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
Occupation	Median pay	Jobs in state	Schools	Graduates / yr
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1067	$77,370	190	20	356
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097	$79,730	190	11	262
Curators 25-4012	$57,580	190	9	44
Orthopedic Surgeons 29-1242	$325,520	180	5	782
Special Education Teachers, All Other 25-2059	$63,300	180	22	302
Embalmerslimited 39-4011	$55,170	180	2	37
Personal Service Managers, All Other 11-9179	$72,360	170	52	5,171
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-1011	$52,960	170	8	344
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineersmoderate 17-2031	$106,470	170	4	201
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1112	—	160	5	613
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091	$60,310	160	9	219
Hydrologists 19-2043	—	150	10	159
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021	$72,990	150	6	51
Dancers 27-2031	—	150	6	29
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061	$46,410	140	37	3,565
Exercise Physiologists 29-1128	$53,570	140	19	1,295
Stonemasonslimited 47-2022	$46,830	140	1	5
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-2021	$61,940	130	14	238
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 51-2011	$66,390	130	5	216
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 17-3028	$71,660	130	10	190
Religious Workers, All Other 21-2099	$43,980	130	11	125
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1051	$85,020	120	10	161
Forestersmoderate 19-1032	$71,990	120	4	91
Physical Scientists, All Otherlimited 19-2099	$129,570	120	1	5
Geological Technicians 19-4043	$63,050	110	11	167
Archivists 25-4011	$53,210	110	9	45
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle Schoolmoderate 25-2023	$61,950	110	3	5
Dermatologists 29-1213	$433,630	100	5	782
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 27-1013	$30,720	100	33	562
Bailiffs 33-3011	$35,990	100	6	340
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053	$98,560	100	14	226
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014	$83,080	90	18	273
Economists 19-3011	$117,650	80	15	623
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031	$79,170	80	9	350
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1061	$98,160	80	9	235
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1064	$81,220	80	5	60
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012	$81,760	70	7	194
Agricultural Technicians 19-4012	$45,130	60	37	1,728
Medical Dosimetrists 29-2036	$135,530	60	7	165
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021	$134,560	60	13	157
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062	$75,060	60	11	120
Motorboat Operatorslimited 53-5022	$42,360	60	1	8
Materials Scientistslimited 19-2032	$69,010	60	1	4
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 23-1022	$62,140	50	6	644
Costume Attendantslimited 39-3092	$45,220	50	1	4
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099	$108,770	40	36	1,627
Shampooers 39-5093	$24,160	40	42	1,605
Historians 19-3093	$71,080	40	32	467
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192	$43,250	40	23	270
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221	$108,830	—	48	2,806
Advertising and Promotions Managers 11-2011	$98,170	—	23	1,525
Disc Jockeys 27-2091	—	—	10	935
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 27-1019	$43,030	—	36	527
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 15-2099	$65,110	—	33	455
Craft Artists 27-1012	$32,830	—	23	426
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061	$130,830	—	12	399
Barbers 39-5011	$24,690	—	19	176
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-2099	$58,610	—	11	160
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetationlimited 37-3012	$47,340	—	1	1

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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