Tennessee Careers and Salaries

857 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Tennessee for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,160	105,870	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,160	105,870	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,470	90,690	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,470	90,690	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,950	87,380	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,620	64,890	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$106,970	63,720	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,590	63,350	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,140	60,130	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$42,830	59,730	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,760	52,120	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,860	49,880	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,390	49,870	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,940	41,810	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,440	38,120	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,180	37,680	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,240	35,790	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,810	34,580	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,050	33,710	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$40,500	29,100	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,980	28,240	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,420	28,220	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,000	27,690	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$76,840	27,340	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,990	27,040	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,880	26,470	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$45,000	26,250	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,630	23,850	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,230	21,600	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$67,370	21,460	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,860	21,230	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$58,870	20,830	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$85,890	20,780	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,850	20,500	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,130	20,150	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,100	20,070	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$28,700	19,780	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,570	19,180	View salary detail
Software Developers	$122,430	19,030	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$65,310	18,960	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,020	18,250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,470	17,770	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$74,470	17,770	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$141,010	17,630	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$141,010	17,630	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.