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
Surgical Technologists	$63,120	1,120	View salary detail
Tutors	$62,950	1,370	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,930	9,370	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$62,870	1,350	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$62,800	1,770	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$62,790	160	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$62,770	250	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$62,610	620	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	310	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,450	800	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$62,420	180	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$62,350	170	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Coroners	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$62,210	3,200	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$62,200	750	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,940	5,650	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$61,890	400	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$61,830	230	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,710	810	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,710	50	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,460	8,400	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,360	720	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$61,320	1,030	View salary detail
Millwrights	$61,320	260	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$61,310	790	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$61,310	790	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,300	510	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$61,300	240	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$61,230	340	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,190	40	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,110	460	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,090	4,010	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$61,010	1,890	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$60,910	40	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$60,860	120	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$60,840	190	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$60,800	2,660	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$60,800	250	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$60,780	40	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,760	1,780	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,740	370	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,740	370	View salary detail
Clergy	$60,720	220	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,680	860	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,630	18,860	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.