metropolitan statistical area · 17300

Clarksville, TN-KY

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Clarksville, TN-KY metro area

Figures describe the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Clarksville city limits. The area spans TN, KY.

Median annual wage, all occupations$44,860
Total employment103,220

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area was $44,860 per year ($21.57 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 103,220 jobs. 315 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Production Workers, All Other4.13690$49,120
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators2.702,520$45,560
Industrial Machinery Mechanics2.26660$62,030
Childcare Workers2.24770$28,420
Cooks, Fast Food2.14910$26,420
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2.12550$49,450
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1.92760$45,600
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors1.81590$43,970

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 315 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,990$12.974,0001.56
Retail Salespersons$29,100$13.993,4701.34
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,460$17.532,9601.57
Cashiers$28,230$13.572,7201.33
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,070$17.822,5801.32
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,560$21.902,5202.70
General and Operations Managers$79,320$38.141,9200.83
Registered Nurses$79,450$38.201,6700.74
Customer Service Representatives$37,650$18.101,6100.94
Waiters and Waitresses$21,790$10.481,5701.04
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,760Not published1,5601.70
Office Clerks, General$38,380$18.451,4100.86
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,470$24.751,3801.01
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,620$29.631,3001.36
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,580$14.701,2700.44
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,990$16.821,1700.80
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,950$18.241,1401.41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,970$22.581,1401.12
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,380$17.971,1301.77
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$26,520Not published1,0701.14
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,990$21.631,0301.38
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,840$20.601,0200.90
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,280$22.251,0001.10
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,720Not published9301.32
Cooks, Fast Food$26,420$12.709102.14
Cooks, Restaurant$34,840$16.758800.94
Food Preparation Workers$27,030$12.997901.33
Childcare Workers$28,420$13.677702.24
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,600$21.927601.92
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$57,610$27.707301.64
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,570$23.837301.56
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,300$35.247301.62
Production Workers, All Other$49,120$23.626904.13
Medical Assistants$37,390$17.986701.23
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,520Not published6601.61
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,030$29.826602.26
Light Truck Drivers$42,420$20.396400.98
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,260$28.016301.47
Nursing Assistants$37,320$17.946200.65
Construction Laborers$41,950$20.176200.86
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$43,970$21.145901.81
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,910$21.595901.15
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,200$28.465700.69
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,050$20.705701.06
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,640$13.775500.97
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,450$23.785502.12
Human Resources Specialists$65,680$31.585400.89
Accountants and Auditors$72,760$34.985100.53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,160$23.155000.60
Electricians$58,670$28.215001.00
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,850$37.914900.68
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,280$16.484901.39
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,970$25.474901.78
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,570$17.104701.61
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$71,750$34.494700.87
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,000$27.884601.12
Medical and Health Services Managers$105,500$50.724501.12
Receptionists and Information Clerks$30,960$14.894500.74
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,700$37.364501.09
Project Management Specialists$79,660$38.304200.60
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,910$24.484201.31
Bus Drivers, School$26,620$12.804101.53
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,590$13.264001.38
Computer User Support Specialists$49,990$24.043700.77
Pharmacy Technicians$42,240$20.313701.18
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,130$17.373700.99
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,410$17.503600.57
Machinists$57,820$27.803601.88
Managers, All Other$88,790$42.693500.85
Training and Development Specialists$58,480$28.123501.16
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,630$33.473401.05
Computer Occupations, All Other$76,220$36.643401.17
Industrial Engineers$91,000$43.753401.38
Security Guards$35,900$17.263400.39
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,230$28.483301.27
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$50,480$24.273301.22
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,320$13.623201.02
Dental Assistants$46,050$22.143201.24
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700$27.743201.46
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,670$21.963208.29
Driver/Sales Workers$39,400$18.943201.20
Industrial Production Managers$121,110$58.233101.87
Education Administrators, All Other$108,450$52.143108.47
Software Developers$96,650$46.473100.28
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,760$29.213101.33
Teachers and Instructors, All OtherNot publishedNot published3104.15
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,560$21.903102.73
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,080$21.673101.22
Nurse Practitioners$115,160$55.373001.41
Firefighters$54,950$26.423001.31
