Chattanooga Employment

Employment and Industries in the Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

The economy in Chattanooga, Tennessee is primarily based on manufacturing and service industries. Tourism is also an important component of the economy. Growing sectors include financial, professional and business services, and information.

Companies with headquarters in Chattanooga include Brach & Confections, UNUM Provident Corp., Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee, Chattam Inc., Dixie Yarns, Olan Mills, and North American Royalties. The city also includes the headquarters of Division of Power of Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the nation's largest utilities.

Employment is provided in industries that produce iron and steel products, cosmetics, processed foods, petroleum products, textiles, machinery, pharmaceuticals and furniture.

Tennessee's Fast Track Training Services Program offers financial support to new and expanding companies. The program representatives help companies put together customized training programs. In addition, Tennessee's cost of labor remains lower than many other areas in the nation.

Details regarding Chattanooga, Tennessee: Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 84.2. Adult population that earned a bachelor's degree or higher: 22%.

The top non-manufactures in Chattanooga:

Hamilton County Department of Education
Covenant Transport
Erlanger Medical Center
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
Memorial Hospital
Tennessee Valley Authority
City of Chattanooga
UnumProvident
Bi-Lo Incorporated
Cigna Health Care

Shown below is a list of Chattanooga's top manufactures:

McKee Foods Corporation
Synthetic Industries
Roper Corporation
Pilgrim Pride Corporation
Astec Industries, Incorporated
Invista Incorporated
Shaw Industries
Olan Mills

Some of the notable companies in Chattanooga, Tennessee:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
BASF
Plantronics
Access America Transport
Chattem
Alco Chemical
Alstom
Dupont
Krystal
Norfolk Southern

Chattanooga's leading nonagricultural job providing sectors:

Trade, transportation and utilities
Manufacturing
Government
Professional and business services
Educational and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Financial activities

Some of the organizations that offer information and help to Chattanooga businesses are:

Chattanooga Times Free Press offers details about the endeavors of the local business community.

