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Pediatric nurse jobs in Arkansas

open pediatric nurse jobs in Arkansas at . BLS measures a median of $37.95 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in Arkansas) for registered nurses here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the pediatric nurse 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 pediatric nurses 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

$37.95/hr ($78,940 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in Arkansas)

Median for registered nurses, against $46.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, national) for the whole US; 29,400 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in Arkansas) employed in Arkansas. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

By metro area

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39.18/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 13,760 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) · 11,550 (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) employed
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) · 4,870 (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) employed
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK$38.40/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) · 2,180 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) employed
  • Jonesboro, AR$37.95/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) · 1,990 (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) employed
  • Texarkana, TX-AR$38.75/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) · 1,760 (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) employed
  • Hot Springs, AR$37.79/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) · 1,160 (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Registered Nurses; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring pediatric nurses in Arkansas

What the job takes

A nursing degree and RN license.

  • License

    Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)

    State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state

  • Certification

    Certified pediatric nurse (CPN)

    Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Pediatric nurse jobs in Arkansas: common questions

How much do pediatric nurses make in Arkansas?

Too few open pediatric nurse jobs in Arkansas post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $37.95/hr ($78,940 a year) for registered nurses in Arkansas (May 2025), against $46.90 nationally, 47th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

Where in Arkansas are the most pediatric nurse jobs?

Searcy (5), Jonesboro (2) and Little Rock (2). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring pediatric nurses in Arkansas?

By open jobs on this board: Unity Health (5), Saint Bernards Medical Center (2) and Advantis Medical (1). In all, 4 employers have pediatric nurse jobs open in Arkansas.

What do you need to work as a pediatric nurse in Arkansas?

A nursing degree and RN license. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Certified pediatric nurse (CPN) (Pediatric Nursing Certification Board). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Arkansas's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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, and each opens the employer's own application.

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 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
  6. Certified pediatric nurse (CPN): Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pediatric nurse jobs in Arkansas. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/pediatric-nurse/arkansas

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