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
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,7203,050View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,7101,340View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$44,710640View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators$44,710210View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$44,700370View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$44,5501,100View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$44,5107,050View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$44,44040View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$44,100830View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$44,100830View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,0401,180View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,0301,260View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other$43,980130View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,8101,140View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,7101,170View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,630930View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$43,570350View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$43,2702,550View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$43,25040View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$43,2303,040View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,1907,400View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$43,1603,510View salary detail
File Clerks$43,0102,060View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$42,970280View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,9501,290View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$42,83059,730View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$42,830260View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,8101,640View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$42,6901,910View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$42,6102,920View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$42,5101,730View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks$42,390100View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$42,370100View salary detail
Motorboat Operators$42,36060View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$42,3301,110View salary detail
Community Health Workers$42,310520View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$42,2209,620View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,10020,070View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,9704,210View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$41,92011,870View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$41,5705,000View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$41,110120View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$40,9203,890View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$40,9101,820View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$40,740230View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,730700View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$40,50029,100View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$40,4902,360View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$40,400450View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$40,3303,860View 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.