Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Nashville, TN

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,7801,010View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,6801,290View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$49,600—View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$49,510100View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,4901,210View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,490230View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,4602,590View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$49,420190View salary detail
Firefighters$49,3002,170View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$49,260540View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,150160View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,110410View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$49,1001,320View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,1001,320View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$49,080120View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,070210View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,00012,100View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$48,920500View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,820330View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$48,8101,490View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,78011,040View salary detail
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$48,66060View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,6402,720View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,630800View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$48,580260View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,580560View salary detail
Dental Assistants$48,5402,730View salary detail
Chemists$48,530320View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,520120View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$48,510710View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,490260View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$48,440530View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$48,410180View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$48,340560View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$48,240260View salary detail
Roofers$48,120650View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$48,0801,100View salary detail
Tax Preparers$48,080400View salary detail
Health Education Specialists$48,040190View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$47,990170View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$47,990930View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$47,990170View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,830390View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$47,780—View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,7202,160View salary detail
Pipelayers$47,700280View salary detail
Traffic Technicians$47,670—View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists$47,650560View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,650530View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,630540View 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.