Most Popular Jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	5,680	58,900	$36,960 - 107,600	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,780	46,440	$34,260 - 61,700	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,670	65,010	$26,740 - 146,710	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,480	47,650	$33,800 - 64,460	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,380	56,610	$32,440 - 83,300	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,360	45,910	$33,170 - 62,920	11%	95%
7	Financial managers	990	76,720	$37,640 - 135,150	13%	60%
8	Computer programmers	850	57,500	$30,200 - 81,410	0%	73%
9	Chief executives	850	151,300	$74,880 -	2%	65%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	840	21,740	$16,020 - 32,000	9%	54%
11	Lawyers	810	148,330	$47,930 -	11%	99%
12	Sales managers	770	82,640	$38,330 - 132,790	10%	69%
13	Managers, all other	700	70,310	$34,890 - 111,210	7%	55%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	570	69,960	$37,590 - 114,330	12%	51%
15	Computer systems analysts	520	66,840	$39,740 - 95,790	29%	68%
16	Child, family, and school social workers	500	37,600	$26,980 - 53,900	19%	77%
17	Pharmacists	490	117,180	$96,290 - 135,820	22%	97%
18	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	460	34,510	$19,380 - 50,940	15%	51%
19	Medical and health services managers	460	75,470	$36,930 - 129,550	16%	57%
20	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	380	34,890	$23,040 - 50,630	18%	56%
21	Computer and information systems managers	370	86,130	$46,930 - 125,700	16%	73%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	360	43,440	$23,380 - 69,090	5%	58%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	350	57,170	$37,170 - 81,670	27%	50%
24	Training and development specialists	350	44,710	$24,440 - 67,640	18%	56%
25	Graphic designers	350	37,650	$25,920 - 53,020	10%	55%
26	Management analysts	340	71,240	$36,660 - 119,650	22%	78%
27	Marketing managers	340	80,230	$41,430 - 136,070	14%	69%
28	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	330	55,080	$40,630 - 73,710	12%	51%
29	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	320	45,910	$33,200 - 61,510	20%	87%
30	Medical and public health social workers	320	44,790	$29,870 - 63,200	24%	77%
31	Social and human service assistants	310	29,780	$20,200 - 41,630	34%	58%
32	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	310	45,440	$26,000 - 62,990	13%	73%
33	Special education teachers, middle school	280	48,430	$32,860 - 63,920	16%	87%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	280	63,970	$35,610 - 96,480	53%	57%
35	Coaches and scouts	280	28,630	$13,480 - 54,530	15%	60%
36	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	270	80,500	$59,940 - 102,710	8%	78%
37	Operations research analysts	270	62,820	$41,160 - 95,100	11%	71%
38	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	270	32,430	$21,320 - 50,700	30%	77%
39	Physical therapists	260	71,090	$56,690 - 85,580	27%	89%
40	Industrial engineers	260	70,640	$48,760 - 98,290	20%	74%
41	Engineering managers	260	86,620	$54,770 - 128,490	7%	84%
42	Computer software engineers, systems software	230	59,090	$30,620 - 87,320	28%	85%
43	Sales and related workers, all other	230	35,350	$13,930 - 60,660	14%	62%
44	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	220	87,930	$27,570 -	25%	67%
45	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	210	44,500	$33,070 - 61,380	0%	96%
46	Financial specialists, all other	210	47,420	$24,040 - 78,380	12%	50%
47	Speech-language pathologists	210	62,640	$41,360 - 82,950	11%	98%
48	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	200	50,820	$30,680 - 76,130	18%	56%
49	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	190	53,610	$32,410 - 76,750	17%	56%
50	Special education teachers, secondary school	190	43,330	$32,870 - 58,970	9%	87%
51	Social and community service managers	180	41,040	$20,900 - 63,400	25%	72%
52	Librarians	180	48,080	$29,210 - 63,310	4%	85%
53	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	180	36,620	$27,600 - 48,840	11%	58%
54	Detectives and criminal investigators	180	48,260	$31,650 - 82,420	17%	54%
55	Civil engineers	180	73,780	$46,760 - 104,060	18%	87%
56	Public relations specialists	180	43,030	$26,400 - 63,900	18%	81%
57	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	170	54,410	$34,390 - 87,620	16%	99%
58	Instructional coordinators	160	51,560	$31,650 - 72,160	23%	79%
59	Self-enrichment education teachers	160	27,320	$15,020 - 53,410	23%	54%
60	Occupational therapists	150	66,970	$54,280 - 85,450	23%	90%
61	Electrical engineers	150	82,360	$51,570 - 105,860	6%	81%
62	Advertising sales agents	150	49,140	$30,630 - 62,990	20%	56%
63	Mechanical engineers	150	68,120	$49,180 - 99,480	4%	78%
64	Dietitians and nutritionists	140	44,060	$24,000 - 65,100	9%	72%
65	Health educators	130	41,720	$22,440 - 62,930	26%	58%
66	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	130	44,360	$23,530 - 81,180	15%	72%
67	Financial analysts	130	62,790	$44,490 - 82,790	34%	87%
68	Purchasing managers	130	63,510	$34,940 - 98,090	3%	57%
69	Occupational health and safety specialists	120	65,510	$34,990 - 85,390	8%	72%
70	Personal financial advisors	120	102,490	$44,380 -	41%	81%
71	Computer software engineers, applications	120	69,180	$53,740 - 101,270	45%	85%
72	Physician assistants	120	124,220	$71,040 -	27%	67%
73	Compensation and benefits managers	110	69,600	$34,890 - 110,200	12%	58%
74	Legislators	110	17,240	$12,850 - 16,980	1%	65%
75	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	30,730	$22,430 - 44,030	25%	58%
76	Veterinarians	110	72,570	$54,820 - 85,140	35%	100%
77	Education administrators, postsecondary	110	70,830	$43,160 - 116,790	14%	78%
78	Interior designers	110	40,390	$15,630 - 63,520	20%	55%
79	Computer specialists, all other	110	40,290	$18,710 - 63,500	15%	68%
80	Insurance underwriters	100	57,600	$38,140 - 84,650	6%	53%
81	Human resources managers, all other	100	76,240	$35,520 - 111,140	11%	58%
82	Database administrators	100	55,020	$30,520 - 82,860	29%	72%
83	Dentists, general	100	155,500	$78,650 -	9%	100%
84	Market research analysts	90	55,150	$27,720 - 92,250	20%	82%
85	Reporters and correspondents	90	42,810	$29,570 - 54,420	1%	85%
86	Architects, except landscape and naval	80	70,080	$53,650 - 97,030	18%	88%
87	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	80	42,180	$22,990 - 76,770	24%	78%
88	Floral designers	80	24,140	$16,970 - 31,700	0%	55%
89	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	80	35,240	$27,980 - 48,410	34%	73%
90	Editors	80	39,960	$21,070 - 56,930	2%	81%
91	Training and development managers	70	68,770	$39,760 - 105,670	16%	58%
92	Chemists	70	51,540	$32,440 - 82,990	9%	93%
93	Credit analysts	70	48,410	$25,170 - 96,890	2%	60%
94	Public relations managers	70	67,230	$32,490 - 122,520	17%	75%
95	Materials scientists	60	64,430	$45,690 - 115,220	9%	93%
96	Environmental engineers	60	55,290	$33,130 - 83,820	25%	86%
97	Advertising and promotions managers	60	72,430	$36,160 - 110,430	6%	76%
98	Budget analysts	60	70,370	$33,690 - 103,450	7%	78%
99	Foresters	50	32,020	$25,650 - 50,070	5%	86%
100	Sales engineers	50	60,360	$33,570 - 97,470	9%	79%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	8,080	38,380	$23,590 - 50,950	10%	4%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	7,010	15,120	$12,820 - 18,710	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	7,000	16,310	$12,930 - 20,540	-2%	10%
