New Accounts Clerks in Arkansas

Is Arkansas a good place for you to work as a New Accounts Clerk?

• New Accounts Clerks in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many New Accounts Clerks Work in Arkansas?

480 people worked as New Accounts Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 510 New Accounts Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 580 New Accounts Clerks working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer New Accounts Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for New Accounts Clerks in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 6.2%.

Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 450 jobs for Arkansas New Accounts Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,000 annual jobs and 39,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do New Accounts Clerks Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for New Accounts Clerks ranged from $24,710 to $40,210 with $30,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.88 to $19.33. The median hourly rate was $14.86.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.37 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.49.

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

Top Arkansas Metros for New Accounts Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most New Accounts Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	680	$30,750
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	100	$29,530
Fort Smith, AR-OK	50	$31,090

Top States for New Accounts Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most New Accounts Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	4,740	$31,220
California	2,860	$40,370
Illinois	2,710	$36,110
Missouri	2,330	$30,880
Wisconsin	1,950	$36,780
Tennessee	1,700	$32,300
Oklahoma	1,590	$31,360
Ohio	1,520	$34,590
Michigan	1,490	$37,740
New York	1,220	$37,430
Iowa	1,190	$38,130
Minnesota	1,170	$38,110
Kansas	1,130	$30,190
Oregon	1,060	$36,510
North Carolina	1,040	$41,490
Indiana	890	$33,690
New Jersey	870	$42,990
Florida	850	$39,530
Massachusetts	690	$39,600
Virginia	680	$34,990

Below are the states where New Accounts Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island	$46,140
District of Columbia	$44,260
New Jersey	$42,990
Connecticut	$41,740
North Carolina	$41,490
Maryland	$40,820
Maine	$40,560
California	$40,370
Delaware	$40,320
Massachusetts	$39,600

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License

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