Top 10 Jobs in Tennessee

By Education, Job Title, and Salary:

Higher than a Bachelor's Degree: Professional Degree, Masters or PhD, MBA, Additional Certifications and Licenses, etc.

• Financial Managers $60,100
• Pharmacists $95,300
• Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $55,700
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $27,500

With a Bachelor's Degree (4-6 years)

• Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software $67,200
• Computer Software Engineers, Applications $63,600
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists $45,700
• Accountants and Auditors $43,800
• Elementary School Teachers (Except Special Education) $39,600
• Special Education Teachers: Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary $39,200

Higher than a Bachelor's Degree: Professional Degree, Masters or PhD, MBA, Additional Certifications and Licenses, etc.

• Mental Health Counselors $28,100

Associate Degree (2 yrs.) or Vocational Training post-High School

• Physical Therapist Assistants $39,900
• Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $33,300
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians $27,600

Previous Related Work Experience

• First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives $49,100
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators $45,400
• First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $28,500

• Tennessee Colleges, Universities, and Vocational Training Programs, plus Job Exploration on your own: Determine your career interests and locate good training opportunities: www.tcids.utk.edu/
• See the current Standard Wages 700 different occupations in Tennesee: www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/wages/intro.htm
• Tennessee Regional Career Centers:www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/cc/
• Jobs for Youth in Tennessee: www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/youth/

According to Tennessee Labor and Workforce Development:

The job of File Clerk will lose the highest percentage of its openings through 2014 in Tennessee. This job loss among all of the declining jobs in the state is the result of any or all of the following factors:

1. Attrition as workers retire (their jobs are not filled after they leave),
2. A decreased demand for the product or service provided by the occupation,
3. The combining of two or more positions into a single position for one employee,
4. Company mergers that result in fewer job opportunities,
5. Plant closings resulting from decreased product or service demand, an economic downturn, or financial difficulties,
6. Additional digital automation that combines or eliminates positions,
7. Expanded use of temporary workers to whom benefits and perks are not paid,
8. Outsourcing of jobs,
9. Other

Sewing Machine Operators are being replaced with computerized sewing machines and the import of sew products form foreign manufacturers is further reducing the need for domestic (USA-based) sewing machine workers. In addition to this, increasing numbers of items produced today do not require sewing, because of fibers and fabrics that can be glued or melded without needles and threads.

Computer Operators may be losing jobs to temporary workers and outsourcing positions to the overseas labor marketplace. With additional on the job training and/or education, the individuals that los jobs in this category of employment may be able to enter a higher level of Information Technology employment for greater opportunity and pay. Many companies offer professional development opportunities to their workers that may include some forms of more advance ITY training. In addition, there are a variety of accredited schools in Tennessee that offer IT training, including online distance-learning courses.