Best jobs in Nashville, TN

The best-scoring occupations in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Search live jobs in Nashville, TN How we score
Wages here are local to Nashville, TN (OEWS May 2025). Projected growth and openings are national BLS projections — not a local forecast.
How this ranking is scored
score = .40·pay + .30·growth + .20·employment + .10·openings
Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.
Wages — OEWS May 2025 (metro)
Growth & openings — EP 2024–34 (national)
How Nashville, TN pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$122,320 vs $132,300 · -7.5%
$29,150 vs $31,200 · -6.6%
$361,650 vs $289,140 · +25.1%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings
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#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
—†
+4.1%
—
600
100†
02
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
—
400
77†
03
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$122,320
+40.1%
4,540
29,500
76
04
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
—†
+3.9%
—
600
64†
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,150
+6.1%
28,680
904,300
63
06
Orthodontists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1023
$361,650
+4.4%
—
200
63†
07
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$103,020
+33.5%
1,360
23,400
61
08
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
57†
09
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
—†
+28.5%
1,480
16,000
56†
10
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$34,380
+17.0%
9,420
765,800
54
11
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$116,480
+23.2%
5,510
62,100
54
12
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$119,990
+4.4%
23,820
308,700
54
13
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential · 53-7062
$39,790
+1.5%
33,120
384,300
52
14
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree · 15-1221
$111,090
+19.7%
—
3,200
51†
15
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$156,860
+14.8%
7,400
74,600
49
16
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$84,040
+4.9%
25,100
189,100
49
17
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$165,970
+15.2%
5,640
55,600
49
18
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$38,190
+8.5%
20,090
472,300
49
19
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$126,610
+15.8%
7,750
115,200
48
20
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$34,420
-0.5%
28,580
555,800
48
21
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
$358,070
+1.2%
190
600
45
22
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$129,050
+20.4%
750
12,000
45
23
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
$328,840
+3.2%
480
1,300
45
24
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
$119,090
+21.8%
110
2,400
45
25
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
44†
Showing top 25 of 731 scored occupations — show all 731show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$236,920
+4.0%
43†
27
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
43†
28
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$295,640
+2.5%
42
29
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$38,170
+14.9%
42
30
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$79,140
+21.5%
40
31
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$65,650
+22.0%
40
32
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,630
+4.0%
39
33
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree
$211,450
+8.6%
39
34
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,260
+17.3%
37
35
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
$117,010
+11.1%
37†
36
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,010
+18.4%
37
37
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$84,150
+18.5%
36
38
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,510
-5.5%
36
39
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,030
+16.1%
36
40
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
35†
41
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$30,570
-9.9%
35
42
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$65,380
+19.2%
35
43
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,450
+20.0%
35
44
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$77,610
+16.7%
35
45
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$218,190
+4.3%
35
46
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$29,390
-0.7%
35
47
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree
$232,300
+4.3%
34
48
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$50,810
+16.8%
34
49
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$129,370
+11.9%
34
50
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,010
+19.8%
34
51
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$102,640
+8.8%
34
52
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$137,450
+7.3%
34†
53
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,600
+16.8%
34
54
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,400
-0.1%
33
55
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
—†
+6.8%
33†
56
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$215,290
+4.1%
33
57
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$232,220
+3.3%
33
58
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$100,630
+13.8%
32
59
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$83,780
+15.0%
32
60
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$95,280
+10.0%
32†
61
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,620
+12.5%
32
62
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,060
-0.3%
32
63
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,970
+7.3%
31
64
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$78,080
+4.6%
31
65
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
31†
66
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$122,190
+8.7%
31
67
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
31†
68
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,540
+11.0%
31
69
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
31†
70
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$211,370
+2.7%
30
71
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$218,190
+2.5%
30
72
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$135,370
+6.6%
30
73
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860
-6.7%
30
74
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$99,270
+8.7%
30
75
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$74,660
+14.7%
30
76
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$89,710
+13.0%
30
77
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,380
+10.9%
30
78
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,340
+9.5%
30
79
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
80
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$126,230
+9.6%
29
81
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$144,260
+8.0%
29
82
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,140
+15.4%
29
83
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,600
+4.7%
29
84
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$85,990
+5.6%
29
85
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$83,410
+12.5%
29
86
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$46,190
+7.3%
29
87
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
$138,070
+4.3%
29†
88
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$104,130
+4.5%
28
89
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$142,540
+4.1%
28
90
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$78,700
+12.1%
28
91
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
28†
92
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,630
+6.0%
28
93
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$67,380
+6.2%
28
94
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,570
+4.2%
28
95
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$78,480
+12.8%
28
96
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$66,130
+10.8%
28
97
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$121,730
+8.7%
27
98
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
$70,770
+13.3%
27
99
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,780
+3.8%
27
100
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$91,040
+9.6%
27
101
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
27†
102
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$133,220
+4.6%
27
103
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$77,240
+6.7%
27
104
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,420
+12.8%
27
105
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,050
+11.9%
27
106
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$81,310
+8.2%
26
107
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$137,590
+4.6%
26
108
