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
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$64,720	190	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$64,630	4,660	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$64,610	370	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$64,560	580	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$64,410	4,550	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,220	1,150	View salary detail
Coroners	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$63,960	7,990	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,850	1,050	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,750	1,820	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$63,660	1,530	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$63,510	3,610	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$63,510	3,610	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$63,510	2,620	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$63,400	1,650	View salary detail
Midwives	$63,400	1,650	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$63,400	390	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$63,390	740	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$63,300	180	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$63,300	180	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,210	1,330	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$63,050	610	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$63,050	110	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$62,800	6,510	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,500	3,390	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$62,420	1,300	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$62,390	600	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,310	2,140	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$62,280	9,370	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$62,270	580	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,270	580	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$62,140	50	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,090	2,540	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,090	190	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$62,050	2,150	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$62,050	2,150	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$62,050	2,150	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$61,950	370	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,950	110	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$61,940	130	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,880	2,600	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,860	21,230	View salary detail
Millwrights	$61,810	1,060	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,700	2,940	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,630	23,850	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.