Wages by Occupation in Johnson City, TN

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Johnson City, TN metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 81,690 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $43,480 for all occupations combined. 287 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

29.3% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.2), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 87.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 63.2; 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 16,105 residents (7.9% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±876; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.6% in 2025, with a labor force of about 100,197 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

35.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±3.0), 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	$28,283	$32,485
High school graduate	$35,612	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$40,213	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$58,097	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$65,439	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	26.6% (±2.6)	24.2%
High school graduate	15.2% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	13.7% (±2.0)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8% (±1.2)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	29.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	16.1%	10.0%
Business	16.1%	20.1%
Education	15.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.3%	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	$64,710	$70,690	6.20	0.67
Administrative Services Managers	120	$123,240	$126,660	1.49	0.88
Animal Caretakers	180	$28,430	$30,080	2.21	1.29
Architectural and Civil Drafters	40	$60,530	$60,810	0.44	0.66
Architectural and Engineering Managers	80	$133,120	$146,730	0.92	0.65
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$30,710	$31,640	0.85	1.30
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	80	$44,990	$48,360	1.02	1.06
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	450	$49,830	$51,780	5.55	1.23
Bakers	200	$30,720	$30,330	2.39	1.57
Bartenders	270	$21,700	$27,080	3.27	0.67
Bill and Account Collectors	470	$36,490	$36,900	5.79	5.67
Billing and Posting Clerks	120	$42,270	$42,230	1.43	0.55
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	870	$40,700	$43,470	10.70	1.21
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	60	$53,290	$55,440	0.76	0.41
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	230	$73,320	$78,300	2.84	0.41
Butchers and Meat Cutters	70	$35,570	$36,250	0.91	1.04
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	260	$60,110	$64,300	3.13	0.99
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$75,010	$77,150	1.24	1.68
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	100	$60,600	$61,930	1.17	1.63
Carpenters	160	$47,920	$51,320	1.92	0.44
Cashiers	1,920	$27,160	$26,640	23.47	1.18
Chefs and Head Cooks	100	$59,990	$58,110	1.20	0.93
Chemical Technicians	40	$51,340	$52,760	0.54	1.45
Chief Executives	100	$195,450	$220,840	1.18	0.89
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	270	$53,980	$56,990	3.30	1.31
Childcare Workers	330	$29,030	$29,950	4.00	1.20
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$56,220	$61,990	0.43	0.98
Civil Engineers	110	$82,470	$97,110	1.36	0.58
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	50	$82,300	$79,110	0.56	0.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	150	$28,830	$32,430	1.89	0.77
Clergy	40	$53,390	$60,350	0.43	1.16
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	330	$51,000	$53,360	4.00	1.87
Coaches and Scouts	150	$43,090	$54,870	1.82	1.14
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$44,600	$46,860	0.85	0.83
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	60	$39,070	$45,130	0.71	1.02
Compliance Officers	150	$61,520	$68,800	1.88	0.70
Computer and Information Systems Managers	160	$128,530	$138,960	2.00	0.46
Computer Network Architects	40	$96,250	$106,110	0.52	0.45
Computer Network Support Specialists	60	$52,030	$62,670	0.69	0.74
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	50	$45,480	$46,240	0.64	0.59
Computer Occupations, All Other	190	$78,370	$79,030	2.31	0.82
