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
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,070	2,650	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$63,510	2,620	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,880	2,600	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$106,730	2,580	View salary detail
Security Managers	$106,730	2,580	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$94,030	2,570	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$43,270	2,550	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,090	2,540	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,490	2,540	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$51,460	2,520	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$30,210	2,510	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$59,870	2,500	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,870	2,500	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$97,700	2,490	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$97,700	2,490	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,220	2,480	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,470	2,450	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$69,240	2,420	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$69,240	2,420	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$69,240	2,420	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$76,480	2,410	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$30,550	2,380	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$34,700	2,360	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$46,250	2,360	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,490	2,360	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$28,200	2,330	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$33,550	2,310	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$46,070	2,280	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$39,160	2,260	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$226,830	2,260	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,460	2,260	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$118,240	2,240	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$118,240	2,240	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$46,500	2,220	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$29,470	2,210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$77,920	2,210	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$215,290	2,200	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$62,050	2,150	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$69,990	2,150	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$62,050	2,150	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$62,050	2,150	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,310	2,140	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,010	2,120	View salary detail
Roofers	$45,690	2,110	View salary detail
File Clerks	$43,010	2,060	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$36,440	2,060	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$115,500	2,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$53,700	2,020	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,360	2,010	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,980	1,980	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.