metropolitan statistical area · 27740

Johnson City, TN

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Johnson City, TN metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$43,480
Total employment81,690

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Johnson City, TN metro area was $43,480 per year ($20.90 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 81,690 jobs. 288 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
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants3.121,580$36,570
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.41820$51,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers1.891,420$59,420
Nursing Assistants1.831,390$37,310
Medical Assistants1.76760$37,740
Food Preparation Workers1.71800$26,850
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1.711,260$43,480
Cooks, Fast Food1.69570$26,430

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 288 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Johnson City, TN metro area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,270$12.632,9001.43
Registered Nurses$77,660$37.342,7401.54
Retail Salespersons$29,820$14.342,3301.14
Customer Service Representatives$36,570$17.581,9401.42
Cashiers$27,160$13.061,9201.18
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,570$17.581,5803.12
Office Clerks, General$36,420$17.511,5101.17
Waiters and Waitresses$22,070$10.611,4601.22
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,420$28.571,4201.89
Nursing Assistants$37,310$17.941,3901.83
Stockers and Order Fillers$32,100$15.441,3900.94
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,930$17.281,3400.86
General and Operations Managers$93,200$44.811,2800.69
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,480$20.901,2601.71
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,060$19.261,0301.15
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,800$17.699801.53
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,420$14.629500.82
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,360$14.129300.41
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$40,700$19.578701.21
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,670$22.928500.78
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$51,480$24.758202.41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,290$21.298101.01
Food Preparation Workers$26,850$12.918001.71
Cooks, Restaurant$34,620$16.657801.06
Medical Assistants$37,740$18.157601.76
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,370Not published7501.01
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,420$22.327201.22
Light Truck Drivers$36,850$17.726701.31
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$54,440$26.176500.99
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,180Not published6401.14
Construction Laborers$41,150$19.795801.00
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,330Not published5700.79
Security Guards$27,720$13.335700.85
Cooks, Fast Food$26,430$12.715701.69
Managers, All Other$78,540$37.765101.55
Accountants and Auditors$64,710$31.115100.67
Bill and Account Collectors$36,490$17.544705.67
Pharmacy Technicians$38,480$18.504601.85
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,830$23.964501.23
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,330$15.064401.92
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$60,880$29.274301.22
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$35,920$17.274100.82
Medical and Health Services Managers$105,470$50.714001.27
Nurse Practitioners$102,430$49.253802.25
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,010Not published3701.14
Production Workers, All Other$42,480$20.423702.83
Human Resources Specialists$61,730$29.683600.74
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$62,710$30.153600.84
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$44,980$21.623601.14
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$46,320$22.273500.53
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,220$19.343500.81
Computer User Support Specialists$46,510$22.363400.90
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$38,410$18.463408.83
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$46,560$22.383400.97
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,120$13.523400.75
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000$24.523301.87
Childcare Workers$29,030$13.963301.20
Physicians, All Other$280,260$134.743201.76
Management Analysts$88,610$42.603100.66
Financial Managers$133,170$64.023000.68
Project Management Specialists$78,100$37.553000.54
Software Developers$103,320$49.673000.34
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,180$14.993000.62
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$70,700$33.993000.93
Pharmacists$128,580$61.822901.70
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,020$15.872800.95
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$53,980$25.952701.31
Bartenders$21,700$10.432700.67
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$22,320$10.732700.95
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$48,360$23.252701.31
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$38,680$18.602702.71
Electricians$52,190$25.092700.67
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$60,110$28.902600.99
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$23,360$11.232601.15
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$55,310$26.592500.77
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,820$18.662402.99
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$73,320$35.252300.41
Healthcare Social Workers$52,020$25.012302.30
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$47,720$22.942302.88
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,710$28.232301.34
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,010$23.082301.06