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$144,020
+6.1%
26
109
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,440
+9.1%
26
110
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$159,720
+3.8%
26
111
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$61,230
+12.9%
26
112
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$135,230
+5.0%
26
113
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,830
+5.3%
26
114
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,110
+11.2%
26
115
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$36,130
+2.0%
26
116
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
25†
117
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,610
+9.5%
25
118
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$50,810
-5.8%
25
119
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,930
+3.1%
25
120
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$133,810
+6.1%
25
121
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,810
+12.1%
25
122
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$129,420
+6.2%
25
123
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$90,460
+9.5%
24
124
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$47,650
+12.6%
24
125
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
24†
126
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,000
-1.6%
24
127
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$131,590
+5.1%
24
128
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$45,870
+12.6%
24
129
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,240
+11.5%
23
130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$103,750
+6.1%
23
131
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$59,390
+11.5%
23
132
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,270
+8.1%
23
133
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$61,830
+11.1%
23
134
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$143,580
+3.9%
23
135
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,790
+7.2%
23
136
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$94,030
+7.0%
23
137
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,010
+6.5%
23†
138
Statisticians · Master's degree
$89,130
+8.5%
23
139
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$176,210
+0.8%
23
140
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$119,120
+5.8%
23
141
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
23†
142
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$97,490
+5.7%
23
143
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$121,980
+5.5%
23
144
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,860
+10.4%
23
145
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190
+8.8%
22
146
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,410
+3.1%
22
147
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
$75,390
+8.7%
22
148
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$93,960
+7.3%
22
149
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,010
+4.2%
22
150
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,650
+5.0%
22
151
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,490
+11.0%
22
152
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$89,840
+6.4%
22
153
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$68,130
+5.8%
22
154
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,440
+11.3%
22
155
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$65,040
+7.7%
21
156
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
21†
157
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
$64,610
+9.5%
21
158
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$78,990
+7.5%
21
159
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$95,250
+6.5%
21
160
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$83,230
+6.6%
21
161
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,420
+7.1%
21
162
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
21†
163
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,260
+10.0%
21
164
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
$155,540
+1.2%
21
165
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,390
+5.0%
21
166
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$48,630
+9.7%
21
167
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,680
+3.1%
21
168
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,510
+2.3%
21
169
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$105,640
+5.3%
20
170
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$63,510
+7.0%
20
171
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010
+0.4%
20
172
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$82,470
+7.1%
20
173
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,900
+3.7%
20
174
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$76,400
+3.0%
20
175
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,700
+4.2%
20
176
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,860
+6.4%
20
177
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$105,290
+5.0%
20
178
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$101,660
+5.5%
20
179
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
$55,720
+9.5%
20
180
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
20†
181
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,910
+3.6%
20
182
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$44,930
+10.1%
20
183
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$118,440
+1.9%
20
184
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
20†
185
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,820
+3.8%
20
186
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$70,570
+7.7%
20
187
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$113,370
+3.7%
19
188
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,800
+0.3%
19
189
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
19†
190
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$28,190
+5.9%
19
191
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,230
+8.5%
19
192
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,950
+6.4%
19
193
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$100,050
+3.9%
19
194
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,780
+3.1%
19
195
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
19†
196
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$101,470
+4.2%
19
197
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,540
+6.4%
19
198
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$44,640
+9.1%
19
199
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$89,040
+5.7%
19
200
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$29,520
+6.3%
19
201
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$79,590
+4.9%
19
202
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$129,360
+2.1%
19
203
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,460
-2.0%
19
204
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,800
+8.2%
19
205
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,940
+2.6%
19
206
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$99,600
+1.9%
19
207
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,200
+8.2%
18
208
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790
+8.7%
18
209
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,660
+5.7%
18
210
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
18†
211
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,300
+7.1%
18
212
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$118,890
+2.5%
18
213
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$60,590
+3.3%
18
214
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,930
+3.9%
18
215
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
$50,170
+8.6%
18
216
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,550
+8.5%
18
217
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$100,860
+4.1%
18
218
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$87,080
+5.1%
18
219
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
18†
220
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+7.0%
18†
221
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,770
+4.5%
18
222
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
18†
223
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
$72,990
+6.4%
18
224
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,200
+4.1%
18
225
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,990
-5.0%
18
226
Curators · Master's degree
$63,570
+7.0%
18
227
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,100
+4.5%
18
228
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
17†
229
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,970
+6.4%
17†
230
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$74,110
+5.5%
17
231
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$39,170
+6.4%
17
232
