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High-paying jobs in Tennessee

Active job postings in Tennessee that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

Tennessee job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Tennessee.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,600——
Store Supervisor / Manager1,397$115k n=24—
Retail Associate658—$18.25/hr n=43
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead611—$18.96/hr n=3
Restaurant Manager / GM410——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,282——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667——
Managers, All Other381$146k n=42—
General and Operations Managers212——
Software Developers174$137k n=21—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time986$65k n=83$18.34/hr n=26
Part-time943$84k n=5$18.34/hr n=94
Contract236$146k n=38—
Temporary119$159k n=43—
Intern67$52k n=3—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants4,237$103k n=4$20.65/hr n=5
Retail3,877$147k n=226$18.34/hr n=122
Healthcare1,292$15k n=22—
Financial Services748$46k n=56—
Consumer Goods618$115k n=20$18.34/hr n=116

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,600
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,397
  • Retail Associate658
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead611
  • Restaurant Manager / GM410
  • VP213

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,282
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667
  • Managers, All Other381
  • General and Operations Managers212
  • Software Developers174
  • Registered Nurses167

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants4,237
  • Retail3,877
  • Healthcare1,292
  • Financial Services748
  • Consumer Goods618
  • Professional Services518

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,152 · 78%
  • Full-time986 · 9%
  • Part-time943 · 9%
  • Contract236 · 2%
  • Temporary119 · 1%
  • Intern67 · 1%

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