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$58,760$28.252200.47
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,980$22.592200.84
Dental Assistants$45,540$21.892201.07
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,370$17.972201.03
Driver/Sales Workers$37,560$18.062201.03
Dishwashers$28,890$13.892100.85
Parts Salespersons$35,870$17.252101.52
Tellers$37,520$18.042101.18
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$48,480$23.312100.87
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$55,750$26.812100.92
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,990$21.632100.51
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,560$22.872000.79
Bakers$30,720$14.772001.57
Sales Managers$129,470$62.251900.57
Loan Officers$63,590$30.571901.32
Computer Occupations, All Other$78,370$37.681900.82
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,980$36.531901.56
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$45,250$21.761800.96
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$45,610$21.931803.82
Social and Human Service Assistants$36,100$17.361800.76
Physical Therapists$96,660$46.471801.28
Animal Caretakers$28,430$13.671801.29
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$28,980$13.931801.13
Machinists$45,550$21.901801.18
Training and Development Specialists$58,000$27.891700.72
Industrial Engineers$84,160$40.461700.88
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,520$12.271700.63
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$46,950$22.571700.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$46,070$22.151700.78
Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,530$61.791600.46
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$32,260$15.511601.88
Carpenters$47,920$23.041600.44
Bus Drivers, SchoolNot publishedNot published1600.77
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$90,390Not published1500.89
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,330$49.201501.57
Compliance Officers$61,520$29.581500.70
Coaches and Scouts$43,090Not published1501.14
Phlebotomists$36,430$17.521501.93
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,830$13.861500.77
Speech-Language Pathologists$82,050$39.451401.47
General Internal Medicine Physicians$73,290$35.241404.08
Dental Hygienists$80,070$38.491401.20
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$72,330$34.771400.90
Marketing Managers$119,630$57.511300.62
Industrial Production Managers$99,450$47.811301.02
Engineers, All Other$81,390$39.131301.59
Lawyers$117,390$56.441300.33
Physician Assistants$100,060$48.111301.53
Family Medicine Physicians$77,610$37.311302.28
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$35,900$17.261301.13
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$47,220$22.701301.93
Administrative Services Managers$123,240$59.251200.88
Food Service Managers$62,960$30.271200.98
Computer Systems Analysts$72,000$34.621200.44
Social Workers, All Other$88,380$42.491203.58
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,450$24.261200.60
Emergency Medical Technicians$36,620$17.611201.24
Surgical Technologists$59,180$28.451201.90
Insurance Sales Agents$63,400$30.481200.48
Billing and Posting Clerks$42,270$20.321200.55
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$39,380$18.931201.32
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$31,730$15.251201.16
Cost Estimators$62,270$29.941100.95
Civil Engineers$82,470$39.651100.58
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,050$13.011100.72
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,230$13.571100.78
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,380$23.261101.50
Chief Executives$195,450$93.971000.89
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$42,170$20.281001.47
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,010$36.061001.68
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,500Not published1001.73
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,600Not published1001.63
Instructional Coordinators$66,600$32.021000.80
Paramedics$49,250$23.681001.98
Medical Records Specialists$47,150$22.671001.03
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,270$30.901001.67
Medical Transcriptionists$39,430$18.961004.40
Firefighters$40,720$19.581000.55
Chefs and Head Cooks$59,990$28.841000.93
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,760$22.481002.06
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,110$19.281001.15
Social and Community Service Managers$89,380$42.97900.84
Personal Financial Advisors$76,850$36.95900.62
Marriage and Family Therapists$50,540$24.30902.50
Self-Enrichment Teachers$39,640$19.06900.54
Occupational Therapists$94,940$45.64901.04
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,970$37.97901.82
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,520$16.60901.40
Pest Control Workers$36,190$17.40901.68
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$24,580$11.829024.91
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,150$22.19901.18
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$43,150$20.75901.02
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,140$20.26902.80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$35,390$17.02900.44
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$86,110$41.40800.69
Construction Managers$99,010$47.60800.42
Architectural and Engineering Managers$133,120$64.00800.65
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,550$29.11800.51
Credit Counselors$37,020$17.80805.28
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,000$37.98801.07
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,020$22.61801.57
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,370$14.12800.34
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,560Not published800.62
Cooks, Short Order$29,460$14.16801.12