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
17†
233
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
17†
234
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$76,450
+4.3%
17
235
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,030
+5.8%
17
236
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$99,470
+3.5%
17
237
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$70,680
+5.3%
17
238
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,030
+3.6%
17
239
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,420
+2.9%
17
240
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
17†
241
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
17†
242
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,470
+1.2%
17
243
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860
+6.4%
17
244
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110
+8.1%
17
245
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$98,000
+2.1%
17
246
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$34,200
+0.4%
17
247
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,430
+5.6%
17
248
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
17†
249
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,870
+4.8%
16
250
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,590
+3.6%
16
251
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$77,800
+4.4%
16
252
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,510
+6.7%
16
253
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,450
+5.0%
16
254
Paperhangers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
16†
255
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$78,870
+4.4%
16
256
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,140
+3.7%
16
257
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$64,710
-1.6%
16
258
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$62,210
+3.0%
16
259
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$123,920
-0.7%
16
260
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$100,850
+1.7%
16
261
Economists · Master's degree
$116,990
+1.2%
16
262
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
$68,020
+3.2%
16†
263
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,080
+4.0%
16
264
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
16†
265
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,210
+6.1%
16
266
Pile Driver Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
16†
267
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$94,500
+3.0%
16
268
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,660
+6.9%
16
269
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$75,080
+4.7%
16
270
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
16†
271
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,520
+7.6%
16
272
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$93,260
+3.0%
16
273
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$123,540
+0.2%
16
274
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
16†
275
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$80,770
+1.9%
16†
276
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$93,490
+3.0%
16
277
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,430
+6.6%
16
278
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
16†
279
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
280
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$75,010
+4.1%
16
281
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,720
+3.4%
16
282
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,000
+5.2%
15
283
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$35,470
+6.7%
15
284
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,120
+4.5%
15
285
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
15†
286
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
$77,620
+4.1%
15
287
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
15†
288
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$52,000
+4.8%
15
289
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$44,600
+1.1%
15
290
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$84,350
+3.4%
15
291
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040
+6.3%
15
292
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
15†
293
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,380
+4.5%
15
294
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,010
+5.2%
15
295
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,110
+6.7%
15
296
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,070
+5.4%
15
297
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$60,550
+3.5%
15
298
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$48,120
+5.9%
15
299
Rock Splitters, Quarry · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
15†
300
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,660
+3.6%
15
301
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$76,250
+3.5%
15
302
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,140
+6.2%
15
303
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,160
+3.8%
15
304
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$83,970
+3.2%
15
305
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
15†
306
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$63,760
+4.3%
15
307
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$100,410
-1.5%
15
308
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$55,630
+3.4%
15
309
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$34,920
+5.6%
15
310
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$40,370
+6.4%
15
311
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,240
+5.6%
15
312
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860
+5.1%
15†
313
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
15†
314
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$80,320
+3.0%
15
315
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$97,860
0.0%
14
316
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,640
-3.4%
14
317
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
14†
318
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$54,250
+4.6%
14
319
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$71,280
+3.1%
14
320
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$32,620
-1.5%
14
321
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,990
+5.1%
14
322
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$87,460
+2.5%
14
323
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,600
+3.8%
14†
324
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,890
+4.4%
14
325
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$36,760
+3.9%
14
326
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680
+5.7%
14
327
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$65,060
+1.7%
14
328
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,890
+6.0%
14
329
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$76,210
+3.4%
14
330
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$69,770
+3.2%
14
331
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
14†
332
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,100
+4.3%
14
333
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
14†
334
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
$52,480
+5.4%
14
335
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
14†
336
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
$90,750
+2.0%
14
337
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,480
+6.0%
14
338
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$66,100
+3.8%
14
339
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$44,220
+5.5%
14
340
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,750
+3.0%
14
341
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$34,510
+4.1%
14
342
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,940
+3.6%
14
343
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,030
-5.1%
14
344
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,300
+3.4%
14
345
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$50,160
+5.4%
14
346
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,670
+3.7%
14†
347
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$78,150
+1.3%
14
348
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
14†
349
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350
+4.9%
14
350
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$93,170
-4.2%
14
351
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$103,380
+0.7%
14
352
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$63,270
+3.6%
14
353
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,110
+1.8%
14
354
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,510
+5.3%
14
355
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,970
+4.5%
13
356
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
13†
357
