What professions added the most jobs in Tennessee? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Tennessee is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Tennessee increased from 2,569,420 to 2,749,480 with a net gain of 180,060. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of team assemblers with 24,910 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand with 24,910 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 2,569,420 | 2,749,480 | 180,060 | 7.01% | $29,920 |
| 2 | Team Assemblers | 37,280 | 62,190 | 24,910 | 66.82% | $28,880 |
| 3 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 65,370 | 88,800 | 23,430 | 35.84% | $23,080 |
| 4 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 35,870 | 48,890 | 13,020 | 36.30% | $27,450 |
| 5 | Waiters and Waitresses | 43,950 | 52,130 | 8,180 | 18.61% | $17,500 |
| 6 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 16,960 | 25,010 | 8,050 | 47.46% | $26,950 |
| 7 | Cooks, Restaurant | 16,130 | 23,240 | 7,110 | 44.08% | $21,750 |
| 8 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 42,360 | 49,460 | 7,100 | 16.76% | $21,090 |
| 9 | Retail Salespersons | 81,320 | 88,130 | 6,810 | 8.37% | $19,810 |
| 10 | General and Operations Managers | 36,190 | 42,400 | 6,210 | 17.16% | $77,370 |
| 11 | Personal Care Aides | 10,610 | 16,530 | 5,920 | 55.80% | $17,980 |
| 12 | Cashiers | 68,650 | 73,950 | 5,300 | 7.72% | $17,400 |
| 13 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 15,680 | 20,940 | 5,260 | 33.55% | $18,840 |
| 14 | Customer Service Representatives | 49,690 | 54,770 | 5,080 | 10.22% | $28,460 |
| 15 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 2,930 | 6,530 | 3,600 | 122.87% | $45,880 |
| 16 | Medical Assistants | 10,970 | 14,480 | 3,510 | 32.00% | $26,460 |
| 17 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 34,910 | 38,410 | 3,500 | 10.03% | $19,460 |
| 18 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 27,240 | 30,570 | 3,330 | 12.22% | $30,330 |
| 19 | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 1,610 | 4,920 | 3,310 | 205.59% | $27,480 |
| 20 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 2,200 | 5,180 | 2,980 | 135.45% | $18,540 |
| 21 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 3,960 | 6,880 | 2,920 | 73.74% | $37,120 |
| 22 | Accountants and Auditors | 15,970 | 18,680 | 2,710 | 16.97% | $53,190 |
| 23 | Industrial Engineers | 5,170 | 7,770 | 2,600 | 50.29% | $69,760 |
| 24 | Cooks, Fast Food | 11,950 | 14,530 | 2,580 | 21.59% | $16,860 |
| 25 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 12,810 | 15,310 | 2,500 | 19.52% | $22,540 |
| 26 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 760 | 3,200 | 2,440 | 321.05% | $31,400 |
| 27 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 1,220 | 3,620 | 2,400 | 196.72% | $38,790 |
| 28 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 6,030 | 8,380 | 2,350 | 38.97% | $38,280 |
| 29 | Civil Engineers | 2,970 | 5,240 | 2,270 | 76.43% | $74,990 |
| 30 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 9,610 | 11,800 | 2,190 | 22.79% | $43,710 |
| 31 | Food Preparation Workers | 16,270 | 18,440 | 2,170 | 13.34% | $18,330 |
| 32 | Food Batchmakers | 1,320 | 3,390 | 2,070 | 156.82% | $30,180 |
| 33 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 60,560 | 62,620 | 2,060 | 3.40% | $17,100 |
| 34 | Computer Systems Analysts | 6,980 | 9,020 | 2,040 | 29.23% | $66,280 |
| 35 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 18,580 | 20,610 | 2,030 | 10.93% | $18,080 |
| 36 | Industrial Production Managers | 2,940 | 4,950 | 2,010 | 68.37% | $72,720 |
| 37 | First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 4,790 | 6,760 | 1,970 | 41.13% | $41,010 |
| 38 | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | 3,310 | 5,250 | 1,940 | 58.61% | $28,760 |
| 39 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1,470 | 3,410 | 1,940 | 131.97% | $55,500 |
| 40 | Pharmacy Technicians | 10,130 | 12,030 | 1,900 | 18.76% | $26,960 |
| 41 | Food Service Managers | 7,040 | 8,920 | 1,880 | 26.70% | $39,090 |
| 42 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 260 | 2,110 | 1,850 | 711.54% | $20,830 |
| 43 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 4,120 | 5,930 | 1,810 | 43.93% | $ |
| 44 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 2,890 | 4,690 | 1,800 | 62.28% | $35,670 |
| 45 | Sales Managers | 6,750 | 8,480 | 1,730 | 25.63% | $76,700 |
| 46 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 11,130 | 12,840 | 1,710 | 15.36% | $29,830 |
| 47 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 9,560 | 11,260 | 1,700 | 17.78% | $26,820 |
| 48 | Pharmacists | 6,570 | 8,230 | 1,660 | 25.27% | $116,040 |
| 49 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 6,070 | 7,710 | 1,640 | 27.02% | $71,370 |
| 50 | Human Resources Managers | 1,030 | 2,600 | 1,570 | 152.43% | $82,310 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of slaughterers and meat packers with a growth rate of 711.54%. It is followed by the profession of engine and other machine assemblers which grew by 425.00% in the same period.