What is the average salary in Tennessee?

$60,530a year

Average yearly pay across 733 jobs with official data in Tennessee, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $29.10
Jobs with data: 733
Workers counted: 3,259,070

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Cardiologist	$610,100
Dermatologist	$433,600
Surgeon	$373,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$354,600
Orthodontist	$339,600
Anesthesiologist	$330,600
Orthopedic Surgeon	$325,500
Physician	$301,300
General Internal Medicine Physician	$232,200
Ophthalmologist	$231,000

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Laborer and Freight	$38,160
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$27,470
Retail Salesperson	$31,950
Registered Nurse	$81,500
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$58,620
General and Operations Manager	$107,000
Cashier	$28,590
Stocker and Order Filler	$36,140
Customer Service Representative	$42,830
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator	$44,630

Management

Administrative Services Manager$127,400
Advertising and Promotions Manager$98,170
Architectural and Engineering Manager$161,400
Chief Executive$198,800
Compensation and Benefits Manager$132,800
Computer and Information Systems Manager$158,700
Construction Manager$110,200
Education Administrator$97,590
Education Administrator$100,900
Education Administrator$118,300
Education and Childcare Administrator$49,200
Emergency Management Director$81,800
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$70,530
Facilities Manager$106,700
Financial Manager$141,000
Food Service Manager$64,410
Fundraising Manager$107,800
Funeral Home Manager$78,130
General and Operations Manager$107,000
Human Resources Manager$131,800
Industrial Production Manager$119,400
Lodging Manager$63,050
Manager$99,430
Marketing Manager$132,000
Medical and Health Services Manager$107,100
Natural Sciences Manager$124,500
Personal Service Manager$72,360
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$99,170
Property$64,870
Public Relations Manager$127,400
Purchasing Manager$137,100
Sales Manager$128,000
Social and Community Service Manager$88,240
Training and Development Manager$121,000
Transportation$100,700

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$76,840
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$75,390
Budget Analyst$86,570
Business Operations Specialist$78,690
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$65,430
Claims Adjuster$78,010
Compensation$69,990
Compliance Officer$63,960
Cost Estimator$75,650
Credit Analyst$72,550
Credit Counselor$38,730
Financial and Investment Analyst$92,990
Financial Examiner$87,110
Financial Risk Specialist$90,950
Financial Specialist$69,240
Fundraiser$61,370
Human Resources Specialist$67,370
Insurance Appraiser$67,080
Insurance Underwriter$78,840
Labor Relations Specialist$76,930
Loan Officer$62,800
Logistician$71,280
Management Analyst$99,260
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$69,790
Meeting$52,000
Personal Financial Advisor$84,160
Project Management Specialist$85,890
Property Appraiser and Assessor$62,350
Tax Examiner and Collector$51,630
Tax Preparer$36,600
Training and Development Specialist$62,280

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$108,900
Computer and Information Research Scientist$108,800
Computer Network Architect$123,900
Computer Network Support Specialist$77,640
Computer Occupation$76,470
Computer Systems Analyst$95,630
Computer User Support Specialist$55,990
Data Scientist$100,300
Database Administrator$115,500
Database Architect$115,200
Information Security Analyst$115,400
Mathematical Science Occupation$65,110
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$88,100
Operations Research Analyst$76,680
Software Developer$122,400
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$91,040
Statistician$98,230
Web and Digital Interface Designer$63,510
Web Developer$74,760

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$128,500
Architect$94,030
Architectural and Civil Drafter$69,220
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$106,500
Calibration Technologist and Technician$71,660
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$72,990
Civil Engineer$95,910
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$57,270
Computer Hardware Engineer$130,800
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,750
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$77,180
Electrical Engineer$104,500
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$64,720
Electronics Engineer$122,900
Engineer$96,640
Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,700
Environmental Engineer$97,190
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$80,100
Industrial Engineer$99,080
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,070
Landscape Architect$95,250
Materials Engineer$91,940
Mechanical Drafter$63,390
Mechanical Engineer$99,550
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,270
Mining and Geological Engineer$100,400
Surveying and Mapping Technician$50,370
Surveyor$76,340

