Wages by Occupation in Clarksville, TN-KY

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 103,220 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $44,860 for all occupations combined. 311 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Clarksville, TN-KY area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

27.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 90.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 73.8; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 24,015 residents (7.5% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,569; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 143,880 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

26.9% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.8), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$35,252	$32,485
High school graduate	$39,843	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,522	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$54,662	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$69,897	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	24.8% (±3.2)	24.2%
High school graduate	15.4% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.8% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3% (±0.9)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	27.6%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	12.3%	10.0%
Business	20.4%	20.1%
Education	14.6%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	25.0%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	510	$72,760	$76,070	4.98	0.53
Administrative Services Managers	150	$99,510	$110,410	1.49	0.88
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$60,710	$63,720	0.45	0.50
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	160	$22,340	$23,950	1.56	0.61
Animal Caretakers	180	$31,170	$32,680	1.73	1.01
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$93,900	$96,070	0.35	0.51
Architectural and Civil Drafters	30	$62,550	$62,430	0.31	0.47
Architectural and Engineering Managers	80	$141,260	$151,170	0.81	0.57
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	100	$31,570	$31,780	0.96	1.47
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	110	$46,240	$49,150	1.06	1.11
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	730	$49,570	$51,680	7.07	1.56
Bailiffs	40	$36,520	$35,580	0.36	3.26
Bakers	140	$31,190	$31,160	1.40	0.92
Bartenders	290	$24,230	$28,100	2.85	0.58
Bill and Account Collectors	80	$34,510	$39,340	0.76	0.75
Billing and Posting Clerks	170	$40,190	$43,500	1.64	0.63
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,000	$46,280	$46,590	9.71	1.10
Budget Analysts	50	$85,810	$88,470	0.51	1.68
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	120	$56,940	$55,950	1.19	0.64
Bus Drivers, School	410	$26,620	$33,460	3.97	1.53
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	70	$46,190	$57,010	0.68	0.66
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	490	$78,850	$82,300	4.78	0.68
Butchers and Meat Cutters	110	$36,900	$39,020	1.10	1.26
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	340	$69,630	$74,120	3.33	1.05
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	60	$61,780	$62,890	0.55	0.77
Carpenters	290	$49,080	$52,690	2.81	0.65
Cashiers	2,720	$28,230	$28,290	26.36	1.33
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	130	$47,950	$46,640	1.26	0.95
Chefs and Head Cooks	100	$60,880	$62,870	0.97	0.75
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	60	$63,370	$58,360	0.62	0.69
Chemical Technicians	60	$52,570	$53,580	0.56	1.51
Chief Executives	120	$172,410	$197,650	1.18	0.90
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	330	$59,230	$57,840	3.20	1.27
Childcare Workers	770	$28,420	$28,010	7.47	2.24
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$56,330	$60,560	0.46	1.04
Civil Engineers	140	$96,930	$101,460	1.36	0.57
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	120	$67,290	$70,220	1.15	0.55
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	220	$30,810	$32,740	2.13	0.87
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	50	$72,800	$80,940	0.50	1.03
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	140	$61,580	$60,620	1.35	0.63
Coaches and Scouts	230	$27,180	$43,690	2.26	1.41
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	110	$48,510	$49,520	1.07	1.05
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	30	$54,720	$54,230	0.31	0.45
Compliance Officers	150	$61,930	$69,650	1.43	0.53
Computer and Information Systems Managers	140	$125,790	$134,310	1.39	0.32
Computer Network Architects	70	$100,810	$108,460	0.64	0.55
Computer Network Support Specialists	60	$72,550	$83,480	0.58	0.62
