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
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$37,310	190	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,020	18,250	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$36,960	730	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$36,950	300	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$36,920	200	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$36,880	640	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$36,770	980	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,750	7,560	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,710	320	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,680	2,770	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,640	2,670	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$36,600	1,260	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$36,590	1,710	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$36,440	2,060	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,440	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,420	28,220	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$36,400	390	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,320	3,530	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$36,240	—	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,220	890	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,140	60,130	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$36,130	40	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,110	6,250	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,000	27,690	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$35,990	100	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,980	14,030	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,960	1,460	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$35,920	110	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$35,880	—	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$35,790	650	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,740	460	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$35,730	40	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,610	760	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,570	10,680	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,550	680	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$35,540	200	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$35,320	310	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,320	460	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,290	1,840	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$35,070	430	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,950	8,420	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,910	11,460	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,810	1,200	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$34,790	930	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$34,700	2,360	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$34,640	—	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$34,500	4,710	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,440	5,200	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,280	5,420	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,220	3,300	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.