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Chattanooga, TN-GA

State

Tennessee

Detailed Occupations

462

Average Salary Across Occupations

$63,467

Highest Paying Occupation in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Cardiologists leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $496,510.

Largest Employment Market in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 8,030 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

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Most Available Jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

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💰 Top Paying Jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

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# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Cardiologists $496,510 $238.71 60
2 Physicians, All Other $362,490 $174.27 280
3 Family Medicine Physicians $292,900 $140.82 150
4 General Internal Medicine Physicians $255,630 $122.90 70
5 Chief Executives $214,830 $103.28 400
6 Nurse Anesthetists $192,340 $92.47 270
7 Dentists, General $181,810 $87.41 160
8 Architectural and Engineering Managers $153,240 $73.67 400
9 Computer and Information Systems Managers $152,290 $73.22 700
10 Nuclear Engineers $149,220 $71.74 110
11 Commercial Pilots $144,800 $0.00 40
12 Financial Managers $143,490 $68.99 1,220
13 Lawyers $139,990 $67.30 730
14 Natural Sciences Managers $139,630 $67.13 40
15 Administrative Services Managers $138,650 $66.66 680
16 Sales Managers $135,800 $65.29 960
17 Veterinarians $133,620 $64.24 150
18 Marketing Managers $130,790 $62.88 520
19 Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $129,230 $62.13 40
20 Pharmacists $128,230 $61.65 630

👥 Most Available Jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 8,030 $37,440 $18.00
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 7,440 $40,200 $19.33
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers 7,330 $26,850 $12.91
4 Retail Salespersons 6,910 $32,920 $15.83
5 Customer Service Representatives 6,150 $42,750 $20.55
6 Registered Nurses 5,940 $80,740 $38.82
7 General and Operations Managers 5,650 $124,640 $59.92
8 Cashiers 5,560 $27,260 $13.11
9 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5,550 $54,710 $26.30
10 Waiters and Waitresses 4,920 $28,480 $13.69
11 Stockers and Order Fillers 4,420 $35,230 $16.94
12 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 4,150 $67,950 $32.67
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,990 $32,430 $15.59
14 Office Clerks, General 3,860 $39,790 $19.13
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 2,960 $46,600 $22.41
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,810 $42,370 $20.37
17 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 2,770 $39,250 $18.87
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2,750 $48,430 $23.28
19 Cooks, Restaurant 2,650 $33,960 $16.33
20 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,620 $41,170 $19.79