Computer Systems Analysts	120	$72,000	$78,200	1.47	0.44
Computer User Support Specialists	340	$46,510	$50,650	4.13	0.90
Construction and Building Inspectors	30	$50,720	$57,370	0.42	0.45
Construction Laborers	580	$41,150	$43,070	7.04	1.00
Construction Managers	80	$99,010	$117,490	1.03	0.42
Cooks, Fast Food	570	$26,430	$26,420	6.98	1.69
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	440	$31,330	$31,990	5.43	1.92
Cooks, Restaurant	780	$34,620	$33,670	9.60	1.06
Cooks, Short Order	80	$29,460	$29,700	1.00	1.12
Correctional Officers and Jailers	60	$40,570	$39,040	0.71	0.29
Cost Estimators	110	$62,270	$66,440	1.37	0.95
Counselors, All Other	40	$52,880	$54,600	0.53	2.86
Counter and Rental Clerks	220	$37,370	$39,090	2.65	1.03
Couriers and Messengers	70	$32,710	$34,240	0.80	1.81
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	120	$39,380	$41,850	1.52	1.32
Credit Analysts	40	$63,790	$76,280	0.50	1.22
Credit Counselors	80	$37,020	$42,530	0.94	5.28
Customer Service Representatives	1,940	$36,570	$39,750	23.77	1.42
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$40,110	$39,920	1.27	1.15
Data Entry Keyers	30	$36,110	$36,140	0.39	0.48
Data Scientists	30	$69,330	$81,850	0.41	0.24
Dental Assistants	220	$45,540	$46,210	2.67	1.07
Dental Hygienists	140	$80,070	$84,950	1.72	1.20
Dentists, General	50	$182,660	$190,040	0.60	0.75
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	60	$74,020	$85,780	0.76	1.03
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	90	$78,970	$81,840	1.05	1.82
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$70,150	$65,100	0.67	1.35
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	270	$22,320	$24,700	3.31	0.95
Dishwashers	210	$28,890	$29,140	2.61	0.85
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	70	$38,860	$42,500	0.86	0.66
Driver/Sales Workers	220	$37,560	$34,880	2.71	1.03
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	150	$90,390	$96,360	1.89	0.89
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	150	$102,330	$134,010	1.82	1.57
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	180	$45,250	$54,120	2.18	0.96
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$54,810	$61,160	0.76	1.24
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	50	$74,750	$70,950	0.63	1.51
Electrical Engineers	60	$98,200	$119,410	0.77	0.60
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	40	$96,530	$87,820	0.44	0.52
Electricians	270	$52,190	$61,870	3.25	0.67
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	570	$61,330	$61,400	7.03	0.79
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	60	$47,030	$47,570	0.76	0.76
Emergency Medical Technicians	120	$36,620	$36,620	1.44	1.24
Engineers, All Other	130	$81,390	$87,430	1.57	1.59
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	90	$24,580	$26,150	1.13	24.91
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	50	$75,400	$77,320	0.59	1.03
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	80	$58,750	$62,280	1.01	0.34
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	50	$38,880	$41,280	0.61	0.29
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$42,140	$43,410	1.10	2.80
Facilities Managers	40	$96,090	$98,500	0.49	0.49
Family Medicine Physicians	130	$77,610	$129,880	1.57	2.28
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,900	$26,270	$26,220	35.53	1.43
File Clerks	60	$36,220	$36,090	0.69	1.47
Financial and Investment Analysts	60	$84,500	$89,470	0.74	0.32
Financial Managers	300	$133,170	$157,360	3.68	0.68
Financial Specialists, All Other	70	$75,460	$69,300	0.88	1.03
Firefighters	100	$40,720	$40,300	1.23	0.55
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	360	$62,710	$67,810	4.40	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	60	$66,440	$70,810	0.75	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	980	$36,800	$40,800	12.00	1.53
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	80	$46,450	$50,030	0.92	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$52,900	$58,770	0.64	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	300	$70,700	$74,600	3.70	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	70	$81,700	$89,270	0.89	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,420	$59,420	$61,940	17.44	1.89
