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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$47,600	730	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$47,450	310	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$47,350	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,210	1,030	View salary detail
Riggers	$47,180	60	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,170	4,490	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,140	360	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,140	360	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,140	360	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,140	360	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$47,100	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$47,040	370	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$47,010	550	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$46,990	380	View salary detail
File Clerks	$46,990	600	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$46,820	210	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,710	320	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,670	310	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,530	300	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,490	540	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,420	560	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$46,410	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$46,240	1,330	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$46,220	1,320	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,190	9,170	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$46,100	700	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,070	340	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,950	3,340	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$45,870	250	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,780	4,860	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,760	810	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,650	1,190	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$45,630	1,330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,630	8,950	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$45,590	510	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,570	12,970	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$45,510	20,770	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$45,460	70	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,380	2,140	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$45,360	320	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,340	150	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$45,340	30	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$45,300	30	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$45,290	40	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$45,140	800	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$45,020	240	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$44,970	11,940	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$44,930	140	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$44,890	210	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,640	470	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.