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$58,780
+3.9%
13
358
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,450
-2.9%
13
359
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$85,070
+2.1%
13
360
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$85,280
+2.0%
13
361
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
$107,620
-0.7%
13
362
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
13†
363
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,760
+2.4%
13
364
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,380
+3.2%
13
365
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$48,530
+4.9%
13
366
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$59,280
+4.0%
13
367
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,810
+2.3%
13
368
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
369
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$28,500
+5.8%
13
370
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$76,980
+1.8%
13
371
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990
+4.9%
13
372
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$59,440
+4.0%
13
373
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,090
+4.6%
13
374
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,710
+3.7%
13
375
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$105,370
-11.2%
13
376
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$85,360
+1.7%
13
377
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,800
+4.7%
13
378
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460
+2.2%
13
379
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
13†
380
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
13†
381
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$39,890
+3.2%
13
382
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$42,840
+5.3%
13
383
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460
+4.1%
13
384
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$58,960
-3.7%
13
385
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,010
+2.5%
13
386
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
13†
387
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080
+4.5%
13
388
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,090
-2.0%
13
389
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · Bachelor's degree
$55,310
+4.3%
13
390
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,700
-1.6%
13
391
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$50,640
+4.2%
13
392
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,250
+3.1%
13
393
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,840
-3.5%
13
394
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
$60,780
+3.7%
13
395
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$54,400
+3.8%
13
396
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,350
+3.3%
13
397
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
13†
398
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
$33,220
+5.5%
13
399
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,530
+1.0%
12
400
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$48,040
+4.5%
12
401
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$60,370
+2.1%
12
402
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,840
+3.4%
12
403
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780
-7.7%
12
404
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$62,800
+1.7%
12
405
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
$46,820
+4.6%
12
406
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,150
+2.1%
12
407
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730
+3.7%
12
408
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,270
-1.8%
12
409
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,790
+2.2%
12
410
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$44,330
+3.8%
12
411
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,330
+1.6%
12
412
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,170
0.0%
12
413
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
12†
414
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
12†
415
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$28,820
+3.4%
12
416
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,370
+3.3%
12
417
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$37,910
+2.0%
12
418
Archivists · Master's degree
$54,590
+3.8%
12
419
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$81,300
-4.2%
12
420
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$79,440
+1.6%
12
421
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,020
+2.0%
12
422
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$46,410
+4.4%
12
423
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,200
+2.4%
12
424
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$78,170
-2.2%
12†
425
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$44,080
+4.5%
12
426
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
12†
427
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,580
+3.3%
12
428
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,440
+1.7%
12
429
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$58,480
+3.3%
12
430
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510
+5.1%
12
431
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$23,490
+4.7%
12†
432
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$51,170
+3.7%
12
433
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$33,830
+3.0%
12
434
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$80,500
+1.2%
12
435
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810
0.0%
12
436
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,510
+0.5%
12
437
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
12†
438
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,920
+3.5%
12
439
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
$62,610
+2.3%
12
440
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,090
+3.1%
12
441
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,010
+2.6%
12
442
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,960
+3.0%
12
443
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$60,800
+0.2%
11
444
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
11†
445
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$64,830
+1.7%
11
446
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,950
+2.9%
11
447
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,660
+3.9%
11
448
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
11†
449
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
11†
450
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$34,210
-13.5%
11
451
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$46,310
+2.4%
11†
452
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$66,980
+1.7%
11
453
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,100
+2.4%
11
454
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,630
+2.1%
11
455
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$79,550
+0.9%
11
456
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,520
+3.7%
11
457
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
11†
458
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$80,420
+0.7%
11
459
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$53,400
+3.3%
11
460
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$64,740
+2.3%
11
461
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,680
+2.3%
11
462
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
11†
463
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
$64,340
+2.1%
11
464
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460
+3.9%
11
465
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210
+2.5%
11
466
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$41,600
+3.6%
11
467
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,300
+2.9%
11
468
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,440
+3.2%
11
469
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$61,320
+1.5%
11
470
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
11†
471
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090
+3.2%
11
472
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$30,820
+1.6%
11
473
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,530
+3.3%
11
474
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,110
+3.0%
11
475
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$37,530
+4.3%
11
476
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$61,190
+2.4%
11
477
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$62,950
+0.6%
11
478
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010
+3.8%
11
479
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$36,000
-5.4%
11
480
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,820
+2.2%
11
481
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