Bartenders$24,230$11.652900.58
Carpenters$49,080$23.602900.65
Parts Salespersons$37,140$17.862801.54
Tellers$36,540$17.572801.30
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,930$28.332800.90
Financial Managers$133,620$64.242700.49
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$97,590Not published2701.24
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,420$23.282703.47
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$58,020$27.892500.41
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,310$13.612501.43
Management Analysts$93,220$44.822400.41
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,010$26.932400.91
Dishwashers$28,600$13.752400.76
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,140$23.142402.04
Coaches and Scouts$27,180Not published2301.41
Tutors$34,950$16.802201.85
Counter and Rental Clerks$36,380$17.492200.82
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$30,810$14.812200.87
Sales Managers$126,820$60.972100.50
Loan Officers$60,270$28.982101.16
Self-Enrichment Teachers$32,270$15.522100.93
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$48,230$23.192100.64
Computer Systems Analysts$87,920$42.272000.58
Social and Human Service Assistants$37,020$17.802000.69
Dental Hygienists$81,260$39.072001.35
Correctional Officers and Jailers$46,260$22.242000.78
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$25,940$12.472000.56
Pharmacists$133,920$64.391900.90
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,060$24.551902.55
Animal Caretakers$31,170$14.991801.01
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,250$21.271800.85
Insurance Sales Agents$49,550$23.821800.58
Logisticians$65,170$31.331700.99
Speech-Language Pathologists$93,370$44.891701.42
Billing and Posting Clerks$40,190$19.321700.63
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,290$25.621701.86
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,750$23.921701.23
Helpers--Production Workers$35,820$17.221701.57
Lawyers$119,430$57.421600.32
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,340$10.741600.61
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,900$14.381600.79
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,820$22.031601.91
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,150$22.191602.56
Administrative Services Managers$99,510$47.841500.88
Construction Managers$101,230$48.671500.61
Compliance Officers$61,930$29.771500.53
Mechanical Engineers$92,940$44.681500.77
Psychiatric Technicians$40,390$19.421501.43
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$74,340$35.741502.32
Computer and Information Systems Managers$125,790$60.481400.32
Civil Engineers$96,930$46.601400.57
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,910$30.251402.86
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$74,430$35.781401.49
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,580$29.611400.63
Highway Maintenance Workers$43,010$20.681401.34
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,760$40.271401.59
Bakers$31,190$15.001400.92
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,480$16.101401.06
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$35,980$17.301301.19
Physical Therapists$97,810$47.021300.74
Paramedics$60,330$29.011302.02
Pest Control Workers$40,150$19.311301.91
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,950$23.051300.95
Chief Executives$172,410$82.891200.90
Food Service Managers$60,630$29.151200.79
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$67,290$32.351200.55
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,480$23.311200.97
Medical Records Specialists$47,050$22.621200.90
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,510$13.231200.64
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$56,940$27.381200.64
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,180$21.721202.92
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,310$18.421201.95
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,730$27.271100.54
Social and Community Service Managers$79,620$38.281100.82
Cost Estimators$71,340$34.301100.75
Engineers, All Other$97,470$46.861101.03
Healthcare Social Workers$59,210$28.471100.89
Social Workers, All Other$100,420$48.281102.53
Instructional Coordinators$77,060$37.051100.70
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,380$29.991100.73
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,810$16.741101.35
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$45,570$21.911100.91
Construction and Building Inspectors$62,850$30.221101.08
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,240$22.231101.11
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,900$17.741101.26
Printing Press Operators$48,620$23.381101.12
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$44,620$21.4511011.32
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,510$23.321101.05
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$87,000$41.831000.71
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$60,170Not published1001.05
Physical Therapist Assistants$59,160$28.441001.30
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$76,650$36.851000.97
Chefs and Head Cooks$60,880$29.271000.75
Cooks, Short Order$30,170$14.501001.07
Recreation Workers$28,520$13.711000.44
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$80,120$38.521000.51
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,420$25.201000.95
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$44,040$21.171000.92
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$44,650$21.471001.62
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,430$29.051000.33
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$34,940$16.801000.75
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,790$35.481001.10
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,440$21.361000.88
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$31,570$15.181001.47
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$42,780$20.57901.04
Occupational Therapists$97,470$46.86900.87
Physicians, All Other$264,060$126.95900.40
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$71,490$34.37900.61
Real Estate Sales Agents$43,960$21.14900.69
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,160$22.19900.91
Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,930$22.56901.29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,890$27.83900.81
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,770$19.12902.06