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$45,130
Anthropologist and Archeologist$60,310
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$96,190
Biochemist and Biophysicist$134,600
Biological Scientist$80,500
Biological Technician$50,840
Chemical Technician$54,840
Chemist$87,930
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$76,820
Conservation Scientist$70,500
Economist$117,700
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$56,960
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$76,840
Epidemiologist$97,310
Food Scientist and Technologist$81,760
Forensic Science Technician$70,500
Forest and Conservation Technician$47,940
Forester$71,990
Geological Technician$63,050
Geoscientist$77,870
Historian$71,080
Hydrologic Technician$30,780
Life$62,050
Life Scientist$108,800
Materials Scientist$69,010
Medical Scientist$102,700
Microbiologist$77,630
Nuclear Technician$91,980
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$81,190
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$55,090
Physical Scientist$129,600
Physicist$165,000
Psychologist$138,100
School Psychologist$76,850
Social Science Research Assistant$46,410
Social Scientist and Related Worker$80,860
Soil and Plant Scientist$61,950
Survey Researcher$66,900
Urban and Regional Planner$78,970
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$73,570

Community and social service

Child$56,310
Clergy$57,260
Community and Social Service Specialist$53,850
Community Health Worker$42,310
Counselor$51,900
Director$61,940
Educational$59,960
Health Education Specialist$49,630
Healthcare Social Worker$61,240
Marriage and Family Therapist$46,700
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$46,500
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$58,010
Rehabilitation Counselor$46,060
Religious Worker$43,980
Social and Human Service Assistant$40,310
Social Worker$51,460
Substance Abuse$49,580

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$60,340
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$128,300
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$98,160
Architecture Teacher$79,170
Archivist$53,210
Area$75,060
Art$72,030
Atmospheric$85,020
Biological Science Teacher$78,940
Business Teacher$85,950
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,310
Career/Technical Education Teacher$61,950
Career/Technical Education Teacher$61,700
Chemistry Teacher$79,150
Communications Teacher$66,630
Computer Science Teacher$81,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$62,090
Curator$57,580
Economics Teacher$104,600
Education Teacher$72,390
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$59,610
Elementary School Teacher$59,980
Engineering Teacher$100,600
English Language and Literature Teacher$64,220
Environmental Science Teacher$98,560
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$76,350
Geography Teacher$81,220
Health Specialties Teacher$98,870
History Teacher$72,940
Instructional Coordinator$74,390
Kindergarten Teacher$58,070
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$62,090
Library Science Teacher$76,940
Library Technician$36,400
Mathematical Science Teacher$76,240
Middle School Teacher$60,690
Museum Technician and Conservator$44,710
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$80,050
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$74,090
Physics Teacher$80,630
Political Science Teacher$81,330
Postsecondary Teacher$76,480
Preschool Teacher$34,280
Psychology Teacher$76,010
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$73,280
Secondary School Teacher$61,860
Self-Enrichment Teacher$38,730
Social Sciences Teacher$71,680
Social Work Teacher$75,190
Sociology Teacher$77,370
Special Education Teacher$59,550
Special Education Teacher$62,560
Special Education Teacher$60,000
Special Education Teacher$61,360
Special Education Teacher$63,300
Substitute Teacher$29,500
Teacher and Instructor$50,000
Teaching Assistant$36,950
Teaching Assistant$29,210
Tutor$50,280

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$45,390
Art Director$89,860
Artist and Related Worker$43,030
Audio and Video Technician$49,970
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$48,290
Broadcast Technician$47,340
Camera Operator$57,030
Coach and Scout$37,780
Commercial and Industrial Designer$71,230
Craft Artist$32,830
Designer$72,450
Disc Jockey$45,240
Editor$59,550
Entertainer and Performer$41,430
Film and Video Editor$57,880
Fine Artist$30,720
Floral Designer$36,220
Graphic Designer$57,270
Interior Designer$63,660
Interpreter and Translator$51,080
Lighting Technician$60,870
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$42,370
Media and Communication Worker$45,670
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$34,500
Music Director and Composer$79,640
News Analyst$62,390
Photographer$37,950
Producer and Director$73,020
Public Relations Specialist$60,900
Sound Engineering Technician$60,500
Special Effects Artist and Animator$83,080
Technical Writer$79,550
Writer and Author$58,870

