Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Tennessee

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$58,600	9,270	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$58,600	9,270	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,570	7,310	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$58,440	430	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$58,250	340	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,070	2,740	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,070	2,650	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,070	2,650	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,050	11,370	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,010	2,120	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$57,920	500	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$57,880	560	View salary detail
Paramedics	$57,690	3,710	View salary detail
Curators	$57,580	190	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$57,490	730	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$57,270	3,880	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,270	1,650	View salary detail
Clergy	$57,260	710	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$57,120	7,610	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$57,030	460	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$57,010	670	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$56,960	320	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$56,750	1,240	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$56,690	210	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$56,690	210	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$56,690	210	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$56,620	580	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$56,390	2,850	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,310	7,870	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$55,990	11,920	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$55,640	540	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$55,490	9,740	View salary detail
Embalmers	$55,170	180	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$55,090	310	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,930	670	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$54,840	1,470	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$54,830	30	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$54,060	60	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$53,850	1,940	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$53,700	2,020	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$53,570	140	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$53,560	260	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$53,270	160	View salary detail
Archivists	$53,210	110	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$53,020	12,740	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$52,960	170	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$52,520	330	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$52,120	590	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$52,120	80	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$52,000	10,660	View salary detail

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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.