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
Furniture Finishers	$36,280	40	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,190	1,460	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,170	340	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,120	180	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,090	80	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,010	2,490	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$35,990	110	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,770	40	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$35,720	50	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,650	1,820	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,580	70	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$35,460	220	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,350	40	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,180	1,030	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,070	1,090	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,050	170	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$35,020	70	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,600	500	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,410	4,410	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$34,190	40	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$34,040	240	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$33,830	80	View salary detail
Photographers	$33,600	50	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$33,430	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$33,410	940	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$32,750	220	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$32,240	250	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$32,220	100	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,760	4,140	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,500	100	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,460	7,020	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$31,270	780	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,740	350	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$30,720	100	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$30,380	410	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,320	560	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$30,300	1,780	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$30,180	330	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,120	260	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$30,020	90	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$29,950	200	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,800	370	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$29,550	210	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$29,500	280	View salary detail
Orderlies	$29,490	130	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$29,430	730	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$29,350	590	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,220	1,480	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$28,860	1,190	View salary detail
Nannies	$28,860	1,190	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.