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	60	$43,990	$46,870	0.78	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	230	$47,720	$57,900	2.87	2.88
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	430	$60,880	$65,250	5.27	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	720	$46,420	$49,300	8.83	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	250	$55,310	$57,590	3.08	0.77
Food Preparation Workers	800	$26,850	$27,700	9.83	1.71
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	110	$27,050	$27,700	1.36	0.72
Food Service Managers	120	$62,960	$69,230	1.50	0.98
Forest and Conservation Technicians	40	$53,730	$57,840	0.51	2.63
Fundraisers	50	$62,880	$62,590	0.60	0.84
Funeral Attendants	50	$28,250	$29,470	0.67	3.34
General and Operations Managers	1,280	$93,200	$115,610	15.62	0.69
General Internal Medicine Physicians	140	$73,290	$130,330	1.76	4.08
Graphic Designers	50	$48,690	$58,040	0.64	0.50
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	180	$28,980	$32,350	2.21	1.13
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	60	$57,970	$60,490	0.73	0.62
Healthcare Social Workers	230	$52,020	$56,230	2.77	2.30
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	70	$51,060	$49,600	0.87	1.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	230	$48,010	$51,900	2.78	1.06
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	850	$47,670	$50,680	10.37	0.78
Helpers--Electricians	60	$36,720	$36,670	0.79	1.94
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	70	$34,990	$37,020	0.87	1.42
Helpers--Production Workers	40	$37,120	$36,270	0.48	0.45
Highway Maintenance Workers	80	$45,780	$48,690	0.92	0.92
Home Appliance Repairers	40	$47,620	$48,590	0.43	2.08
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	930	$29,360	$31,040	11.42	0.41
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	$23,360	$24,850	3.21	1.15
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	110	$28,230	$28,610	1.32	0.78
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	100	$46,760	$46,750	1.20	2.06
Human Resources Managers	70	$113,220	$119,900	0.88	0.62
Human Resources Specialists	360	$61,730	$69,200	4.36	0.74
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	70	$54,920	$56,300	0.92	1.89
Industrial Engineers	170	$84,160	$90,190	2.07	0.88
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	210	$55,750	$58,580	2.60	0.92
Industrial Production Managers	130	$99,450	$110,450	1.62	1.02
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	210	$44,990	$42,250	2.54	0.51
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	110	$48,380	$47,390	1.30	1.50
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	360	$44,980	$46,850	4.37	1.14
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	90	$43,150	$45,190	1.15	1.02
Instructional Coordinators	100	$66,600	$64,950	1.17	0.80
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	130	$35,900	$40,760	1.56	1.13
Insurance Sales Agents	120	$63,400	$59,980	1.48	0.48
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	950	$30,420	$32,810	11.60	0.82
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	100	$61,500	$60,230	1.21	1.73
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,340	$35,930	$36,600	16.38	0.86
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	410	$35,920	$36,530	5.00	0.82
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	120	$31,730	$32,000	1.48	1.16
Lawyers	130	$117,390	$135,460	1.59	0.33
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	40	$43,390	$44,290	0.44	0.44
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	50	$60,650	$58,890	0.64	0.74
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	820	$51,480	$53,010	10.06	2.41
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	340	$38,410	$45,860	4.20	8.83
Light Truck Drivers	670	$36,850	$41,130	8.25	1.31
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	80	$41,730	$43,510	1.02	0.97
Loan Officers	190	$63,590	$74,210	2.33	1.32
Logisticians	60	$69,940	$73,960	0.76	0.47
Machinists	180	$45,550	$46,900	2.18	1.18
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	340	$28,120	$28,870	4.14	0.75
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	810	$44,290	$46,060	9.96	1.01
Management Analysts	310	$88,610	$97,820	3.79	0.66
Managers, All Other	510	$78,540	$100,520	6.22	1.55
Manicurists and Pedicurists	30	$33,690	$35,400	0.37	0.38