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	60	$48,660	$50,550	0.57	0.53
Computer Occupations, All Other	340	$76,220	$80,890	3.27	1.17
Computer Programmers	40	$68,790	$73,540	0.37	0.62
Computer Systems Analysts	200	$87,920	$91,470	1.93	0.58
Computer User Support Specialists	370	$49,990	$56,240	3.54	0.77
Construction and Building Inspectors	110	$62,850	$64,740	1.02	1.08
Construction Laborers	620	$41,950	$43,130	6.05	0.86
Construction Managers	150	$101,230	$113,950	1.50	0.61
Cooks, All Other	40	$34,820	$32,100	0.38	3.05
Cooks, Fast Food	910	$26,420	$26,710	8.83	2.14
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	470	$35,570	$33,810	4.57	1.61
Cooks, Restaurant	880	$34,840	$33,520	8.54	0.94
Cooks, Short Order	100	$30,170	$30,100	0.95	1.07
Correctional Officers and Jailers	200	$46,260	$42,310	1.91	0.78
Cost Estimators	110	$71,340	$73,180	1.09	0.75
Counter and Rental Clerks	220	$36,380	$39,830	2.12	0.82
Couriers and Messengers	40	$35,090	$36,350	0.41	0.92
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	240	$48,140	$48,700	2.36	2.04
Customer Service Representatives	1,610	$37,650	$40,710	15.64	0.94
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	310	$45,560	$43,930	3.00	2.73
Data Entry Keyers	40	$37,890	$41,380	0.40	0.49
Data Scientists	50	$79,200	$87,580	0.47	0.28
Dental Assistants	320	$46,050	$46,970	3.09	1.24
Dental Hygienists	200	$81,260	$80,070	1.93	1.35
Dentists, General	40	$163,980	$185,240	0.42	0.53
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	80	$72,800	$84,460	0.79	1.08
Dietitians and Nutritionists	30	$68,920	$68,900	0.30	0.60
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	200	$25,940	$25,960	1.94	0.56
Dishwashers	240	$28,600	$28,660	2.35	0.76
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	170	$49,750	$51,460	1.61	1.23
Driver/Sales Workers	320	$39,400	$39,100	3.15	1.20
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	40	$39,480	$42,170	0.39	0.73
Education Administrators, All Other	310	$108,450	$106,620	3.00	8.47
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	270	$97,590	$98,900	2.62	1.24
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	30	$43,220	$46,690	0.33	0.69
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	270	$48,420	$53,400	2.65	3.47
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	310	$60,760	$58,750	3.03	1.33
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$71,490	$72,230	0.54	0.88
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$68,060	$64,350	0.42	1.02
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	30	$110,660	$109,740	0.33	2.50
Electrical Engineers	80	$98,130	$99,810	0.75	0.59
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	140	$83,760	$78,550	1.34	1.59
Electricians	500	$58,670	$63,550	4.86	1.00
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,560	$59,760	$57,800	15.14	1.70
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$46,160	$47,260	0.91	0.91
Emergency Medical Technicians	120	$48,480	$44,570	1.12	0.97
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	40	$83,780	$83,750	0.34	0.88
Engineers, All Other	110	$97,470	$93,620	1.02	1.03
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	100	$60,430	$65,630	0.97	0.33
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	180	$44,250	$41,890	1.77	0.85
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	120	$45,180	$44,880	1.14	2.92
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	320	$45,670	$44,470	3.13	8.29
Facilities Managers	50	$115,860	$112,750	0.53	0.52
Family Medicine Physicians	30	$215,380	$225,840	0.29	0.42
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	70	$50,380	$54,440	0.63	2.59
Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,000	$26,990	$26,800	38.75	1.56
File Clerks	40	$40,910	$38,770	0.37	0.79
Financial and Investment Analysts	50	$95,470	$91,940	0.51	0.22
Financial Managers	270	$133,620	$151,470	2.64	0.49
Financial Specialists, All Other	50	$71,660	$76,410	0.47	0.55
Firefighters	300	$54,950	$53,290	2.92	1.31
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	470	$71,750	$74,030	4.56	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	50	$44,040	$45,830	0.47	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	150	$74,340	$76,580	1.48	2.32
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,140	$37,950	$41,970	11.07	1.41
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	110	$45,570	$49,280	1.04	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$59,070	$62,270	0.51	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	450	$77,700	$81,600	4.34	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	90	$71,490	$75,970	0.85	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,300	$61,620	$65,550	12.55	1.36
