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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

What professions have the highest employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Chattanooga, TN-GA. We note that the total employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA is 249,700. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 6,940 people (2.78 percent of the total employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA). The second most common job is the customer service representative profession which employs 6,710 people (2.69 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Chattanooga, TN-GA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	249,700	100.00%	$39,880
2	Retail Salespersons	6,940	2.78%	$27,580
3	Customer Service Representatives	6,710	2.69%	$37,500
4	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	6,100	2.44%	$40,860
5	Cashiers	5,570	2.23%	$23,830
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,570	2.23%	$48,150
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,520	2.21%	$30,540
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,320	2.13%	$34,240
9	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,110	2.05%	$22,640
10	Registered Nurses	5,060	2.03%	$63,680
11	General and Operations Managers	4,790	1.92%	$99,630
12	Waiters and Waitresses	4,690	1.88%	$20,040
13	Office Clerks, General	3,820	1.53%	$32,070
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3,680	1.47%	$58,890
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,500	1.40%	$28,900
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,400	1.36%	$41,410
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,970	1.19%	$37,520
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,750	1.10%	$39,760
19	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,420	0.97%	$38,130
20	Restaurant Cooks	2,340	0.94%	$29,220
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,290	0.92%	$39,130
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,250	0.90%	$33,570
23	Medical Assistants	2,160	0.87%	$36,000
24	Nursing Assistants	2,150	0.86%	$29,400
25	Fast Food Cooks	2,140	0.86%	$22,800
26	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,040	0.82%	$25,690
27	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,860	0.74%	$62,620
28	Food Preparation Workers	1,830	0.73%	$24,400
29	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,810	0.72%	$50,840
30	Security Guards	1,730	0.69%	$28,550
31	Accountants and Auditors	1,690	0.68%	$64,870
32	Construction Laborers	1,620	0.65%	$36,300
33	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,610	0.64%	$35,150
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,590	0.64%	$26,310
35	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,560	0.62%	$47,200
36	Medical Secretaries	1,540	0.62%	$35,960
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,530	0.61%	$58,600
38	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,520	0.61%	$47,660
39	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,490	0.60%	$47,450
40	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,480	0.59%	$38,930
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,430	0.57%	$37,780
42	Electricians	1,410	0.56%	$52,080
43	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,400	0.56%	$58,760
44	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,400	0.56%	$29,820
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,380	0.55%	$23,600
46	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,340	0.54%	$55,690
47	Financial Managers	1,320	0.53%	$127,370
48	Nurse Practitioners	1,310	0.52%	$105,040
49	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,310	0.52%	$31,160
50	Human Resources Specialists	1,300	0.52%	$51,210
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,260	0.50%	$44,790
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,240	0.50%	$53,740
53	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	1,220	0.49%	$64,290
54	Other Production Workers	1,200	0.48%	$35,340
55	Packers and Packagers	1,180	0.47%	$30,510
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,160	0.46%	$62,020
57	All Other Managers	1,150	0.46%	$76,140
58	Software Developers	1,090	0.44%	$101,610
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,050	0.42%	$61,780
60	Medical and Health Services Managers	980	0.39%	$98,480
61	Project Management Specialists	980	0.39%	$81,310
62	Management Analysts	970	0.39%	$101,010
63	Pharmacy Technicians	960	0.38%	$36,170
64	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	960	0.38%	$62,850
65	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	950	0.38%	$22,090
66	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	930	0.37%	$47,240
67	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	920	0.37%	$56,990
68	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	870	0.35%	$52,000
69	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	840	0.34%	$60,120
70	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	840	0.34%	$44,060
71	Driver/Sales Workers	840	0.34%	$29,140
72	Computer Systems Analysts	810	0.32%	$97,260
73	Insurance Sales Agents	800	0.32%	$50,190
74	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	800	0.32%	$47,260
75	Healthcare Social Workers	790	0.32%	$49,190
76	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	770	0.31%	$46,830
77	Lawyers	760	0.30%	$135,960
78	Compliance Officers	720	0.29%	$58,880
79	Tellers	710	0.28%	$35,030
80	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	700	0.28%	$27,750
81	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	690	0.28%	$60,350
82	Machinists	680	0.27%	$45,760
83	Food Service Managers	670	0.27%	$48,490
84	Computer User Support Specialists	670	0.27%	$51,000
85	Billing and Posting Clerks	670	0.27%	$38,460
86	Childcare Workers	660	0.26%	$22,640
87	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	650	0.26%	$60,620
88	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	640	0.26%	$61,520
89	Dental Assistants	640	0.26%	$43,970
90	Sales Managers	630	0.25%	$122,570
91	Bakers	630	0.25%	$35,320
92	Administrative Services Managers	620	0.25%	$98,970
93	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	620	0.25%	$38,090
94	Computer and Information Systems Managers	610	0.24%	$129,050
95	Pharmacists	610	0.24%	$128,290
96	Training and Development Specialists	600	0.24%	$54,920
97	Industrial Engineers	600	0.24%	$80,880
98	Bartenders	590	0.24%	$20,590
99	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	580	0.23%	$27,990
100	Carpenters	580	0.23%	$45,960

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