High paying entry level jobs in Hot Springs, AR

These occupations in Hot Springs, AR ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Cost of living: prices in Hot Springs, AR run 14.3% below the national average (2024), so a Hot Springs, AR salary is worth about 1.17× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Hot Springs, AR · Employed

1Dentists, General$161,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,280 – $202,11060
2Pharmacists$135,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,840 – $166,340100
3Nurse Practitioners$122,940
Master's degree
$96,970 – $204,100210
4Physician Assistants$122,720
Master's degree
$94,380 – $159,08030
5Software Developers$117,610
Bachelor's degree
$61,180 – $198,42060
6Physical Therapists$97,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,460 – $120,47090
7Lawyers$92,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,630 – $168,15090
8Network and Computer Systems Administrators$87,420
Bachelor's degree
$43,680 – $148,92030
9Dental Hygienists$82,970
Associate's degree
$56,320 – $103,82070
10Occupational Therapists$82,410
Master's degree
$53,400 – $130,460100
11Aerospace Engineers$79,610
Bachelor's degree
$68,360 – $118,49030
12Registered Nurses$78,590
Bachelor's degree
$59,760 – $122,3601,160
13Computer Systems Analysts$69,670
Bachelor's degree
$28,170 – $157,46090
14Project Management Specialists$69,110
Bachelor's degree
$40,570 – $130,140140
15Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$65,790
Master's degree
$45,260 – $78,84070
16Physical Therapist Assistants$63,280
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $77,94060
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,060
Master's degree
$49,650 – $72,59030
18Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,850
Bachelor's degree
$50,230 – $77,300370
19Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,880
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $74,450130
20Accountants and Auditors$59,770
Bachelor's degree
$43,840 – $112,860190
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$59,490
Associate's degree
$46,640 – $97,130100
22Business Operations Specialists, All Other$59,370
Bachelor's degree
$32,070 – $122,870170
23Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,950
Bachelor's degree
$49,970 – $62,47050
24Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,220
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $61,24030
25Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,730
Bachelor's degree
$50,370 – $62,840340
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,930 – $64,120410
27Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$55,670
Bachelor's degree
$51,210 – $61,25050
28Human Resources Specialists$51,260
Bachelor's degree
$36,580 – $93,200110
29Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$50,950
Bachelor's degree
$32,410 – $101,990110
30Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,730
Bachelor's degree
$35,240 – $76,35070
31Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,680 – $57,51030
32Child, Family, and School Social Workers$42,310
Bachelor's degree
$33,440 – $57,64040
33Medical Records Specialists$41,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,880 – $77,77040
34Graphic Designers$39,580
Bachelor's degree
$30,120 – $52,09030
35Dental Assistants$37,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,850 – $46,540100
36Medical Assistants$36,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,490 – $47,850260
37Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,600
Associate's degree
$27,010 – $62,40070
38Emergency Medical Technicians$34,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,300 – $45,67080
39Nursing Assistants$29,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,550 – $37,800810
40Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,010
Some college, no degree
$23,650 – $37,600270
41Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$28,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,200 – $39,82040
42Massage Therapists$27,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,620 – $90,97040

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHot Springs, AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,820	$61,280 – $202,110	60
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,200	$99,840 – $166,340	100
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$122,940	$96,970 – $204,100	210
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$122,720	$94,380 – $159,080	30
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$117,610	$61,180 – $198,420	60
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,260	$76,460 – $120,470	90
7	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$92,700	$59,630 – $168,150	90
8	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$87,420	$43,680 – $148,920	30
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,970	$56,320 – $103,820	70
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$82,410	$53,400 – $130,460	100
11	Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree	$79,610	$68,360 – $118,490	30
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,590	$59,760 – $122,360	1,160
13	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$69,670	$28,170 – $157,460	90
14	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,110	$40,570 – $130,140	140
15	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$65,790	$45,260 – $78,840	70
16	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,280	$31,200 – $77,940	60
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,060	$49,650 – $72,590	30
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,850	$50,230 – $77,300	370
19	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,880	$51,440 – $74,450	130
20	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$59,770	$43,840 – $112,860	190
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,490	$46,640 – $97,130	100
22	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,370	$32,070 – $122,870	170
23	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,950	$49,970 – $62,470	50
24	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,220	$48,110 – $61,240	30
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,730	$50,370 – $62,840	340
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,120	$46,930 – $64,120	410
27	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$55,670	$51,210 – $61,250	50
28	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$51,260	$36,580 – $93,200	110
29	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$50,950	$32,410 – $101,990	110
30	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$45,730	$35,240 – $76,350	70
31	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,340	$35,680 – $57,510	30
32	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$42,310	$33,440 – $57,640	40
33	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,230	$30,880 – $77,770	40
34	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$39,580	$30,120 – $52,090	30
35	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,440	$30,850 – $46,540	100
36	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,600	$30,490 – $47,850	260
37	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,600	$27,010 – $62,400	70
38	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,830	$29,300 – $45,670	80
39	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,940	$29,550 – $37,800	810
40	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,010	$23,650 – $37,600	270
41	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$28,680	$23,200 – $39,820	40
42	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,040	$24,620 – $90,970	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hot Springs, AR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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