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By Patty Inglish, MS



Top 10 Tennessee Job Opportunities to 2014

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

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Best On-the-Job-Training Positions to 2014

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE FIGHTERS

  • Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $33,700
  • Fire Fighters $33,800

MAINTENANCE

  • General Maintenance and Repair Workers $30,400

HEALTHCARE

  • Dental Assistants $29,700

FINANCIAL SECTOR

  • Bill and Account Collectors $27,000
  • Loan Interviewers and Clerks $26,300

Additional High Growth Jobs to 2014

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

Projected Growth to 2016

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Industry Decline

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Declining Industries and Jobs in Tennessee

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.


Tennessee in the News

  • Tennessee HIV-AIDS program has first waiting listThe Leaf Chronicle1 second ago

    CHATTANOOGA (AP) - Tennessee's assistance program for people with HIV and AIDS has a waiting list for the first time since it started in the early 1990s.

  • Quotes After Tennessee's 56-28 Win Over MemphisThe Chattanoogan3 hours ago

    KNOXVILLE -- Quotes after Tennessee's 56-28 win Saturday night over Memphis. Opening statement: "It was good to get a win today at home to keep us on track. We've been playing pretty well lately. I thought the first half we played well and it was 42-7 at half. Jonathan had a great game.

  • JohnsonCityPress.com - Top JobsJohnson City Press7 hours ago

    EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ETSU-Office of the President- Department of Internal Audit - Internal Auditor - Level 9 -111270.

  • Feds: stimulus saved or created 35,200 jobs so far in Georgia, TennesseeChattanooga Times Free Press5 days ago

    NASHVILLE — More than 24,000 jobs in Georgia have been created or saved so far through the federal stimulus, according to federal government estimates which gauge the impact on Tennessee employment at nearly 9,600 jobs.

  • Sustainability summit to set course for TNThe Tennessean6 hours ago

    Natural resources are the backbone of our economy, our quality of life and our Tennessee heritage. Without question, Tennesseans deserve clean water for drinking and pure air to breathe, both of which are supported by natural resources including healthy greenway parks and urban and rural forests. In addition, it's time we looked at our own lifestyle and our dependence on fossil fuels, foreign ...

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Dona Rosa profile image

Dona Rosa  says:
12 months ago

Excellent HUb for our state right now! THese are great stats, and super links to bookmark. A ++ http://www.rockytopleather.com

Joe Russ  says:
9 months ago

Great article. I assume you live in the Nashville area. Yesterday I bagan a series of Hubs about things related to the music community in Nashville. I lived and played there for 12 years and still miss it everyday. I published a Hub yesterday titled "Songwriting - Nashville Style". I am looking for pages here and online about all things Nashville to link to my pages. I would be interested in linking to your site here if you would agree. It would help me and might bring you more traffic.

Again, great hub and keep up the good work.

Joe Russ

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
9 months ago

Hi Joe - feel free to link my Hub to your information. Will do my best to keep it updates.

Patty

srpatterson profile image

srpatterson  says:
4 months ago

Great resource for those looking to make a move to Tennessee.

StevenCavendish profile image

StevenCavendish  says:
6 weeks ago

I love statistical info like this. Thanks for an enjoyable hub Patty:)

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Nashville  says:
8 days ago

This is a great hub lots of information about the careers in Tennessee and what the jobs pay. I like how you include job growth over a certain number of years.

This is very good information for anyone who is about to leave high school or college and jump into the job market.

I wrote a hub on colleges in Tennessee if anyone is interested.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Nashville-Colleges-and-Uni

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