Occupations in Tennessee

459 occupations with a Tennessee page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which Tennessee schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in Tennessee.

459 occupations

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Occupations in Tennessee
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleanerslimited
47-4071
$39,480550225
Entertainment and Recreation Managers
11-9072
$70,530540525,793
Financial Risk Specialists
13-2054
$90,950540322,137
Travel Agentslimited
41-3041
$55,640540231
Environmental Engineerslimited
17-2081
$97,190540224
Statisticians
15-2041
$98,230530371,222
Community Health Workers
21-1094
$42,31052016325
Sound Engineering Technicians
27-4014
$60,500510101,059
Financial Examiners
13-2061
$87,110500281,002
Surgeons, All Other
29-1249
$373,5104905782
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1126
$74,09049031756
Health Education Specialists
21-1091
$49,63049016305
Chemical Engineers
17-2041
4805180
Technical Writersmoderate
27-3042
$79,550480420
Avionics Technicianslimited
49-2091
$60,820480216
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
27-4031
$57,03046010221
Traffic Technicianslimited
53-6041
$44,970460228
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125
$72,94045032483
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicianslimited
17-3025
$80,10045013
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1122
$66,630440281,425
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
49-2095
$96,84043013313
Funeral Home Managerslimited
11-9171
$78,130430247
Demonstrators and Product Promoterslimited
41-9011
$35,07043015
Biological Scientists, All Other
19-1029
$80,500420382,095
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
23-1023
$208,3504205613
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
13-1032
$67,08042014264
New Accounts Clerkslimited
43-4141
$49,77042011
Psychiatrists
29-1223
$214,8804105782
Music Directors and Composers
27-2041
$79,64040020765
Judicial Law Clerks
23-1012
$75,1904005613
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4032
$45,07040021254
Broadcast Technicianslimited
27-4012
$47,3404002124
Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071
$47,9403909176
Fire Inspectors and Investigatorslimited
33-2021
$63,4003902103
Statistical Assistants
43-9111
$47,780390694
Nuclear Medicine Technologistsmoderate
29-2033
$84,470390423
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
23-1021
$107,7403805613
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1052
$79,15037029364
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013
$61,9503708279
Actors
27-2011
37017162
Brokerage Clerks
43-4011
$64,610370694
Emergency Management Directors
11-9161
$81,800370534
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
29-1218
$354,5803605782
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1041
$128,27035012664
Radiation Therapists
29-1124
$83,5203507165
Chemical Plant and System Operatorslimited
51-8091
$45,83035029
Tile and Stone Setterslimited
47-2044
$43,57035015
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
49-2093
$58,25034024658
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
17-3012
$77,18034023483
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054
$80,63034017146
Genetic Counselorslimited
29-9092
$94,380340114
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051
$59,55033022304
Materials Engineerslimited
17-2131
$91,940330131
Nurse Midwiveslimited
29-1161
$116,980330130
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmerslimited
51-9162
$69,70033027
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
19-3099
$80,86032014586
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
19-4042
$56,96032012193
Rail Car Repairersmoderate
49-3043
$60,0903203158
Drafters, All Other
17-3019
3201395
Motorcycle Mechanicsmoderate
49-3052
$47,300320320
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1124
$76,35031021255
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
19-1023
$73,5703107112
Urban and Regional Planners
19-3051
$78,9703107101
Occupational Health and Safety Technicianslimited
19-5012
$55,090310220
Fundraising Managers
11-2033
$107,760300322,098
Forensic Science Technicians
19-4092
$70,500300371,722
Actuariesmoderate
15-2011
$108,930300337
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
27-2099
28015128
Designers, All Othermoderate
27-1029
$72,450280346
Lighting Techniciansmoderate
27-4015
$60,870280345
Audiologists
29-1181
$90,5402708355
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
49-3022
$38,42027014264
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
11-9131
$99,17026011177
Landscape Architectslimited
17-1012
$95,250260238
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065
$81,33025028725
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1063
$104,56025015539
Conservation Scientists
19-1031
$70,50025011284
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113
$75,190240191,243
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
25-1069
$71,68024012435
Physicists
19-2012
$165,01024018156
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
25-3011
$60,34024012102
Health and Safety Engineerslimited
17-2111
240237
Ophthalmologists
29-1241
$231,0402305782
Dietetic Technicians
29-2051
2309185
Geoscientists
19-2042
$77,87023010159
Set and Exhibit Designers
27-1027
230555
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1193
$73,280220271,184
Neurologists
29-1217
$229,6702205782
Epidemiologists
19-1041
$97,3102205117
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
49-2096
$49,14021024658
Survey Researchers
19-3022
$66,90021013413
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondarymoderate
25-1082
$76,9402104133
Museum Technicians and Conservators
25-4013
$44,710210943
Forest and Conservation Workerslimited
45-4011
$40,320210238
Microbiologistslimited
19-1022
$77,630210222
Therapists, All Otherlimited
29-1129
$56,690210222
Psychologists, All Other
19-3039
$138,070200462,635
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpenerslimited
51-4194
$36,920200216
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1111
$62,090190481,374
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
17-3024
$64,720190221,012

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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