Fort Smith, AR-OK
All-industry
Estimated employment
Employment RSE60.90
Mean wage$14.40
Mean RSE2.90
10th percentile wage$10.58
25th percentile wage$11.53
50th percentile wage$14.30
75th percentile wage$17.18
90th percentile wage$18.89
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service (43-2011)
Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages.
Median Wage History
  This Occupation   Compared to Occupational Group   Difference  
2020$14.30 $15.09  -$0.78
2019$13.90+2.9%$14.67 +2.9%-$0.76
2018$13.48+3.2%$14.22 +3.2%-$0.74
  This Occupation   Compared to All Occupations   Difference  
2020$14.30 $15.35  -$1.05
2019$13.90+2.9%$14.91 +2.9%-$1.01
2018$13.48+3.2%$14.48 +3.0%-$1.00
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Fort Smith, AR-OK $14.30  
Oklahoma City, OK $13.24 240
Tulsa, OK $13.08 210
Highest Employment
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Oklahoma City, OK $13.24 240
Tulsa, OK $13.08 210
Lawton, OK $9.88 40
Wages in other areas
Note: 202002 Microdata
Publication Date: April 2021