Business phone system for human resources consulting firms in Arkansas

How many human resources consulting firms operate in Arkansas

County Business Patterns counts 33 establishments in Arkansas classified as Human Resources Consulting Services (NAICS 541612) for 2023. They employed 151 people in mid-March and reported $8,784,000 in annual payroll. That is the 38th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Human resources consulting firms make up 0.05% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 1.1 human resources consulting firms, 57.4% below the national rate of 2.5. The average establishment has 4.6 employees against 15.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $58,172, 39.4% below the U.S. figure of $96,006.

Arkansas's largest markets for human resources consulting firms

Census published HR consulting firm counts for 3 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 24 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 70% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at human resources consulting firms in Arkansas

100.0% of Arkansas's human resources consulting firms with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 74.5% nationally. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Calls a HR consulting firm in Arkansas has to catch

HR consultants are often the first call when an employer faces a personnel issue, so clients expect a quick response. Those calls can involve sensitive information that should go to the right person directly. That holds for human resources consulting firms in Arkansas as much as anywhere.

Calls a HR consulting firm in Arkansas might handle in a typical week include:

• A client calls about a hiring question.
• The firm calls a client to schedule a training session.
• A client calls for help with a handbook update.

Calls after closing time

After-hours messages are usually routine, though employee incidents can be urgent.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 5-person HR consulting firm

Human resources consulting firms in Arkansas average 4.6 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $124.75 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $150.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $612. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for human resources consulting firms in Arkansas

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Arkansas, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.