High paying healthcare support jobs in Arkansas

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Arkansas. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single healthcare support job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Arkansas run 13.1% below the national average (2024), so a Arkansas salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arkansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arkansas · Employed

1Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,940
Associate's degree
$50,710 – $98,960730
2Physical Therapist Assistants$64,520
Associate's degree
$31,540 – $85,2801,620
3Dental Assistants$42,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,060 – $48,3302,950
4Massage Therapists$39,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,180 – $74,530430
5Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$38,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,870 – $64,940790
6Medical Assistants$37,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,840 – $46,0605,150
7Phlebotomists$37,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,870 – $44,2801,100
8Psychiatric Aides$36,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,030 – $39,950490
9Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,860 – $42,1801,460
10Nursing Assistants$34,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,840 – $39,02017,260
11Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,940 – $31,68019,840

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

#	Occupation	MedianArkansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$78,940	$50,710 – $98,960	730
2	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,520	$31,540 – $85,280	1,620
3	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,830	$35,060 – $48,330	2,950
4	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,990	$24,180 – $74,530	430
5	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,040	$26,870 – $64,940	790
6	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,760	$30,840 – $46,060	5,150
7	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,450	$30,870 – $44,280	1,100
8	Psychiatric AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,270	$27,030 – $39,950	490
9	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,570	$27,860 – $42,180	1,460
10	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,430	$28,840 – $39,020	17,260
11	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,660	$23,940 – $31,680	19,840

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arkansas. 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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