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 Assistants$46,7207,420View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists$46,7001,440View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,5101,980View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,5002,220View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,4501,810View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,4401,570View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants$46,410140View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,3901,840View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$46,380670View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,3307,990View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$46,310400View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,2801,460View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$46,2801,330View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents$46,2502,360View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$46,200320View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$46,180550View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$46,0702,280View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,0601,200View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$46,0601,590View salary detail
Pipelayers$46,020810View salary detail
Paperhangers$46,01040View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$45,99090View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$45,860880View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$45,860880View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$45,860880View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$45,860880View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators$45,830350View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,81034,580View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,7603,930View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,76017,140View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,7205,470View salary detail
Roofers$45,6902,110View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$45,670630View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,6201,820View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$45,350—View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,3402,980View salary detail
Fence Erectors$45,330550View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,2303,990View salary detail
Costume Attendants$45,22050View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$45,210860View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$45,13060View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$45,13060View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,070400View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$45,05033,710View salary detail
Construction Laborers$45,00026,250View salary detail
Traffic Technicians$44,970460View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$44,940—View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,92016,680View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,7805,380View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$44,7201,450View 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.