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Considering a career as a Baker in Arkansas?

16.2% Jobs Projection
$23,510 Median Salary
200 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Bakers in Arkansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Bakers in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

  • Bakers in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bakers Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 910 people working as Bakers in the year 2018.

There were 1,070 Bakers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,050 Bakers working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Bakers than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Bakers in this state are growing at a rate of 16.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.6%.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 200 annual Bakers job openings in Arkansas, and 1,360 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,100 annual jobs and 205,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bakers Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Bakers ranged from $18,630 to $34,600 with $23,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.96 to $16.63. The median hourly rate was $11.3.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.57 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

The median salary in Arkansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Arkansas Metros for Bakers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bakers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 290 $25,320
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 280 $23,800
Fort Smith, AR-OK 130 $23,190
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 120 $25,560

Top States for Bakers Employment

View the list below to see where most Bakers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 24,630 $28,420
Texas 15,150 $23,980
New York 12,000 $27,700
Florida 10,470 $26,110
Pennsylvania 9,040 $25,150
Illinois 8,810 $24,760
Ohio 6,550 $25,730
Washington 5,850 $31,140
Michigan 5,800 $24,100
Georgia 5,000 $24,920
New Jersey 4,790 $28,940
Massachusetts 4,460 $30,550
Maryland 3,880 $25,680
Missouri 3,870 $24,110
North Carolina 3,870 $24,140
Colorado 3,620 $28,950
Wisconsin 3,570 $28,780
Virginia 3,340 $24,950
Tennessee 2,760 $25,080
Indiana 2,760 $23,680

Below are the states where Bakers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $33,670
Hawaii $32,210
Washington $31,140
Wyoming $30,660
Massachusetts $30,550
District of Columbia $30,410
Vermont $30,140
Minnesota $29,380
Colorado $28,950
New Jersey $28,940

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