4	Customer service representatives	6,640	28,780	$18,250 - 40,470	25%	22%
5	Retail salespersons	6,570	26,010	$14,170 - 46,620	12%	25%
6	Office clerks, general	5,480	25,750	$15,580 - 36,850	13%	19%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,290	22,650	$15,020 - 31,700	2%	5%
8	Team assemblers	4,130	26,830	$17,640 - 39,070	0%	5%
9	Waiters and waitresses	3,900	16,560	$12,850 - 23,780	11%	14%
10	General and operations managers	3,480	90,560	$40,430 - 166,290	2%	48%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,460	24,770	$15,650 - 38,960	15%	4%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,120	21,570	$14,200 - 31,240	-7%	8%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,820	44,470	$24,770 - 65,840	6%	29%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,720	27,290	$17,090 - 38,550	1%	18%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,600	33,140	$20,620 - 47,570	10%	6%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,490	35,570	$20,030 - 52,390	4%	25%
17	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,450	30,870	$19,580 - 44,150	13%	16%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,210	24,580	$14,530 - 38,640	11%	14%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,120	21,740	$16,990 - 28,560	18%	7%
20	Security guards	2,090	26,530	$14,950 - 39,780	17%	13%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,970	28,540	$17,240 - 46,840	8%	4%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,890	23,830	$16,660 - 32,020	17%	13%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,870	35,520	$24,750 - 50,120	15%	18%
24	Food preparation workers	1,720	17,340	$13,300 - 22,320	15%	7%
25	Construction laborers	1,720	28,130	$18,970 - 39,740	11%	5%
26	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	1,700	33,020	$22,680 - 43,640	0%	22%
27	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,650	35,570	$27,740 - 43,660	14%	7%
28	Business operations specialists, all other	1,610	48,000	$23,170 - 84,210	21%	49%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	1,610	22,560	$16,350 - 30,700	-11%	3%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,550	17,270	$13,120 - 23,770	13%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,480	44,110	$28,160 - 64,940	-4%	15%
32	Helpers--production workers	1,430	24,450	$17,830 - 33,190	0%	4%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,420	26,680	$18,210 - 37,190	4%	6%
34	Electricians	1,390	44,050	$28,070 - 62,900	7%	7%
35	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,390	25,720	$17,430 - 32,850	-1%	2%
36	Teacher assistants	1,380	16,160	$13,100 - 19,640	10%	18%
37	Home health aides	1,320	22,000	$16,300 - 28,950	49%	7%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,280	21,360	$14,050 - 31,070	18%	6%
39	Data entry keyers	1,270	27,600	$17,680 - 43,870	-4%	18%
40	Medical assistants	1,250	27,530	$21,260 - 36,600	35%	10%
41	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	1,240	23,290	$20,510 - 27,460	-23%	0%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,220	30,830	$16,770 - 49,710	14%	4%
43	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,220	36,520	$26,860 - 47,530	5%	2%
44	Cooks, restaurant	1,100	19,980	$14,200 - 27,160	12%	5%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,040	48,910	$28,130 - 75,250	7%	13%
46	Preschool teachers, except special education	990	24,930	$13,760 - 43,790	26%	43%
47	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	990	39,580	$25,680 - 50,990	0%	0%
48	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	970	30,190	$21,800 - 39,780	4%	15%
49	Dishwashers	950	16,540	$13,080 - 20,840	10%	3%
50	Cooks, fast food	950	15,170	$12,830 - 19,180	8%	5%
51	Driver/sales workers	890	20,890	$13,250 - 31,420	-4%	4%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	860	52,880	$33,700 - 78,720	9%	10%
53	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	840	32,510	$22,230 - 47,320	-6%	14%
54	Sales representatives, services, all other	810	50,250	$19,910 - 96,180	28%	48%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	810	34,560	$26,630 - 43,510	11%	33%
56	Carpenters	790	32,850	$23,390 - 45,430	10%	6%
57	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	770	40,060	$22,720 - 54,060	11%	4%
58	Machinists	770	37,720	$26,070 - 50,940	-2%	3%
59	Computer support specialists	760	40,420	$27,900 - 55,130	13%	43%
60	Pharmacy technicians	740	27,070	$19,810 - 34,490	32%	16%
61	Tellers	730	23,440	$17,610 - 30,930	14%	16%
62	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	660	19,340	$14,490 - 24,900	14%	3%
63	Bill and account collectors	650	28,980	$21,460 - 39,270	23%	13%
64	Industrial machinery mechanics	650	38,600	$24,160 - 53,090	9%	5%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	640	42,450	$27,070 - 59,770	10%	17%
66	Administrative services managers	640	67,770	$31,350 - 106,760	12%	40%
67	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	630	20,110	$14,250 - 26,130	11%	5%
68	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	630	28,540	$21,090 - 38,340	19%	14%
69	Medical secretaries	620	30,750	$21,800 - 40,530	17%	18%
70	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	610	40,270	$29,240 - 53,750	12%	3%
71	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	610	28,440	$22,220 - 36,760	-30%	0%
72	Production workers, all other	610	24,460	$17,110 - 34,020	2%	5%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	590	16,400	$13,040 - 20,080	17%	14%
74	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	580	28,710	$21,540 - 37,850	-14%	0%
75	Food service managers	580	35,620	$22,370 - 50,820	5%	24%
76	Sheet metal workers	570	35,580	$24,740 - 50,160	7%	4%
77	Loan officers	560	44,800	$18,340 - 85,090	12%	49%
78	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	560	16,940	$13,330 - 20,620	10%	17%
79	Postal service mail carriers	540			1%	11%
80	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	520	16,930	$13,210 - 21,830	10%	8%
81	Printing machine operators	510	28,900	$16,830 - 52,210	-5%	6%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	510	34,940	$25,310 - 48,520	9%	3%
83	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	510	38,660	$26,060 - 52,930	2%	11%
84	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	500	51,710	$30,530 - 78,160	9%	47%
85	Radiologic technologists and technicians	500	51,450	$37,920 - 65,770	15%	25%
86	Correctional officers and jailers	500	29,580	$22,610 - 38,660	17%	11%
87	Surgical technologists	470	37,440	$27,720 - 49,300	25%	16%
88	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	470	15,730	$12,800 - 20,370	12%	6%
89	Dental assistants	460	31,530	$24,620 - 40,020	29%	9%
90	Child care workers	460	17,580	$13,030 - 25,060	18%	15%
91	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	460	26,370	$18,600 - 32,670	-8%	5%
92	Computer operators	460	31,420	$22,300 - 43,100	-24%	27%
93	Switchboard operators, including answering service	450	23,840	$16,510 - 31,060	-7%	10%
94	Counter and rental clerks	440	22,570	$13,560 - 39,700	23%	16%
95	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	440	39,930	$26,960 - 56,650	4%	30%
96	Insurance sales agents	420	52,710	$24,600 - 101,140	13%	45%
97	Order clerks	420	26,150	$16,990 - 37,680	-23%	16%
98	Paralegals and legal assistants	410	49,810	$28,070 - 89,640	22%	45%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	400	31,330	$18,800 - 44,460	13%	11%
100	Physicians and surgeons, all other	380	205,860	$119,200 -	0%	0%

