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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 / Cashier1,588——
Store Supervisor / Manager1,396$115k n=24—
Retail Associate647—$18.25/hr n=43
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead600——
Restaurant Manager / GM404——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,285——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667——
Managers, All Other387$146k n=42—
General and Operations Managers216——
Software Developers176$137k n=23—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time950$84k n=83$18.34/hr n=25
Part-time912$66k n=11$18.34/hr n=96
Contract232$140k n=41$18/hr n=3
Temporary122$137k n=50—
Intern66$52k n=3—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants4,235$135k n=5—
Retail3,846$147k n=226$18.34/hr n=124
Healthcare1,235$76k n=27—
Financial Services702$47k n=54—
Consumer Goods599$115k n=23$18.34/hr n=115

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,588
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,396
  • Retail Associate647
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead600
  • Restaurant Manager / GM404
  • Cook / Kitchen200

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,285
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667
  • Managers, All Other387
  • General and Operations Managers216
  • Software Developers176
  • Registered Nurses167

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants4,235
  • Retail3,846
  • Healthcare1,235
  • Financial Services702
  • Consumer Goods599
  • Professional Services511

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,065 · 78%
  • Full-time950 · 9%
  • Part-time912 · 9%
  • Contract232 · 2%
  • Temporary122 · 1%
  • Intern66 · 1%

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