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
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,630	80	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,510	220	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,510	1,450	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,490	1,200	View salary detail
Orderlies	$38,370	500	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$38,240	430	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,190	20,090	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,170	10,420	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,110	760	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,970	500	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,910	6,270	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,910	2,880	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$37,830	600	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,790	1,070	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$37,630	990	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$37,530	220	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$37,510	110	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,500	870	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$37,460	1,070	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$37,230	30	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,050	240	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,040	50	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,010	10,710	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$36,860	—	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,810	4,040	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,760	2,790	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,680	1,310	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,670	310	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,440	130	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,130	9,940	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,090	2,000	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,090	1,470	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$36,010	680	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,000	4,350	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,630	150	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,560	920	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$35,480	970	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,470	890	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$35,390	80	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$35,300	110	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,070	2,380	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,920	1,670	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,710	2,430	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$34,640	6,410	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$34,630	250	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,510	2,290	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$34,450	5,280	View salary detail
Nannies	$34,450	5,280	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,430	2,770	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$34,420	28,580	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.