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$141,400
Anesthesiologist$330,600
Athletic Trainer$59,850
Audiologist$90,540
Cardiologist$610,100
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$76,650
Chiropractor$83,990
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$62,070
Dental Hygienist$84,640
Dentist$215,300
Dermatologist$433,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$80,640
Dietitian and Nutritionist$67,620
Emergency Medical Technician$40,330
Exercise Physiologist$53,570
Family Medicine Physician$226,800
General Internal Medicine Physician$232,200
Genetic Counselor$94,380
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$64,560
Health Technologist and Technician$49,180
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$90,750
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$63,400
Hearing Aid Specialist$78,270
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$58,870
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$78,610
Medical Dosimetrist$135,500
Medical Records Specialist$48,780
Neurologist$229,700
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$84,470
Nurse Anesthetist$211,500
Nurse Midwive$117,000
Nurse Practitioner$117,600
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$354,600
Occupational Therapist$97,700
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$38,890
Ophthalmologist$231,000
Optician$49,840
Optometrist$134,200
Orthodontist$339,600
Orthopedic Surgeon$325,500
Orthotist and Prosthetist$65,170
Paramedic$57,690
Pediatrician$176,200
Pharmacist$133,400
Pharmacy Technician$41,920
Physical Therapist$100,100
Physician$301,300
Physician Assistant$118,200
Podiatrist$212,500
Psychiatric Technician$39,800
Psychiatrist$214,900
Radiation Therapist$83,520
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$64,630
Recreational Therapist$51,910
Registered Nurse$81,500
Respiratory Therapist$72,140
Speech-Language Pathologist$84,630
Surgeon$373,500
Surgical Assistant$81,640
Surgical Technologist$60,530
Therapist$56,690
Veterinarian$124,400
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$42,810

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,720
Healthcare Support Worker$47,940
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$32,130
Massage Therapist$50,070
Medical Assistant$39,570
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,990
Medical Transcriptionist$44,720
Nursing Assistant$37,990
Occupational Therapy Aide$27,840
Occupational Therapy Assistant$62,420
Orderly$31,840
Pharmacy Aide$30,170
Phlebotomist$38,550
Physical Therapist Aide$30,320
Physical Therapist Assistant$62,500
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$36,320

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$42,970
Bailiff$35,990
Correctional Officer and Jailer$50,940
Crossing Guard and Flagger$35,960
Detective and Criminal Investigator$77,090
Fire Inspector and Investigator$63,400
Firefighter$49,300
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$74,140
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$77,920
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$74,770
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$81,330
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$50,830
Fish and Game Warden$75,930
Lifeguard$28,200
Parking Enforcement Worker$35,730
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$59,280
Private Detective and Investigator$49,360
Protective Service Worker$44,100
School Bus Monitor$27,250
Security Guard$36,000
Transportation Security Screener$61,110

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$27,480
Chef and Head Cook$69,810
Cook$28,330
Cook$35,570
Cook$36,420
Cook$30,210
Cook$36,440
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,470
Dishwasher$30,530
Fast Food and Counter Worker$27,470
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$40,500
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$36,640
Food Preparation Worker$28,700
Food Server$30,670
Host and Hostess$27,490
Waiter and Waitress$27,760

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$34,040
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$46,800
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$53,700
Grounds Maintenance Worker$39,980
Janitor and Cleaner$33,440
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$37,020
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$30,850
Pest Control Worker$39,690
Pesticide Handler$47,340
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$47,350

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$28,690
Animal Caretaker$30,550
Animal Trainer$35,320
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$32,060
Barber$24,690
Childcare Worker$29,660
Concierge$35,320
Costume Attendant$45,220
Crematory Operator$35,880
Embalmer$55,170
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$29,890
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$47,380
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$44,040
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$46,510
Funeral Attendant$29,600
Hairdresser$31,310
Manicurist and Pedicurist$34,810
Mortician$46,180
Motion Picture Projectionist$22,750
Personal Care and Service Worker$32,070
Recreation Worker$33,580
Residential Advisor$34,700
Shampooer$24,160
Skincare Specialist$36,590
Tour and Travel Guide$33,760
Usher$30,550

