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Licensed clinical social worker jobs in Arkansas

open licensed clinical social worker jobs in Arkansas at . BLS measures a median of $28.17 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Arkansas) for mental health and substance abuse social workers here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the licensed clinical social worker jobs are in Arkansas

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What licensed clinical social workers earn in Arkansas

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Arkansas

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Arkansas, May 2025

$28.17/hr ($58,590 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Arkansas)

Median for mental health and substance abuse social workers, against $28.98 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, national) for the whole US; 1,040 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Arkansas) employed in Arkansas. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Hourly wages in Arkansas, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (21-1023)$18.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers)$20.49 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers)$28.17 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers)$35.23 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers)$47.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers)1,040 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers)
Healthcare Social Workers (21-1022)$18.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers)$21.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers)$26.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers)$31.69 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers)$36.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers)1,250 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers)

By metro area

  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$24.67/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) · 450 (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) employed
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR$22.51/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 380 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46.36/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) · 130 (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) employed
  • Jonesboro, AR$30.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) · 80 (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) employed
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK$22.32/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) · 40 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

What mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring licensed clinical social workers in Arkansas

What the job takes

A master's in social work (MSW), about two years of supervised clinical work and the ASWB clinical exam.

  • License

    Clinical social work license (LCSW)

    State social work board; exam by ASWB. Needs a master's degree and supervised clinical hours

Licensed clinical social worker jobs in Arkansas: common questions

How much do licensed clinical social workers make in Arkansas?

Too few open licensed clinical social worker jobs in Arkansas post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $28.17/hr ($58,590 a year) for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Arkansas (May 2025), against $28.98 nationally, 23rd highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Where in Arkansas are the most licensed clinical social worker jobs?

Springdale (3), Bentonville (1), Conway (1), Gentry (1) and Harrison (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring licensed clinical social workers in Arkansas?

By open jobs on this board: Circle of Life (2), Community Clinic (Northwest Arkansas) (2) and BetterHelp (1). In all, 6 employers have licensed clinical social worker jobs open in Arkansas.

Are licensed clinical social workers in demand in Arkansas?

8 licensed clinical social worker jobs are open in Arkansas today at 6 employers on this board, about 7.7 for every 1,000 licensed clinical social workers employed there (BLS counts 1,040, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of mental health and substance abuse social workers to grow 10.3% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas are hiring immediately?

1 of the open mental health and social work jobs here says so in its own posting: Mental Health Technician - 12 hour shifts 7-7 at Perimeter Healthcare (Perimeter Behavioral of Forrest City, Arkansas has an immediate opening for a Mental Health Technician!...).

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas offer daily pay?

2 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: Licensed Mental Health Professional - $2.5k Bonus at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...); Mental Health Director at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...).

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas want bilingual staff?

6 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: Behavioral Health Case Manager at Community Clinic (Northwest Arkansas) (Bilingual. ...and OSHA. Other duties, as assigned. Knowledge and critical skills Bilingual proficiency...); LCSW - Primary Care at Community Clinic (Northwest Arkansas) (Bilingual: Spanish. ...behavioral health interventions and collaborative care practices. Bilingual...); Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) – Primary Care at Community Clinic (Northwest Arkansas) (Bilingual: Spanish. ...behavioral health interventions and collaborative care practices. Bilingual...). Every such job in Arkansas.

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas hire with no experience?

15 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: Autism Specialist Trainee / Behavior Technician - Alma at Pediatrics Plus; Autism Specialist Trainee / Behavior Technician - Arkadelphia at Pediatrics Plus; Autism Specialist Trainee / Behavior Technician - Bryant Farm at Pediatrics Plus. Every such job in Arkansas.

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas train you with pay?

15 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: Autism Specialist Trainee / Behavior Technician - Alma at Pediatrics Plus; Autism Specialist Trainee / Behavior Technician - Arkadelphia at Pediatrics Plus; Autism Specialist Trainee / Behavior Technician - Bryant Farm at Pediatrics Plus. Every such job in Arkansas.

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas offer a sign-on bonus?

5 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: LCSW or LPC at Boston Mountain Rural Health Center ($5,000 sign-on bonus); Behavior Technician Full-Time at Inner Circle Autism Network ($750 sign-on bonus); Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at Inner Circle Autism Network ($15,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Arkansas.

Which mental health and social work jobs in Arkansas offer relocation assistance?

2 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: Behavior Technician at Genesis HealthCare (...Keep growing with free CEUs through Medbridge. H-1B Visa & Relocation Assistance: We support Visa or...); In-Home Counselor/Social Worker (serving Baxter, Boone, and Marion counties) at Youth Villages (...Community-based staff will be reimbursed for applicable mileage Relocation Assistance offered for...).

What do you need to work as a licensed clinical social worker in Arkansas?

A master's in social work (MSW), about two years of supervised clinical work and the ASWB clinical exam. Clinical social work license (LCSW) (State social work board; exam by ASWB; needs a master's degree and supervised clinical hours). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Arkansas's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which hospitals hiring licensed clinical social workers in Arkansas have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring licensed clinical social workers in Arkansas, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro (Saint Bernards Medical Center, 1 of 5, 81% said nurses always communicated well); Arkansas's rated hospitals average 2.8 stars. Every Arkansas hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Arkansas, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Arkansas, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  6. Clinical social work license (LCSW): State social work board; exam by ASWB

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Licensed clinical social worker jobs in Arkansas. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/licensed-clinical-social-worker/arkansas

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