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Miller-Motte Technical College
Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Jobs More Common Near Chattanooga Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,290	1,240	39.8
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,440	610	21.4
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	27,460	120	18.5
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	24,870	230	17.6
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	21,040	160	17.3
Boilermakers	49,770	190	11.2
Photographic process workers	28,040	150	6.6
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,580	990	5.8
Funeral directors	51,540	140	5.1
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	33,020	1,700	4.2
Anesthesiologists		120	3.8
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,840	150	3.4
Surgical technologists	37,440	470	3.1
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	18,680	120	3.1
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,380	8,080	3
Funeral attendants	18,740	110	3
Occupational therapist assistants	49,900	100	2.8
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,040	160	2.7
Meter readers, utilities	32,790	150	2.7
Photographic processing machine operators	21,840	190	2.7
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	26,930	130	2.7
Data entry keyers	27,600	1,270	2.6
Computer operators	31,420	460	2.5
Pest control workers	26,840	260	2.5
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	24,840	140	2.5
Operations research analysts	62,820	270	2.4
Team assemblers	26,830	4,130	2.4
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,200	230	2.4
Pharmacy aides	20,680	160	2.4
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	33,990	190	2.3
Crane and tower operators	44,190	120	2.3
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	36,620	180	2.3
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,730	260	2.2
Mechanical drafters	50,300	260	2.2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	28,540	630	2.2
Sheet metal workers	35,580	570	2.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,920	360	2.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,520	1,220	2.1
Interpreters and translators	28,730	110	2
Broadcast technicians	41,050	100	2
Physical therapist assistants	45,600	190	2
Medical transcriptionists	32,120	260	1.9
Helpers--production workers	24,450	1,430	1.9
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	27,800	200	1.9
Structural iron and steel workers	42,290	180	1.9
Hazardous materials removal workers	27,850	110	1.8
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	34,510	460	1.8
Dental laboratory technicians	38,640	110	1.8
Special education teachers, middle school	48,430	280	1.8
Photographers	25,350	180	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Physician assistants	124,220	1.52	120
Lawyers	148,330	1.45	810
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	41,810	1.42	170
Health technologists and technicians, all other	54,970	1.35	120
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	80,540	1.32	120
Personal financial advisors	102,490	1.28	120
Nonfarm animal caretakers	25,000	1.21	130
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,580	1.17	990
Architectural and civil drafters	50,900	1.17	130
Paralegals and legal assistants	49,810	1.16	410
Physicians and surgeons, all other	205,860	1.16	380
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	65,010	1.15	1,670
Real estate sales agents	53,800	1.14	180
New accounts clerks	34,680	1.14	150
Pharmacists	117,180	1.12	490
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,070	1.11	200
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	38,660	1.11	510
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,830	1.11	220
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	87,930	1.11	220
Packers and packagers, hand	22,560	1.11	1,610
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,440	1.09	610
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,040	1.09	160
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,770	1.08	3,460
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,920	1.08	360
Occupational health and safety specialists	65,510	1.07	120
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	30,260	1.07	300
Retail salespersons	26,010	1.07	6,570
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	21,110	1.06	190
Data entry keyers	27,600	1.06	1,270
Medical secretaries	30,750	1.06	620
Mechanical drafters	50,300	1.06	260
Dental laboratory technicians	38,640	1.06	110
Security guards	26,530	1.05	2,090
Advertising sales agents	49,140	1.05	150
Social and human service assistants	29,780	1.05	310
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,520	1.04	1,220
Home health aides	22,000	1.04	1,320
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	27,460	1.04	120
Helpers--production workers	24,450	1.03	1,430
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	55,080	1.03	330
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	25,570	1.03	250
Electrical engineers	82,360	1.03	150
Automotive body and related repairers	40,290	1.03	140
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,270	1.02	610
Recreation workers	24,710	1.02	270
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,380	1.02	8,080
Machinists	37,720	1.02	770
Food servers, nonrestaurant	20,440	1.01	190
Office clerks, general	25,750	1.01	5,480
Civil engineers	73,780	1.01	180