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$43,760	$48,500	0.81	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	100	$76,650	$86,840	0.96	0.97
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	730	$73,300	$74,070	7.03	1.62
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,030	$44,990	$48,910	9.95	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	460	$58,000	$59,990	4.47	1.12
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	—	$36,660	$35,930	—	—
Food Preparation Workers	790	$27,030	$28,300	7.63	1.33
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	120	$27,510	$28,220	1.21	0.64
Food Service Managers	120	$60,630	$67,620	1.21	0.79
Funeral Attendants	30	$29,150	$29,950	0.32	1.61
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	110	$44,620	$46,870	1.04	11.32
General and Operations Managers	1,920	$79,320	$101,590	18.63	0.83
Graphic Designers	—	$48,520	$53,110	—	—
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$39,770	$42,510	0.89	2.06
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	160	$29,900	$33,630	1.56	0.79
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	50	$35,900	$45,960	0.50	2.03
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	40	$61,290	$57,460	0.43	0.37
Healthcare Social Workers	110	$59,210	$58,910	1.07	0.89
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	190	$51,060	$51,650	1.80	2.55
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	330	$50,480	$53,720	3.22	1.22
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,380	$51,470	$56,810	13.42	1.01
Helpers--Electricians	80	$39,960	$41,680	0.80	1.96
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	80	$36,480	$39,470	0.77	1.26
Helpers--Production Workers	170	$35,820	$39,620	1.68	1.57
Highway Maintenance Workers	140	$43,010	$42,740	1.33	1.34
Home Appliance Repairers	30	$49,400	$51,760	0.31	1.50
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,270	$30,580	$32,410	12.32	0.44
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	400	$27,590	$29,340	3.84	1.38
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	250	$28,310	$28,790	2.41	1.43
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	100	$44,650	$45,470	0.94	1.62
Human Resources Managers	70	$108,450	$114,890	0.71	0.50
Human Resources Specialists	540	$65,680	$73,020	5.20	0.89
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	140	$62,910	$61,570	1.39	2.86
Industrial Engineers	340	$91,000	$93,460	3.25	1.38
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	660	$62,030	$61,630	6.38	2.26
Industrial Production Managers	310	$121,110	$129,670	2.96	1.87
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	590	$44,910	$46,970	5.71	1.15
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	170	$53,290	$53,830	1.61	1.86
Information Security Analysts	50	$116,940	$112,070	0.44	0.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	760	$45,600	$46,690	7.37	1.92
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	100	$44,440	$51,380	1.00	0.88
Instructional Coordinators	110	$77,060	$78,740	1.03	0.70
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	70	$45,180	$48,710	0.63	0.46
Insurance Sales Agents	180	$49,550	$67,410	1.78	0.58
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,170	$34,990	$34,650	11.36	0.80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	40	$59,400	$50,310	0.41	0.58
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,580	$37,070	$38,140	25.03	1.32
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	360	$36,410	$37,860	3.47	0.57
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	140	$33,480	$31,470	1.35	1.06
Lawyers	160	$119,430	$132,690	1.54	0.32
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	70	$45,830	$47,590	0.65	0.65
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	80	$76,110	$69,700	0.76	0.89
Library Assistants, Clerical	40	$36,260	$38,560	0.41	0.74
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	630	$58,260	$58,050	6.11	1.47
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	30	$59,950	$62,590	0.34	0.71
Light Truck Drivers	640	$42,420	$43,600	6.21	0.98
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	100	$44,040	$45,140	0.97	0.92
Loan Officers	210	$60,270	$70,330	2.04	1.16
Logisticians	170	$65,170	$73,600	1.60	0.99
Machinists	360	$57,820	$57,370	3.47	1.88
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	550	$28,640	$29,630	5.36	0.97
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,140	$46,970	$48,770	11.01	1.12
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	70	$84,500	$81,130	0.68	1.76
Management Analysts	240	$93,220	$94,180	2.34	0.41
