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
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$56,120	1,630	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,930	630	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$55,620	170	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$55,620	170	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$55,430	930	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$55,250	300	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$54,940	790	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$54,700	50	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$54,330	30	View salary detail
Editors	$54,000	80	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$53,640	150	View salary detail
Paramedics	$53,220	270	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$53,110	50	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$52,970	100	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$52,740	1,090	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$52,500	140	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$52,330	600	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$52,080	180	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$51,870	190	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$51,630	100	View salary detail
Machinists	$51,540	730	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,510	290	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$51,480	50	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$51,330	730	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$51,330	730	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,020	1,320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$50,980	150	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$50,950	850	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,770	140	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,760	620	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$50,480	940	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,330	320	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,320	750	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,000	120	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$49,990	3,500	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$49,920	160	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$49,910	50	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,850	530	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$49,730	—	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$49,730	—	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,560	640	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$49,460	150	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$49,460	150	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,450	160	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$49,430	310	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,220	1,850	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$49,040	70	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$49,040	70	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$49,040	70	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$49,020	350	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.