Highest Paying Jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	212,620	100
Physicians and surgeons, all other	205,860	380
Internists, general	198,390	80
Pediatricians, general	197,530	60
Dentists, general	155,500	100
Chief executives	151,300	850
Lawyers	148,330	810
Physician assistants	124,220	120
Pharmacists	117,180	490
Chiropractors	114,570
Personal financial advisors	102,490	120
Chemical engineers	95,310	30
General and operations managers	90,560	3,480
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	90,260	30
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	87,930	220
Engineering managers	86,620	260
Computer and information systems managers	86,130	370
Commercial pilots	84,260	40
Sales managers	82,640	770
Electrical engineers	82,360	150
Engineers, all other	81,950
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	80,540	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80,500	270
Marketing managers	80,230	340
Financial managers	76,720	990
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	76,470	80
Human resources managers, all other	76,240	100
Electronics engineers, except computer	76,000	40
Medical and health services managers	75,470	460
Construction managers	75,030	380
Civil engineers	73,780	180
Veterinarians	72,570	110
Advertising and promotions managers	72,430	60
Audiologists	72,300	30
History teachers, postsecondary	71,930	30
Management analysts	71,240	340
Physical therapists	71,090	260
Education administrators, postsecondary	70,830	110
Industrial engineers	70,640	260
Budget analysts	70,370	60
Managers, all other	70,310	700
Architects, except landscape and naval	70,080	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,960	570
Business teachers, postsecondary	69,890	100
Compensation and benefits managers	69,600	110
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	69,440	30
Computer software engineers, applications	69,180	120
Industrial production managers	68,940	300
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	68,930
Training and development managers	68,770	70

Large Companies Headquartered in Chattanooga

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
UnumProvident	10.4

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