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$40,910
Cashier$28,590
Counter and Rental Clerk$37,960
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$35,070
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$85,980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$47,880
Insurance Sales Agent$57,120
Parts Salesperson$36,110
Real Estate Broker$60,150
Real Estate Sales Agent$46,250
Retail Salesperson$31,950
Sale and Related Worker$48,190
Sales Engineer$111,600
Sales Representative$94,450
Sales Representative$61,630
Sales Representatives of Service$60,230
Security$58,050
Telemarketer$29,470
Travel Agent$55,640

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$40,920
Billing and Posting Clerk$46,330
Bookkeeping$48,180
Brokerage Clerk$64,610
Cargo and Freight Agent$51,800
Correspondence Clerk$42,390
Courier and Messenger$40,270
Court$44,720
Customer Service Representative$42,830
Data Entry Keyer$40,490
Desktop Publisher$44,440
Dispatcher$49,660
Eligibility Interviewer$49,230
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$68,190
File Clerk$43,010
Financial Clerk$47,060
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$66,390
Hotel$30,160
Human Resources Assistant$45,760
Information and Record Clerk$46,450
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$45,720
Interviewer$39,340
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,340
Library Assistant$37,410
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$45,230
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$35,610
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$39,940
Meter Reader$45,210
New Accounts Clerk$49,770
Office and Administrative Support Worker$41,570
Office Clerk$38,860
Office Machine Operator$40,740
Order Clerk$39,160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$51,780
Postal Service Clerk$63,210
Postal Service Mail Carrier$58,570
Postal Service Mail Sorter$56,390
Procurement Clerk$38,710
Production$53,020
Public Safety Telecommunicator$46,390
Receptionist and Information Clerk$34,910
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$38,530
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,810
Shipping$44,920
Statistical Assistant$47,780
Switchboard Operator$35,550
Teller$36,750
Weigher$47,330
Word Processor and Typist$49,750

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$37,750
Agricultural Inspector$47,840
Agricultural Worker$33,080
Faller$47,560
Farmworker$33,720
Farmworker and Laborer$31,020
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$52,960
Forest and Conservation Worker$40,320
Grader and Sorter$36,880
Log Grader and Scaler$35,920
Logging Equipment Operator$46,310

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$51,810
Brickmason and Blockmason$63,850
Carpenter$50,830
Carpet Installer$74,510
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$47,910
Construction and Building Inspector$59,870
Construction Laborer$45,000
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$47,510
Earth Driller$58,670
Electrician$61,090
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$100,500
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$49,500
Explosives Worker$74,190
Extraction Worker$49,400
Fence Erector$45,330
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$74,470
Floor Layer$49,900
Glazier$48,610
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$60,090
Helper$37,730
Helpers--Brickmason$49,560
Helpers--Carpenter$39,790
Helpers--Electrician$39,710
Helpers--Painter$36,130
Helpers--Pipelayer$44,550
Helpers--Roofer$38,380
Highway Maintenance Worker$46,070
Insulation Worker$48,410
Insulation Worker$46,380
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$41,600
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$52,000
Painter$43,230
Paperhanger$46,010
Paving$42,510
Pile Driver Operator$54,830
Pipelayer$46,020
Plumber$58,600
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$66,390
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$57,920
Rock Splitter$48,160
Roofer$45,690
Rotary Drill Operator$58,780
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$39,480
Sheet Metal Worker$59,170
Stonemason$46,830
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$56,750
Tile and Stone Setter$43,570

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$81,040
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$48,010
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$47,460
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$38,420
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$50,290
Avionics Technician$60,820
Bicycle Repairer$34,640
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$59,190
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$44,940
Coin$53,270
Computer$42,330
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$57,010
Electric Motor$36,240
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$58,250
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$61,560
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$96,840
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$83,660
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$49,140
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$47,830
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$75,830
Heating$55,490
Helpers--Installation$38,490
Home Appliance Repairer$49,580
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$65,010
Installation$48,200
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$50,250
Maintenance and Repair Worker$47,240
Maintenance Worker$64,790
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer$45,990
Mechanical Door Repairer$51,790
Medical Equipment Repairer$48,530
Millwright$61,810
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$61,880
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$49,120
Motorcycle Mechanic$47,300
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$58,730
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$46,060
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$82,090
Radio$49,140
Rail Car Repairer$60,090
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$58,440
Rigger$47,180
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$51,460
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$79,730
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$61,220
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$63,510
Tire Repairer and Changer$36,680

