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
Media Programming Directors	$61,660	160	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$61,660	160	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$61,660	160	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$61,590	570	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,570	70	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$61,400	110	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$61,400	110	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$61,360	210	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,350	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$61,340	1,690	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$60,900	380	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,600	1,750	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$60,580	280	View salary detail
Midwives	$60,580	280	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,360	220	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,350	240	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$60,190	50	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,180	1,480	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$59,950	610	View salary detail
Surveyors	$59,850	100	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$59,850	100	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,830	2,020	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,830	110	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$59,550	150	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,290	530	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$59,140	50	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,040	70	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$58,910	130	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$58,870	230	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$58,780	190	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$58,720	860	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$58,720	860	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$58,580	1,560	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,390	200	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$58,110	50	View salary detail
Web Developers	$58,060	100	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$57,800	40	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,450	480	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,440	4,370	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$57,400	160	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$57,400	160	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$57,400	160	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$57,350	50	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$57,220	210	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,170	40	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$56,840	230	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$56,790	80	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$56,660	600	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$56,420	200	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$56,400	60	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.