, at 1.95. Medical Equipment Preparers has 0.5. 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 Medical Equipment Preparers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.95 in Arkansas, a gap of 1.45 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 11,000 jobs and a median of $63,090 per year, or $24,990 above Medical Equipment Preparers.
2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.86 in Arkansas, a gap of 1.36 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 32,220 jobs and a median of $51,550 per year, or $13,450 above Medical Equipment Preparers.
Price-level view
What $38,100 may mean after the Arkansas price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Arkansas is 86.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 13.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $38,100 Medical Equipment Preparers median by 86.9 divided by 100. The result is $43,825 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 58.2. Goods are 93.6. Utilities are 74.7. Other services are 95.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Medical Equipment Preparers row is 4.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. 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 320 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $41,080 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.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Medical Equipment Preparers. It uses a Arkansas 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 $38,100 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 Medical Equipment Preparers row for Arkansas 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 320 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.5 is not a growth score. Rank 47 of 52 is not a place score. The 86.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 31-9093 in BLS area 05. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of 320 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 05, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 32,220 jobs, $51,550 annual median, 24.72 jobs per 1,000, and 1.86 location quotient.
5. Area 05, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 29,940 jobs, $37,050 annual median, 22.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.45 location quotient.
6. Area 05, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 29,400 jobs, $78,940 annual median, 22.55 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
3. Massachusetts has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $58,580 per year, or $20,480 above Arkansas. BLS lists 1,900 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 1.05.
4. New York has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $57,320 per year, or $19,220 above Arkansas. BLS lists 5,190 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 1.08.
5. Delaware has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $53,300 per year, or $15,200 above Arkansas. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.8.
6. Hawaii has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $51,630 per year, or $13,530 above Arkansas. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.71.
7. Rhode Island has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $51,460 per year, or $13,360 above Arkansas. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.78.
8. New Jersey has a Medical Equipment Preparers median of $50,280 per year, or $12,180 above Arkansas. BLS lists 2,440 jobs there, compared with 320 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 1.14.
3. New York has 5,190 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 4,870 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $57,320 per year, or $19,220 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 1.08.
4. Texas has 4,520 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 4,200 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $46,970 per year, or $8,870 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 0.65.
5. Pennsylvania has 3,450 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 3,130 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $45,820 per year, or $7,720 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 1.14.
6. Ohio has 3,210 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 2,890 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $45,540 per year, or $7,440 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 1.16.
7. North Carolina has 2,900 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 2,580 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $45,130 per year, or $7,030 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 1.18.
8. Illinois has 2,800 estimated Medical Equipment Preparers jobs, a gap of 2,480 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $48,050 per year, or $9,950 above Arkansas. Its location quotient is 0.92.
4. Maine has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 1.09 from Arkansas. BLS lists 510 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $46,860 per year, or $8,760 above Arkansas.
5. West Virginia has a location quotient of 1.51, a gap of 1.01 from Arkansas. BLS lists 530 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $44,830 per year, or $6,730 above Arkansas.
6. Arizona has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 0.94 from Arkansas. BLS lists 2,320 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $46,790 per year, or $8,690 above Arkansas.
7. Alaska has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.88 from Arkansas. BLS lists 220 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $49,920 per year, or $11,820 above Arkansas.
8. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.36, a gap of 0.86 from Arkansas. BLS lists 1,950 Medical Equipment Preparers jobs and a median of $47,700 per year, or $9,600 above Arkansas.
4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Arkansas median of $36,990 per year. BLS lists 12,460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.06.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Arkansas median of $36,950 per year. BLS lists 11,050 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Arkansas median of $35,920 per year. BLS lists 21,430 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
7. Receptionists and Information Clerks, SOC 43-4171, has a Arkansas median of $34,840 per year. BLS lists 10,870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Arkansas median of $34,700 per year. BLS lists 28,350 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
3. General and Operations Managers has 34,570 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 34,250 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $74,050 per year, or $35,950 above Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 32,220 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 31,900 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $51,550 per year, or $13,450 above Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.86.
5. Office Clerks, General has 29,940 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 29,620 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $37,050 per year, or $1,050 below Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.45.
6. Registered Nurses has 29,400 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 29,080 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $78,940 per year, or $40,840 above Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 28,350 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 28,030 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $34,700 per year, or $3,400 below Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
8. Cashiers has 28,270 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 27,950 from Medical Equipment Preparers. Its median is $27,670 per year, or $10,430 below Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $59,660 per year in Arkansas, or $21,560 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 12,890 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.44.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,100 per year in Arkansas, or $20,000 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 13,630 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $56,620 per year in Arkansas, or $18,520 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 10,010 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.84.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $55,120 per year in Arkansas, or $17,020 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 12,740 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.23.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $52,700 per year in Arkansas, or $14,600 above Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 12,590 jobs, compared with 320 for Medical Equipment Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.84 in Arkansas, a gap of 1.34 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 10,010 jobs and a median of $56,620 per year, or $18,520 above Medical Equipment Preparers.
4. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.67 in Arkansas, a gap of 1.17 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 10,850 jobs and a median of $43,780 per year, or $5,680 above Medical Equipment Preparers.
5. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.45 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.95 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 29,940 jobs and a median of $37,050 per year, or $1,050 below Medical Equipment Preparers.
6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.44 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.94 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 12,890 jobs and a median of $59,660 per year, or $21,560 above Medical Equipment Preparers.
7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.42 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.92 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 17,260 jobs and a median of $34,430 per year, or $3,670 below Medical Equipment Preparers.
8. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.42 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.92 from Medical Equipment Preparers. BLS lists 10,870 jobs and a median of $34,840 per year, or $3,260 below Medical Equipment Preparers.
Medical Equipment Preparers pay in Arkansas | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Medical Equipment Preparers in Arkansas
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Arkansas place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
