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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Dental Laboratory Technicians$48,880610View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$48,7804,440View salary detail
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$48,660110View salary detail
Glaziers$48,610880View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,5401,290View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers$48,5301,400View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,4101,160View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$48,290970View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$48,240370View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,240370View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,2003,730View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$48,2003,730View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$48,1901,430View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,18037,680View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry$48,160300View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,04012,510View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$48,010400View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$47,9401,230View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$47,9401,230View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$47,9401,230View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$47,940390View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,9103,920View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,88026,470View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$47,840410View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,8401,610View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,8301,030View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$47,790640View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$47,780390View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$47,7701,970View salary detail
Fallers$47,56080View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,5502,980View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,5101,150View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,4603,970View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,3805,080View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$47,350710View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$47,340400View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,340—View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$47,3301,040View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$47,300320View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,24035,790View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,2103,880View salary detail
Riggers$47,180310View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,1801,950View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$47,060550View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$46,9901,590View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,9203,490View salary detail
Stonemasons$46,830140View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,810430View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,8003,510View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,720470View 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.