Architectural and Engineering Managers$141,260$67.91800.57
Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsNot publishedNot published800.40
Electrical Engineers$98,130$47.18800.59
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$59,670$28.69801.29
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,110$36.59800.89
Public Relations Specialists$56,890$27.35800.43
Physician Assistants$121,710$58.51800.73
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$72,800$35.00801.08
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$43,760$21.04801.11
Bill and Account Collectors$34,510$16.59800.75
Procurement Clerks$48,980$23.55802.22
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$42,470$20.42800.56
Helpers--Electricians$39,960$19.21801.96
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,480$17.54801.26
Commercial PilotsNot publishedNot published802.58
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$28,850$13.87800.51
Marketing Managers$113,520$54.58700.28
Human Resources Managers$108,450$52.14700.50
Computer Network Architects$100,810$48.47700.55
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$83,780$40.28702.96
Veterinarians$111,400$53.56701.22
Surgical Technologists$52,510$25.24700.87
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,190$18.36700.81
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,640$17.62701.50
Phlebotomists$37,770$18.16700.77
Skincare Specialists$36,300$17.45701.53
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,830$22.04700.65
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,180$21.72700.46
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,380$24.22702.59
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$84,500$40.63701.76
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$46,190$22.21700.66
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,670$23.88700.76
Computer Network Support Specialists$72,550$34.88600.62
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$71,490$34.37600.88
Chemical Technicians$52,570$25.27601.51
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,780Not published600.77
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,590Not published602.89
Respiratory Therapists$79,150$38.05600.69
Opticians, Dispensing$47,660$22.91601.17
Protective Service Workers, All Other$27,960$13.44601.10
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,520$21.89601.60
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,380$16.53600.82
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$57,610$27.70600.88
Prepress Technicians and Workers$46,900$22.55603.99
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$63,370$30.46600.69
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,660$23.39600.53
Facilities Managers$115,860$55.70500.52
Purchasing Managers$121,060$58.20500.97
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$42,850$20.60500.53
Budget Analysts$85,810$41.25501.68
Financial and Investment Analysts$95,470$45.90500.22
Personal Financial Advisors$58,750$28.24500.26
Financial Specialists, All Other$71,660$34.45500.55
Information Security Analysts$116,940$56.22500.36
Data Scientists$79,200$38.08500.28
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$56,330$27.08501.04
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$48,470$23.30501.34
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$72,800$35.00501.03
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$48,440Not published500.31
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$28,640$13.77503.47
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$35,900$17.26502.03
Occupational Therapy Assistants$60,520$29.10501.47
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,070$28.40500.60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,040$21.17500.71
Order Clerks$38,590$18.56500.95
Postal Service Clerks$61,850$29.74500.98
Word Processors and Typists$51,670$24.84502.00
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$50,280$24.17501.88
Sheet Metal Workers$44,830$21.55500.67
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,710$29.19500.50
Sewing Machine Operators$32,690$15.72500.72
Tax Preparers$34,600$16.64400.84
Computer Programmers$68,790$33.07400.62
Web and Digital Interface DesignersNot publishedNot published400.49
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$93,900$45.14400.51
Surveyors$74,410$35.78401.05
Mechanical Drafters$63,400$30.48401.69
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$83,780$40.28400.88
Marriage and Family Therapists$41,400$19.91400.96
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,400Not published400.58
Dentists, General$163,980$78.84400.53
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,290$29.47400.37
Medical Transcriptionists$30,930$14.87401.59
Bailiffs$36,520$17.56403.26
Cooks, All Other$34,820$16.74403.05
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,240$16.46400.37
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$33,160$15.94400.92
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$30,520$14.67400.57
File Clerks$40,910$19.67400.79
Library Assistants, Clerical$36,260$17.43400.74
Couriers and Messengers$35,090$16.87400.92
Meter Readers, Utilities$45,210$21.74403.23
Data Entry Keyers$37,890$18.22400.49
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$39,480$18.98400.73
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$68,060$32.72401.02
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$42,970$20.66401.49
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$29,320$14.09400.46
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$43,220$20.78300.69
Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,550$30.07300.47
School Psychologists$101,430$48.77300.77
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$59,950$28.82300.71
Rehabilitation Counselors$55,270$26.57300.48
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,720$26.31300.45
Dietitians and Nutritionists$68,920$33.14300.60
Optometrists$132,200$63.56301.07
Family Medicine Physicians$215,380$103.55300.42
Funeral Attendants$29,150$14.01301.61
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$110,660$53.20302.50
Home Appliance Repairers$49,400$23.75301.50
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$37,440$18.00301.17
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$36,660$17.63Not publishedNot published
Graphic Designers$48,520$23.33Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.