Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kingsport, TN

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,680	60	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$44,630	80	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$44,450	90	View salary detail
Firefighters	$44,110	270	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,960	50	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,920	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$43,590	100	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,530	200	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,490	40	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,490	40	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$43,480	50	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$43,480	50	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$43,480	50	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$43,480	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,350	60	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,280	190	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$43,120	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$43,060	60	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$43,020	90	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$42,990	100	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$42,830	90	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$42,740	140	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$42,700	50	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$42,550	50	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$42,350	50	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,590	1,000	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$41,530	60	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$41,370	50	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$41,350	130	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$41,090	60	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$41,020	210	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,990	80	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,840	590	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$40,780	30	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$40,720	590	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,360	170	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,890	630	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$39,850	1,190	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$39,750	120	View salary detail
Roofers	$39,720	90	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$39,470	40	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$39,430	70	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$39,290	30	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$39,270	70	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$39,260	40	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$38,960	110	View salary detail
File Clerks	$38,690	40	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$38,510	110	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,440	70	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,360	90	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.