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Transportation Equipment Painters in Arkansas

Transportation Equipment Painters in Arkansas

Considering a career as a Transportation Equipment Painter in Arkansas?

10.9% Jobs Projection
$36,400 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Transportation Equipment Painters in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

  • Transportation Equipment Painters in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Equipment Painters Work in Arkansas?

600 people worked as Transportation Equipment Painters in 2018 in this state.

There were 750 Transportation Equipment Painters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 690 Transportation Equipment Painters working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Transportation Equipment Painters than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Transportation Equipment Painters in this state are growing at a rate of 10.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 120 annual Transportation Equipment Painters job openings in Arkansas, and 1,120 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,600 annual jobs and 61,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Equipment Painters Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Equipment Painters ranged from $21,050 to $58,500 with $36,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.12 to $28.12. The median hourly rate was $17.5.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.50.

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

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Top Arkansas Metros for Transportation Equipment Painters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Equipment Painters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texarkana, TX-AR 240 $45,210
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 110 $34,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 70 $54,170
Fort Smith, AR-OK 30 $32,650

Top States for Transportation Equipment Painters Employment

View the list below to see where most Transportation Equipment Painters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,710 $40,980
Texas 5,760 $40,100
Florida 3,150 $37,770
Illinois 2,200 $45,660
Washington 2,200 $49,200
Pennsylvania 2,020 $45,110
Georgia 2,000 $47,600
Virginia 1,980 $51,470
New York 1,630 $48,510
Missouri 1,490 $43,070
North Carolina 1,370 $42,640
Ohio 1,340 $38,390
Michigan 1,270 $45,480
Wisconsin 1,160 $40,640
Colorado 1,140 $38,370
Alabama 1,050 $41,050
Mississippi 990 $53,460
Oregon 980 $43,590
New Jersey 970 $48,090
Minnesota 930 $41,830

Below are the states where Transportation Equipment Painters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $57,310
Connecticut $54,210
Mississippi $53,460
Hawaii $52,160
Wyoming $51,900
Virginia $51,470
Washington $49,200
Massachusetts $48,940
New York $48,510
West Virginia $48,500

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