Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Chattanooga, TN

568 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Chattanooga, TN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$40,260	1,670	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$40,160	2,060	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,140	510	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$39,840	160	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$39,790	320	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,730	460	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,720	30	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$39,720	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,630	430	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$39,630	80	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$39,520	400	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$39,500	230	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,450	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,220	2,520	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$39,130	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$39,000	150	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,960	—	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,890	160	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$38,840	—	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,790	2,420	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,640	3,590	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,560	480	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$38,510	90	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$38,410	280	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$38,370	430	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$38,250	60	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,050	620	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,860	3,920	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,850	700	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,830	7,730	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,830	7,730	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$37,750	40	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$37,560	30	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,550	720	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$37,430	140	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$37,410	360	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,350	270	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$37,310	60	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,280	560	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$37,020	380	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,800	180	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$36,740	40	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$36,710	30	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,680	160	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$36,590	160	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$36,490	500	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,450	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$36,440	350	View salary detail
File Clerks	$36,400	240	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,310	170	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.