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	220	$58,760	$65,270	2.71	0.47
Marketing Managers	130	$119,630	$126,410	1.57	0.62
Marriage and Family Therapists	90	$50,540	$50,720	1.07	2.50
Massage Therapists	40	$52,410	$54,950	0.53	0.83
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	50	$29,860	$31,310	0.64	0.68
Mechanical Engineers	60	$97,040	$100,020	0.68	0.36
Medical and Health Services Managers	400	$105,470	$127,380	4.86	1.27
Medical Assistants	760	$37,740	$38,800	9.25	1.76
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$45,470	$46,430	0.74	1.49
Medical Records Specialists	100	$47,150	$49,790	1.28	1.03
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,580	$36,570	$39,320	19.30	3.12
Medical Transcriptionists	100	$39,430	$42,840	1.18	4.40
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	40	$47,440	$49,750	0.50	0.55
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	100	$42,170	$46,750	1.26	1.47
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	160	$32,260	$32,920	1.99	1.88
Meter Readers, Utilities	50	$39,090	$45,450	0.63	5.06
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	370	$63,010	$68,370	4.55	1.14
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,260	$43,480	$40,050	15.42	1.71
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	60	$58,020	$56,080	0.80	0.70
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	240	$38,820	$40,050	2.89	2.99
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	50	$73,240	$74,500	0.65	0.32
Nurse Practitioners	380	$102,430	$108,530	4.67	2.25
Nursing Assistants	1,390	$37,310	$37,230	17.05	1.83
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	30	$284,630	$228,440	0.40	2.90
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	80	$79,000	$76,230	0.97	1.07
Occupational Therapists	90	$94,940	$90,430	1.08	1.04
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$64,810	$66,750	0.44	1.34
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	270	$38,680	$39,110	3.35	2.71
Office Clerks, General	1,510	$36,420	$38,960	18.50	1.17
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	200	$47,560	$50,120	2.42	0.79
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	60	$37,420	$39,920	0.75	1.65
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$51,010	$52,240	0.74	1.56
Optometrists	30	$115,210	$109,320	0.39	1.43
Order Clerks	40	$35,770	$38,340	0.54	1.11
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	90	$35,390	$36,950	1.06	0.44
Packers and Packagers, Hand	280	$33,020	$31,580	3.42	0.95
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	60	$39,390	$43,720	0.70	0.49
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	120	$50,450	$50,050	1.52	0.60
Paramedics	100	$49,250	$47,760	1.28	1.98
Parts Salespersons	210	$35,870	$38,880	2.63	1.52
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	80	$35,710	$43,010	0.99	3.69
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	90	$46,150	$47,480	1.16	1.18
Pediatricians, General	50	$64,220	$118,150	0.59	2.34
Personal Financial Advisors	90	$76,850	$122,080	1.07	0.62
Pest Control Workers	90	$36,190	$36,610	1.11	1.68
Pharmacists	290	$128,580	$127,050	3.52	1.70
Pharmacy Technicians	460	$38,480	$41,650	5.61	1.85
Phlebotomists	150	$36,430	$38,500	1.78	1.93
Physical Therapist Aides	40	$20,140	$23,320	0.46	1.48
Physical Therapist Assistants	100	$64,270	$63,480	1.21	1.67
Physical Therapists	180	$96,660	$94,050	2.21	1.28
Physician Assistants	130	$100,060	$109,060	1.60	1.53
Physicians, All Other	320	$280,260	$293,920	3.88	1.76
Pipelayers	60	$41,800	$44,150	0.69	3.25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	210	$48,480	$52,560	2.60	0.87
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	340	$46,560	$51,700	4.18	0.97
Postal Service Clerks	40	$68,810	$66,750	0.53	1.11
Postal Service Mail Carriers	230	$58,710	$60,050	2.84	1.34
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	70	$56,390	$57,750	0.82	1.21
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	80	$29,370	$37,900	1.03	0.34
Printing Press Operators	40	$34,130	$36,400	0.55	0.59
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	180	$45,610	$50,180	2.20	3.82
Procurement Clerks	60	$45,910	$45,470	0.70	1.96
Production Workers, All Other	370	$42,480	$41,840	4.57	2.83