$84,660
-0.3%
11
482
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,060
+3.5%
11
483
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,910
+0.7%
11
484
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,300
+4.4%
11
485
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$79,870
-2.6%
11
486
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,500
+3.5%
11
487
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$58,020
+2.1%
11
488
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,130
+2.0%
11
489
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,600
+2.7%
11
490
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,700
+2.6%
11
491
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$49,080
+3.1%
10
492
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,460
-0.7%
10
493
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,240
+3.8%
10
494
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,400
+3.0%
10
495
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$48,810
+1.8%
10
496
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,150
+3.0%
10
497
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$28,800
-1.5%
10
498
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,180
+3.2%
10
499
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,740
+1.7%
10
500
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,040
+2.6%
10
501
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,880
+1.6%
10
502
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
$69,820
+1.2%
10
503
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$78,410
-4.4%
10
504
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
10†
505
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,640
+2.5%
10
506
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$80,860
-1.7%
10
507
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580
+2.7%
10
508
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$79,350
-0.1%
10
509
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990
+2.5%
10
510
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370
+3.3%
10
511
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$61,010
-3.5%
10
512
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
10†
513
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
$81,490
-6.0%
10
514
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
10†
515
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,600
+0.2%
10
516
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,630
+2.8%
10
517
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$63,830
+1.4%
10
518
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
$79,580
-5.6%
10
519
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,640
-0.4%
10
520
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$65,760
+1.2%
10
521
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,830
+2.5%
10
522
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,380
+1.1%
10
523
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
10†
524
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,380
+0.6%
10
525
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,300
+1.4%
10
526
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$64,250
+0.6%
10
527
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$64,700
+0.7%
10
528
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$62,700
-1.2%
10†
529
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$58,380
+1.5%
10
530
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,240
+1.6%
10
531
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
10†
532
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,910
+1.5%
10
533
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
10†
534
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$60,720
+1.0%
10
535
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$74,730
-1.8%
9
536
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
9†
537
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$34,380
+0.2%
9
538
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$63,300
+1.1%
9
539
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,210
-10.8%
9
540
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,860
+1.3%
9
541
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,350
-0.2%
9
542
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,590
+2.3%
9
543
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
$60,800
+1.2%
9
544
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$65,170
-1.8%
9
545
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760
+2.0%
9
546
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
9†
547
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
9†
548
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$57,650
+0.9%
9
549
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,940
-7.8%
9
550
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,180
-1.7%
9
551
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,620
+3.6%
9
552
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,190
-3.1%
9
553
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,240
+2.0%
9
554
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$49,840
+1.7%
9
555
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$70,880
0.0%
9
556
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,220
+1.0%
9
557
Embalmers · Associate's degree
$56,980
+1.3%
9
558
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,470
-2.8%
9
559
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$48,380
+0.8%
9†
560
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
9†
561
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,960
-16.7%
9
562
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,430
0.0%
9
563
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
$70,400
-5.2%
9
564
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,710
-4.2%
9
565
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
9†
566
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,310
-0.8%
9
567
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,720
-3.7%
9
568
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,660
-9.5%
9
569
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,450
-1.8%
9
570
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$60,680
-1.6%
9
571
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150
+3.1%
9
572
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
9†
573
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,080
-8.2%
9
574
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,170
0.0%
9
575
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$61,360
-1.6%
9
576
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,780
+0.7%
8
577
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,740
-6.5%
8
578
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480
+1.8%
8
579
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$46,490
+1.4%
8
580
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$67,770
-6.9%
8
581
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,590
-0.2%
8
582
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,930
-0.8%
8
583
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,970
-8.8%
8
584
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,650
-2.8%
8
585
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$61,300
-1.9%
8
586
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$44,010
+1.0%
8
587
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410
+1.4%
8
588
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$62,610
-3.5%
8
589
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,420
+1.2%
8
590
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,100
+1.0%
8
591
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110
-6.0%
8
592
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
8†
593
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,900
+2.8%
8
594
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$62,770
-3.9%
8
595
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
8†
596
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,680
-0.9%
8
597
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$62,420
-6.5%
8
598
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
8†
599
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,630
+2.3%
8
600
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,790
-4.6%
8
601
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$55,660
-8.4%
8
602
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,320
0.0%
8
603
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,490
-5.8%
8
604
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,840
-7.8%
8
605
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,850
+1.0%
8
606
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
8†
607
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
8†
608