Managers, All Other	350	$88,790	$98,370	3.41	0.85
Manicurists and Pedicurists	40	$34,240	$36,920	0.37	0.37
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	250	$58,020	$64,780	2.38	0.41
Marketing Managers	70	$113,520	$124,640	0.72	0.28
Marriage and Family Therapists	40	$41,400	$45,770	0.41	0.96
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	40	$29,320	$30,270	0.43	0.46
Mechanical Drafters	40	$63,400	$64,840	0.43	1.69
Mechanical Engineers	150	$92,940	$92,040	1.48	0.77
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	50	$28,640	$30,270	0.44	3.47
Medical and Health Services Managers	450	$105,500	$116,150	4.32	1.12
Medical Assistants	670	$37,390	$39,300	6.47	1.23
Medical Records Specialists	120	$47,050	$50,290	1.12	0.90
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,130	$37,380	$39,850	10.92	1.77
Medical Transcriptionists	40	$30,930	$34,100	0.42	1.59
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	50	$42,850	$48,610	0.49	0.53
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	90	$42,780	$42,630	0.89	1.04
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	130	$35,980	$37,900	1.27	1.19
Meter Readers, Utilities	40	$45,210	$52,840	0.40	3.23
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	660	$59,520	$60,150	6.42	1.61
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,520	$45,560	$45,040	24.39	2.70
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120	$38,310	$42,940	1.19	1.95
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	90	$57,890	$59,730	0.92	0.81
Nurse Practitioners	300	$115,160	$117,150	2.92	1.41
Nursing Assistants	620	$37,320	$37,180	6.02	0.65
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	140	$74,430	$78,050	1.34	1.49
Occupational Therapists	90	$97,470	$94,220	0.91	0.87
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$60,520	$61,830	0.48	1.47
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	100	$34,940	$41,080	0.92	0.75
Office Clerks, General	1,410	$38,380	$40,320	13.67	0.86
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	420	$50,910	$53,750	4.04	1.31
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	70	$36,640	$38,770	0.69	1.50
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$47,660	$50,300	0.56	1.17
Optometrists	30	$132,200	$124,270	0.29	1.07
Order Clerks	50	$38,590	$40,250	0.46	0.95
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	40	$42,970	$44,560	0.35	1.49
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	310	$45,080	$47,800	2.98	1.22
Packers and Packagers, Hand	370	$36,130	$36,270	3.58	0.99
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	80	$42,470	$43,230	0.81	0.56
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	160	$46,150	$48,150	1.58	2.56
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	240	$56,010	$57,480	2.30	0.91
Paramedics	130	$60,330	$59,290	1.30	2.02
Parts Salespersons	280	$37,140	$40,920	2.67	1.54
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	50	$50,280	$51,120	0.51	1.88
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$52,420	$53,330	0.93	0.95
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	40	$33,160	$33,890	0.36	0.92
Personal Financial Advisors	50	$58,750	$93,310	0.45	0.26
Pest Control Workers	130	$40,150	$42,830	1.26	1.91
Pharmacists	190	$133,920	$134,460	1.86	0.90
Pharmacy Technicians	370	$42,240	$43,050	3.58	1.18
Phlebotomists	70	$37,770	$39,140	0.71	0.77
Physical Therapist Assistants	100	$59,160	$60,620	0.94	1.30
Physical Therapists	130	$97,810	$96,400	1.27	0.74
Physician Assistants	80	$121,710	$119,790	0.76	0.73
Physicians, All Other	90	$264,060	$302,590	0.88	0.40
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	280	$58,930	$65,600	2.69	0.90
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	730	$57,610	$57,460	7.08	1.64
Postal Service Clerks	50	$61,850	$59,740	0.47	0.98
Postal Service Mail Carriers	320	$57,700	$59,530	3.09	1.46
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	100	$60,170	$65,790	1.01	1.05
Prepress Technicians and Workers	60	$46,900	$46,630	0.61	3.99
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	320	$28,320	$32,100	3.14	1.02
Printing Press Operators	110	$48,620	$54,610	1.04	1.12
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	80	$59,670	$60,750	0.74	1.29
Procurement Clerks	80	$48,980	$46,560	0.80	2.22
Production Workers, All Other	690	$49,120	$46,580	6.68	4.13
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	550	$49,450	$55,340	5.33	2.12
Project Management Specialists	420	$79,660	$88,020	4.10	0.60
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	110	$56,730	$60,720	1.09	0.54
Protective Service Workers, All Other	60	$27,960	$39,000	0.58	1.10