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$42,830
Aircraft Structure$66,390
Baker$34,440
Butcher and Meat Cutter$39,960
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$46,440
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$60,960
Chemical Plant and System Operator$45,830
Cleaning$41,110
Coating$47,210
Coil Winder$46,280
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,980
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$69,700
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$37,780
Crushing$42,950
Cutter and Trimmer$27,030
Cutting$44,780
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$44,030
Dental Laboratory Technician$48,880
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$45,070
Electrical$42,230
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,810
Etcher and Engraver$38,230
Extruding$41,970
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$47,550
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$46,200
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$52,120
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$65,310
Food and Tobacco Roasting$39,130
Food Batchmaker$42,610
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$45,620
Food Processing Worker$42,690
Forging Machine Setter$43,810
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$37,310
Furnace$44,710
Furniture Finisher$32,160
Gas Plant Operator$66,560
Grinding$44,710
Grinding and Polishing Worker$33,830
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$54,930
Helpers--Production Worker$38,330
Inspector$45,760
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$48,240
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$40,730
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$33,220
Layout Worker$43,250
Machinist$49,600
Meat$37,590
Medical Appliance Technician$44,700
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$36,770
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$57,490
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$43,710
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$44,630
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,840
Molder$45,860
Molding$38,820
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$43,630
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$37,370
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$43,190
Painting$35,540
Paper Goods Machine Setter$46,920
Petroleum Pump System Operator$96,730
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$29,050
Plant and System Operator$60,240
Plating Machine Setter$39,510
Pourer and Caster$71,880
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$79,910
Power Plant Operator$115,900
Prepress Technician and Worker$47,790
Presser$29,460
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$36,960
Printing Press Operator$43,160
Production Worker$40,130
Rolling Machine Setter$48,540
Sawing Machine Setter$39,070
Separating$50,470
Sewing Machine Operator$34,220
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$52,520
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$35,790
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$72,470
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$50,460
Tailor$38,650
Textile$36,440
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$37,410
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$36,710
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$33,550
Textile Winding$46,720
Tire Builder$74,100
Tool and Die Maker$60,760
Tool Grinder$36,920
Upholsterer$38,020
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$50,670
Welder$48,040
Welding$47,180
Woodworker$34,790
Woodworking Machine Setter$35,290

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$157,300
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$53,560
Aircraft Service Attendant$56,620
Airfield Operations Specialist$40,180
Airline Pilot$143,600
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$35,740
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$31,970
Bridge and Lock Tender$60,420
Bus Driver$44,510
Bus Driver$47,770
Captain$132,700
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$34,950
Commercial Pilot$117,500
Conveyor Operator and Tender$38,260
Crane and Tower Operator$59,410
Driver/Sales Worker$42,220
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$61,160
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator$45,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$58,620
Hoist and Winch Operator$39,930
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$42,100
Laborer and Freight$38,160
Light Truck Driver$45,050
Locomotive Engineer$81,410
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$40,400
Material Moving Worker$37,530
Motor Vehicle Operator$33,550
Motorboat Operator$42,360
Packer and Packager$35,980
Parking Attendant$30,780
Passenger Attendant$27,380
Pump Operator$52,120
Rail Transportation Worker$48,660
Rail Yard Engineer$54,060
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$71,740
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$43,270
Sailor and Marine Oiler$60,580
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$33,450
Stocker and Order Filler$36,140
Traffic Technician$44,970
Transportation Inspector$78,430
Transportation Worker$46,280

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Tennessee?

About $60,530 a year ($29.10 an hour): the average of the 733 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Tennessee?

Cardiologist ($610,100), Dermatologist ($433,600), Surgeon ($373,500).

What are the most common jobs in Tennessee?

Laborer and Freight (105,870 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (90,690 jobs), Retail Salesperson (87,380 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.