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$61,710
-2.0%
8
609
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
8†
610
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,240
+0.2%
8
611
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
7†
612
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,130
-2.3%
7
613
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$30,590
+1.2%
7
614
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,220
-8.1%
7
615
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,270
-8.3%
7
616
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080
-10.5%
7
617
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,420
-0.2%
7
618
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$47,780
-2.5%
7†
619
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,660
-10.7%
7
620
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
7†
621
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$45,630
-7.1%
7
622
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,970
+0.6%
7
623
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
7†
624
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,650
-12.1%
7
625
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
626
Motorboat Operators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,360
+1.4%
7
627
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
7†
628
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,280
-12.8%
7
629
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,030
-2.3%
7
630
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,290
-9.0%
7
631
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
7†
632
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
7†
633
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
7†
634
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
7†
635
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,190
-2.9%
7
636
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,540
-16.3%
7
637
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510
-12.9%
7
638
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
639
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
7†
640
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
7†
641
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$29,090
+2.3%
7
642
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
7†
643
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,800
-0.4%
7
644
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580
-1.6%
7
645
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,400
-4.9%
7
646
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$45,290
+0.6%
7
647
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,340
+0.6%
7
648
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$49,420
-0.1%
7
649
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
7†
650
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$52,610
-13.7%
7
651
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,650
-6.3%
7
652
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$48,340
-5.5%
7
653
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990
-15.9%
7
654
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490
-8.9%
7
655
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,850
-13.6%
7
656
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140
-8.7%
6
657
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,050
-4.7%
6
658
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
6†
659
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,490
-25.9%
6
660
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630
-13.6%
6
661
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,590
-11.6%
6
662
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,820
-4.8%
6
663
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,570
-5.5%
6
664
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,910
-6.4%
6
665
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,070
-14.6%
6
666
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070
-0.5%
6
667
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$47,450
-2.5%
6
668
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,490
-8.3%
6
669
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710
-6.8%
6
670
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
6†
671
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$47,700
-4.1%
6
672
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,670
-12.0%
6
673
Hoist and Winch Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.1%
6†
674
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
6†
675
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,360
-0.6%
6
676
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$34,630
-3.3%
6
677
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
6†
678
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$40,570
-17.2%
6
679
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100
-12.0%
6
680
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350
-1.4%
6
681
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,210
-6.7%
6
682
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,320
-2.3%
6
683
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
6†
684
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,500
-10.8%
6
685
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$45,020
-2.8%
6
686
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,920
-4.3%
6
687
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$41,950
-0.9%
6
688
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
6†
689
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
6†
690
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$37,830
-5.6%
6
691
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
6†
692
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
6†
693
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,460
-18.9%
6
694
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$35,560
-1.0%
6
695
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
$45,340
-3.2%
6
696
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
6†
697
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,300
-2.2%
6
698
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560
-1.8%
6
699
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,970
-3.8%
6
700
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
5†
701
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
5†
702
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,760
-6.8%
5
703
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
5†
704
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,210
-2.5%
5
705
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
5†
706
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,210
-14.4%
5
707
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
5†
708
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,150
-5.9%
5
709
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,330
-9.5%
5
710
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260
-15.2%
5
711
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510
-16.1%
5
712
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,940
-1.8%
5
713
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$39,200
-3.4%
5
714
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670
-6.6%
5
715
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
5†
716
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$32,170
-22.1%
5
717
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050
-26.3%
5
718
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630
-11.7%
5
719
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
5†
720
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,310
-0.1%
5
721
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
5†
722
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440
-9.4%
5
723
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040
-1.3%
5
724
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$37,230
-21.2%
5
725
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$35,390
-13.0%
4
726
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
4†
727
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,640
-2.7%
4
728
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,240
-1.6%
4
729
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$29,460
-13.5%
4
730
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$30,010
-18.1%
4
731
Motion Picture Projectionists · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.7%
3†
Live jobs in Nashville, TN
Growth and openings are national (BLS EP 2024–34) — state-level projections are not in this data pull, so the same national figure is used for every place and we say so rather than guess. † local wage not published for this cell — the score uses the state value and the pay column shows a dash.
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