Psychiatric Technicians	150	$40,390	$40,680	1.44	1.43
Public Relations Specialists	80	$56,890	$59,750	0.78	0.43
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$46,930	$46,610	0.85	1.29
Purchasing Managers	50	$121,060	$129,520	0.53	0.97
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	110	$62,380	$66,780	1.08	0.73
Real Estate Sales Agents	90	$43,960	$52,830	0.86	0.69
Receptionists and Information Clerks	450	$30,960	$32,320	4.32	0.74
Recreation Workers	100	$28,520	$30,730	0.95	0.44
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	70	$49,670	$45,770	0.72	0.76
Registered Nurses	1,670	$79,450	$82,520	16.19	0.74
Rehabilitation Counselors	30	$55,270	$53,940	0.29	0.48
Respiratory Therapists	60	$79,150	$76,110	0.62	0.69
Retail Salespersons	3,470	$29,100	$33,270	33.58	1.34
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	40	$30,520	$42,660	0.34	0.57
Sales Managers	210	$126,820	$139,260	2.04	0.50
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	500	$48,160	$58,610	4.82	0.60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	570	$59,200	$72,340	5.48	0.69
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	100	$80,120	$91,790	0.93	0.51
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	30	$37,440	$37,710	0.31	1.17
School Psychologists	30	$101,430	$89,770	0.32	0.77
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	930	$60,720	$60,940	9.04	1.32
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,020	$42,840	$43,740	9.89	0.90
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	210	$48,230	$66,750	2.02	0.64
Security Guards	340	$35,900	$39,480	3.25	0.39
Self-Enrichment Teachers	210	$32,270	$46,450	2.00	0.93
Sewing Machine Operators	50	$32,690	$34,240	0.48	0.72
Sheet Metal Workers	50	$44,830	$51,290	0.51	0.67
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	570	$43,050	$43,030	5.54	1.06
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	80	$28,850	$30,980	0.82	0.51
Skincare Specialists	70	$36,300	$44,510	0.72	1.53
Social and Community Service Managers	110	$79,620	$82,960	1.10	0.82
Social and Human Service Assistants	200	$37,020	$39,170	1.96	0.69
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	70	$83,780	$90,390	0.71	2.96
Social Workers, All Other	110	$100,420	$93,670	1.02	2.53
Software Developers	310	$96,650	$109,420	3.00	0.28
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	50	$48,440	$51,550	0.52	0.31
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	60	$59,590	$60,380	0.55	2.89
Speech-Language Pathologists	170	$93,370	$86,270	1.68	1.42
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,960	$36,460	$37,870	28.64	1.57
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	590	$43,970	$49,440	5.73	1.81
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	490	$34,280	$34,980	4.71	1.39
Surgical Technologists	70	$52,510	$52,800	0.66	0.87
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	50	$48,470	$50,140	0.50	1.34
Surveyors	40	$74,410	$87,820	0.34	1.05
Tax Preparers	40	$34,600	$39,760	0.41	0.84
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,070	$26,520	$27,950	10.38	1.14
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	100	$73,790	$72,190	0.99	1.10
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	60	$57,610	$57,780	0.55	0.88
Tellers	280	$36,540	$37,330	2.75	1.30
Tire Repairers and Changers	60	$34,380	$35,340	0.57	0.82
Training and Development Specialists	350	$58,480	$60,650	3.42	1.16
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	100	$87,000	$97,130	1.00	0.71
Tutors	220	$34,950	$40,490	2.09	1.85
Veterinarians	70	$111,400	$122,390	0.66	1.22
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	110	$34,810	$34,020	1.10	1.35
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	70	$38,190	$39,940	0.67	0.81
Waiters and Waitresses	1,570	$21,790	$27,420	15.24	1.04
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	160	$45,820	$49,400	1.58	1.91
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	60	$45,520	$46,320	0.55	1.60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	490	$52,970	$53,180	4.77	1.78
Word Processors and Typists	50	$51,670	$50,850	0.45	2.00

Colleges in this area

6 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Austin Peay State University	Public	4-year or above	10,439
Austin's Beauty College Inc	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	101
Hopkinsville Community College	Public	2-year	2,211
North Central Institute	Private for-profit	2-year	61
Queen City College	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	—
Ross College-Hopkinsville	Private for-profit	2-year	90

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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