South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Nonmetropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$46,150
Median Annual Wage
+20% since 2019
99,810
Total Workers
318
Occupations Tracked
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is a Nonmetropolitan Area with 318 tracked occupations and an estimated 99,810 total workers. Wages grew an average of 26.8% from 2019 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $227,920 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $163,750 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $137,340 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $131,870 |
| Pharmacists | $127,860 |
| Physician Assistants | $122,490 |
| Lawyers | $121,020 |
| Aerospace Engineers | $114,940 |
| Marketing Managers | $112,530 |
| Computer Network Architects | $112,200 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+26.8%
avg wage growth since 2019
+5.7%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+292.5%
$31,210 → $122,490
|
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+113.7%
$18,890 → $40,370
|
| General and Operations Managers Management Occupations |
+82.9%
$49,580 → $90,690
|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations |
+78.1%
$41,810 → $74,480
|
| Cooks, All Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+77.1%
$20,310 → $35,960
|
Most Jobs Added
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 170
|
| Marketing Managers Management Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 150
|
| Security Guards Protective Service Occupations |
+200.0%
150 → 460
|
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+200.0%
300 → 1,070
|
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 120
|
Wage Declines
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
-26.6%
$64,290 → $47,170
|
| Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
-20.4%
$68,630 → $54,650
|
| Electricians Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-15.1%
$66,150 → $56,160
|
| Cost Estimators Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-14.0%
$74,450 → $64,020
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Sales and Related Occupations |
-14.0%
$61,370 → $52,800
|
Wage Trends in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $46,150 |
| 2023 | $43,930 |
| 2022 | $40,920 |
| 2021 | $37,540 |
| 2020 | $38,660 |
| 2019 | $38,470 |