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,450$22.33800.80
Recreation Workers$30,070$14.46800.46
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$41,730$20.06800.97
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$58,750$28.25800.34
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$35,710$17.17803.69
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,780$22.01800.92
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$44,990$21.63801.06
Transportation Workers, All Other$40,340$19.408011.30
Human Resources Managers$113,220$54.44700.62
Financial Specialists, All Other$75,460$36.28701.03
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$54,920$26.41701.89
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,060$24.55701.23
Residential Advisors$37,750$18.15701.47
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$81,700$39.28700.65
Couriers and Messengers$32,710$15.73701.81
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$38,860$18.68700.66
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,390$27.11701.21
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$34,990$16.82701.42
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,570$17.10701.04
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,600$21.44700.83
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$30,710$14.77701.30
Logisticians$69,940$33.63600.47
Financial and Investment Analysts$84,500$40.63600.32
Computer Network Support Specialists$52,030$25.02600.74
Electrical Engineers$98,200$47.21600.60
Mechanical Engineers$97,040$46.66600.36
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$54,810$26.35601.24
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$39,070$18.78601.02
Tutors$37,040$17.81600.69
Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,150$33.73601.35
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,420$17.99601.65
Opticians, Dispensing$51,010$24.53601.56
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,970$27.87600.62
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,470$21.86601.49
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$66,440$31.94601.17
Correctional Officers and Jailers$40,570$19.51600.29
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$74,020$35.59601.03
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$43,990$21.15601.07
Procurement Clerks$45,910$22.07601.96
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,030$22.61600.76
File Clerks$36,220$17.42601.47
Public Safety Telecommunicators$41,570$19.99601.12
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$39,390$18.94600.49
Pipelayers$41,800$20.10603.25
Helpers--Electricians$36,720$17.66601.94
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$53,290$25.62600.41
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,020$27.89600.70
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,660$16.66601.01
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,010$22.12602.13
Tool and Die Makers$56,460$27.14601.96
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$28,880$13.89600.79
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$82,300$39.57500.27
Fundraisers$62,880$30.23500.84
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$73,240$35.21500.32
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$75,400$36.25501.03
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,120Not published500.55
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,650$29.16500.74
Graphic Designers$48,690$23.41500.50
Public Relations Specialists$51,890$24.95500.36
Dentists, General$182,660$87.82500.75
Veterinarians$122,580$58.93501.12
Pediatricians, General$64,220$30.87502.34
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,830$17.71500.67
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,900$25.43500.76
Funeral Attendants$28,250$13.58503.34
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$38,880$18.69500.29
Meter Readers, Utilities$39,090$18.79505.06
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,750$35.94501.51
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$29,860$14.35500.68
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$45,480$21.87500.59
Facilities Managers$96,090$46.20400.49
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$47,440$22.81400.55
Credit Analysts$63,790$30.67401.22
Computer Network Architects$96,250$46.28400.45
Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,530$29.10400.66
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$56,220$27.03400.98
Chemical Technicians$51,340$24.68401.45
Forest and Conservation Technicians$53,730$25.83402.63
Counselors, All Other$52,880$25.42402.86
Clergy$53,390$25.67401.16
Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,810$31.16401.34
Physical Therapist Aides$20,140$9.68401.48
Massage Therapists$52,410$25.20400.83
Skincare Specialists$33,660$16.19401.06
Real Estate Sales Agents$36,650$17.62400.37
Order Clerks$35,770$17.20401.11
Postal Service Clerks$68,810$33.08401.11
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,390$20.86400.44
Home Appliance Repairers$47,620$22.89402.08
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,530$46.41400.52
Printing Press Operators$34,130$16.41400.59
Sewing Machine Operators$33,420$16.07400.75
Helpers--Production Workers$37,120$17.84400.45
Purchasing Managers$117,730$56.60300.75
Data Scientists$69,330$33.33300.24
Optometrists$115,210$55.39301.43
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$284,630$136.84302.90
Manicurists and Pedicurists$33,690$16.20300.38
Data Entry Keyers$36,110$17.36300.48
Construction and Building Inspectors$50,720$24.39300.45
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,200$28.94300.45
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$31,680$15.23302.59
Protective Service Workers, All Other$36,110$17.36Not 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.