High paying jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, requires no bachelor's degree, and requires no prior experience in a related job. That second filter is what separates this from the no-degree list, which is topped by supervisor roles asking five years in the trade before they will look at you. Several of these do involve months of training — but the employer provides it, and pays you during it, which is a feature rather than a barrier. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR run 10.6% below the national average (2024), so a Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Employed

1Power Distributors and Dispatchers$127,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$83,590 – $139,400140
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,170 – $116,040350
3Dental Hygienists$89,160
Associate's degree
$83,200 – $96,230490
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,200
Associate's degree
$66,900 – $100,100190
5Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,720
Associate's degree
$44,570 – $100,700260
6Respiratory Therapists$75,300
Associate's degree
$61,630 – $96,470530
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,830
Associate's degree
$48,500 – $99,760630
8Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$73,680
Associate's degree
$45,410 – $103,960150
9Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$72,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,300 – $78,690320
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$67,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610 – $104,6101,090
11Physical Therapist Assistants$64,110
Associate's degree
$31,220 – $92,120460
12Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$63,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,790 – $82,140150
13Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $101,060490
14Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780 – $79,370440
15Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040780
16Computer Network Support Specialists$61,510
Associate's degree
$43,680 – $107,980560
17Surgical Technologists$60,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,930 – $76,330640
18Postal Service Clerks$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030160
19Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,360 – $79,310900
20Architectural and Civil Drafters$59,740
Associate's degree
$46,160 – $79,340190
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,550 – $68,9802,470
22Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,280400
23Insurance Sales Agents$57,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,660 – $125,6801,610
24Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $71,470950
25Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,800 – $81,8307,910
26Computer User Support Specialists$56,620
Some college, no degree
$38,340 – $78,8101,110
27Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$55,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,120 – $120,4703,330
28Machinists$54,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $66,980340
29Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$54,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,160 – $76,0401,520
30Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $77,940290
31Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$52,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,600 – $102,0101,880
32Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$51,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,210 – $68,580390
33Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$49,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,990 – $64,290190
34Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $80,910490
35Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $83,570230
36Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $78,120320
37Medical Equipment Repairers$49,430
Associate's degree
$29,080 – $82,160210
38Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$49,360
Associate's degree
$41,660 – $73,320200
39Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,290 – $61,610380
40Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $69,030290
41Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$49,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $68,540890
42Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,710
No formal educational credential
$37,400 – $61,7903,150
43Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$48,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $59,820650
44Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $71,470210
45Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,170 – $58,640340
46Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,110 – $61,760360
47Machine Feeders and Offbearers$48,430
No formal educational credential
$34,410 – $49,760200
48Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,720 – $62,700930
49Millwrights$48,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,620 – $66,070190
50Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $70,130140

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

#	Occupation	MedianLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Power Distributors and DispatchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,180	$83,590 – $139,400	140
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,960	$58,170 – $116,040	350
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$89,160	$83,200 – $96,230	490
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,200	$66,900 – $100,100	190
5	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$78,720	$44,570 – $100,700	260
6	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,300	$61,630 – $96,470	530
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,830	$48,500 – $99,760	630
8	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,680	$45,410 – $103,960	150
9	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,700	$49,300 – $78,690	320
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,290	$45,610 – $104,610	1,090
11	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,110	$31,220 – $92,120	460
12	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,480	$39,790 – $82,140	150
13	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,190	$36,160 – $101,060	490
14	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,470	$45,780 – $79,370	440
15	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	780
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$61,510	$43,680 – $107,980	560
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,910	$39,930 – $76,330	640
18	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $75,030	160
19	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,940	$40,360 – $79,310	900
20	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$59,740	$46,160 – $79,340	190
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,240	$46,550 – $68,980	2,470
22	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,280	400
23	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,890	$37,660 – $125,680	1,610
24	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,300	$41,600 – $71,470	950
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,050	$37,800 – $81,830	7,910
26	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$56,620	$38,340 – $78,810	1,110
27	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,190	$30,120 – $120,470	3,330
28	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,930	$37,780 – $66,980	340
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,840	$40,160 – $76,040	1,520
30	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,560	$35,610 – $77,940	290
31	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,770	$27,600 – $102,010	1,880
32	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,510	$36,210 – $68,580	390
33	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,860	$45,990 – $64,290	190
34	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,850	$37,430 – $80,910	490
35	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,840	$34,850 – $83,570	230
36	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,600	$38,050 – $78,120	320
37	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$49,430	$29,080 – $82,160	210
38	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$49,360	$41,660 – $73,320	200
39	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,340	$23,290 – $61,610	380
40	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,220	$37,570 – $69,030	290
41	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,190	$35,100 – $68,540	890
42	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,710	$37,400 – $61,790	3,150
43	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,660	$28,080 – $59,820	650
44	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,660	$36,160 – $71,470	210
45	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,520	$37,170 – $58,640	340
46	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,510	$39,110 – $61,760	360
47	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$48,430	$34,410 – $49,760	200
48	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,360	$35,720 – $62,700	930
49	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,360	$35,620 – $66,070	190
50	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,320	$36,820 – $70,130	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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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