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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

What professions have the highest employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. We note that the total employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 1,036,630. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 29,580 people (2.85 percent of the total employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 27,030 people (2.61 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,036,630
100.00% $44,300
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
29,580
2.85% $37,260
3 Stockers and Order Fillers
27,030
2.61% $31,340
4 Retail Salespersons
25,790
2.49% $29,280
5 Customer Service Representatives
24,140
2.33% $37,420
6 General and Operations Managers
21,610
2.08% $118,990
7 Registered Nurses
21,400
2.06% $74,090
8 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
19,710
1.90% $51,080
9 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
19,570
1.89% $62,340
10 Fast Food and Counter Workers
18,850
1.82% $24,190
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
18,360
1.77% $49,240
12 Cashiers
18,080
1.74% $27,570
13 Waiters and Waitresses
17,200
1.66% $20,500
14 Office Clerks, General
16,810
1.62% $35,110
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
15,400
1.49% $44,870
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
11,910
1.15% $40,580
17 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
10,820
1.04% $39,790
18 Accountants and Auditors
10,620
1.02% $67,050
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
10,440
1.01% $43,500
20 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,400
1.00% $29,970
21 Fast Food Cooks
9,700
0.94% $26,890
22 Security Guards
9,560
0.92% $29,130
23 Construction Laborers
9,010
0.87% $39,050
24 Financial Managers
8,940
0.86% $133,520
25 Restaurant Cooks
8,940
0.86% $33,810
26 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
8,900
0.86% $56,470
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
8,630
0.83% $36,790
28 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
8,380
0.81% $44,920
29 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
7,930
0.76% $51,710
30 Software Developers
7,680
0.74% $107,670
31 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
7,450
0.72% $27,980
32 Nursing Assistants
7,260
0.70% $32,080
33 Food Preparation Workers
7,050
0.68% $25,760
34 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
6,860
0.66% $37,250
35 Human Resources Specialists
6,450
0.62% $60,310
36 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,370
0.61% $51,080
37 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
6,250
0.60% $38,320
38 Medical Assistants
6,220
0.60% $37,930
39 Receptionists and Information Clerks
6,010
0.58% $31,410
40 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
5,780
0.56% $27,830
41 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
5,730
0.55% $61,360
42 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
5,650
0.55% $34,620
43 Other Business Operations Specialists
5,630
0.54% $63,840
44 Electricians
5,600
0.54% $58,040
45 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
5,570
0.54% $55,950
46 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
5,540
0.53% $49,390
47 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
5,500
0.53% $28,190
48 Computer Occupations, All Other
5,490
0.53% $59,080
49 Medical Secretaries
5,490
0.53% $36,970
50 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
5,350
0.52% $44,280
51 Packers and Packagers
5,240
0.51% $30,720
52 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
5,130
0.49% $38,340
53 All Other Managers
5,030
0.49% $82,120
54 Nurse Practitioners
5,030
0.49% $107,680
55 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
4,970
0.48% $63,720
56 Medical and Health Services Managers
4,830
0.47% $102,330
57 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
4,570
0.44% $46,750
58 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
4,410
0.43% $75,620
59 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
4,300
0.41% $39,410
60 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
4,250
0.41% $61,930
61 Project Management Specialists
4,210
0.41% $74,780
62 Other Production Workers
4,190
0.40% $34,750
63 Computer and Information Systems Managers
4,150
0.40% $132,790
64 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
4,140
0.40% $63,250
65 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
4,090
0.39% $60,660
66 Pharmacy Technicians
4,070
0.39% $38,050
67 Management Analysts
3,960
0.38% $82,160
68 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,950
0.38% $63,940
69 Lawyers
3,860
0.37% $122,840
70 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
3,780
0.36% $52,640
71 Carpenters
3,780
0.36% $48,560
72 Childcare Workers
3,710
0.36% $26,210
73 Administrative Services Managers
3,680
0.35% $122,310
74 Driver/Sales Workers
3,650
0.35% $31,330
75 Computer Systems Analysts
3,640
0.35% $87,230
76 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
3,570
0.34% $52,990
77 Computer User Support Specialists
3,550
0.34% $48,760
78 Marketing Managers
3,540
0.34% $130,590
79 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,400
0.33% $49,180
80 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
3,370
0.33% $23,840
81 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,340
0.32% $51,740
82 Billing and Posting Clerks
3,340
0.32% $38,800
83 Sales Managers
3,310
0.32% $132,500
84 Construction Managers
3,290
0.32% $83,260
85 Bartenders
3,290
0.32% $21,300
86 Food Service Managers
3,280
0.32% $50,070
87 Compliance Officers
3,240
0.31% $57,240
88 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
3,150
0.30% $60,690
89 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,140
0.30% $61,400
90 Insurance Sales Agents
3,100
0.30% $50,050
91 Training and Development Specialists
2,800
0.27% $53,320
92 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
2,730
0.26% $29,630
93 Tellers
2,730
0.26% $36,140
94 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
2,710
0.26% $29,850
95 Healthcare Social Workers
2,680
0.26% $49,360
96 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
2,640
0.25% $46,280
97 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
2,420
0.23% $38,630
98 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
2,400
0.23% $77,410
99 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
2,350
0.23% $82,000
100 Dental Assistants
2,330
0.22% $37,600

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