Occupations Reported in Tennessee

857 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Tennessee for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Word Processors and Typists	$49,750	90	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$83,080	90	View salary detail
Motion Picture Projectionists	$22,750	90	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,220	80	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$52,120	80	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,170	80	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,160	80	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$117,650	80	View salary detail
Fallers	$47,560	80	View salary detail
Economists	$117,650	80	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$33,830	80	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$212,470	70	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$74,190	70	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$81,760	70	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$49,400	70	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$45,130	60	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$42,360	60	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$134,560	60	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$135,530	60	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$54,060	60	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$60,420	60	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$45,130	60	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$69,010	60	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,060	60	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$74,510	50	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,780	50	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$62,140	50	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$45,220	50	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$58,780	40	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$35,730	40	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$108,770	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$36,130	40	View salary detail
Shampooers	$24,160	40	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$44,440	40	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$27,840	40	View salary detail
Paperhangers	$46,010	40	View salary detail
Historians	$71,080	40	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$39,930	40	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$43,250	40	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$54,830	30	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$35,880	—	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$65,110	—	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$98,170	—	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$44,940	—	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$47,340	—	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$339,610	—	View salary detail
Barbers	$24,690	—	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$108,830	—	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$141,430	—	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$30,780	—	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.