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	270	$48,360	$52,600	3.29	1.31
Project Management Specialists	300	$78,100	$87,910	3.68	0.54
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	80	$60,550	$64,030	1.02	0.51
Protective Service Workers, All Other	—	$36,110	$39,560	—	—
Public Relations Specialists	50	$51,890	$54,910	0.65	0.36
Public Safety Telecommunicators	60	$41,570	$40,750	0.74	1.12
Purchasing Managers	30	$117,730	$130,440	0.41	0.75
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	190	$75,980	$73,850	2.31	1.56
Real Estate Sales Agents	40	$36,650	$44,220	0.47	0.37
Receptionists and Information Clerks	300	$31,180	$32,370	3.62	0.62
Recreation Workers	80	$30,070	$31,990	0.98	0.46
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	60	$28,880	$32,660	0.75	0.79
Registered Nurses	2,740	$77,660	$84,350	33.54	1.54
Rehabilitation Counselors	80	$47,020	$47,100	0.95	1.57
Residential Advisors	70	$37,750	$35,010	0.80	1.47
Retail Salespersons	2,330	$29,820	$33,020	28.49	1.14
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30	$31,680	$35,300	0.42	2.59
Sales Managers	190	$129,470	$139,740	2.33	0.57
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	350	$46,320	$56,150	4.28	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	650	$54,440	$68,110	7.90	0.99
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	140	$72,330	$86,540	1.66	0.90
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	640	$60,180	$57,310	7.82	1.14
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,030	$40,060	$42,080	12.58	1.15
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	170	$46,950	$66,460	2.05	0.65
Security Guards	570	$27,720	$31,360	6.99	0.85
Self-Enrichment Teachers	90	$39,640	$47,480	1.16	0.54
Sewing Machine Operators	40	$33,420	$33,350	0.50	0.75
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	350	$40,220	$41,270	4.24	0.81
Skincare Specialists	40	$33,660	$37,660	0.50	1.06
Social and Community Service Managers	90	$89,380	$96,070	1.13	0.84
Social and Human Service Assistants	180	$36,100	$38,440	2.15	0.76
Social Workers, All Other	120	$88,380	$83,470	1.45	3.58
Software Developers	300	$103,320	$105,830	3.73	0.34
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	80	$62,560	$60,730	1.03	0.62
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	50	$61,120	$61,350	0.58	0.55
Speech-Language Pathologists	140	$82,050	$86,540	1.74	1.47
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,390	$32,100	$34,240	17.07	0.94
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	60	$46,010	$45,560	0.72	2.13
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	220	$46,980	$50,150	2.66	0.84
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	170	$25,520	$27,410	2.11	0.63
Surgical Technologists	120	$59,180	$56,360	1.43	1.90
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	750	$28,370	$26,830	9.24	1.01
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	30	$60,200	$63,610	0.41	0.45
Tellers	210	$37,520	$37,590	2.51	1.18
Tire Repairers and Changers	60	$34,660	$35,570	0.71	1.01
Tool and Die Makers	60	$56,460	$54,390	0.72	1.96
Training and Development Specialists	170	$58,000	$64,480	2.11	0.72
Transportation Workers, All Other	80	$40,340	$44,860	0.98	11.30
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	80	$86,110	$94,930	0.98	0.69
Tutors	60	$37,040	$45,650	0.78	0.69
Veterinarians	50	$122,580	$124,380	0.60	1.12
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	90	$34,520	$33,450	1.14	1.40
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	50	$36,830	$40,450	0.55	0.67
Waiters and Waitresses	1,460	$22,070	$26,260	17.87	1.22
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	130	$47,220	$47,880	1.60	1.93
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	170	$46,070	$47,450	2.09	0.78

Colleges in this area

5 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
East Tennessee State University	Public	4-year or above	13,728
Milligan University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,240
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	87
TC Beauty	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	100
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	Public	2-year	1,850

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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