Chattanooga Employment

Employment and Industries in the Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Chattanooga than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Chattanooga.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Chattanooga.
A list of any large public companies in Chattanooga.

Most Popular Jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 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	3,210	51,300	$36,410 - 67,760	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,090	59,550	$25,230 - 136,040	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,280	46,910	$32,100 - 64,040	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,240	42,330	$31,430 - 56,830	14%	95%
5	Financial managers	1,210	75,270	$33,350 - 141,330	13%	60%
6	Accountants and auditors	1,160	52,670	$29,580 - 83,010	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,070	40,820	$30,230 - 55,290	11%	95%
8	Chief executives	1,050	129,480	$53,880 - 0	2%	65%
9	Computer programmers	950	55,510	$35,890 - 74,720	0%	73%
10	Sales managers	900	71,820	$30,950 - 116,560	10%	69%
11	Lawyers	760	121,520	$49,840 - 0	11%	99%
12	Mental health counselors	710	45,860	$20,740 - 74,130	30%	73%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	710	63,670	$30,640 - 108,180	12%	51%
14	Management analysts	610	47,190	$30,280 - 69,480	22%	78%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	540	36,290	$25,590 - 54,540	19%	77%
16	Computer and information systems managers	490	85,080	$43,250 - 125,360	16%	73%
17	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	450	40,630	$22,230 - 58,010	18%	56%
18	Managers, all other	430	70,390	$38,180 - 105,650	7%	55%
19	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	400	31,940	$20,240 - 46,530	15%	51%
20	Computer systems analysts	400	64,040	$41,010 - 86,530	29%	68%
21	Coaches and scouts	400	21,930	$11,980 - 40,950	15%	60%
22	Social and human service assistants	390	26,790	$16,170 - 38,240	34%	58%
23	Instructional coordinators	380	52,700	$25,800 - 84,420	23%	79%
24	Medical and public health social workers	360	44,380	$29,110 - 60,590	24%	77%
25	Pharmacists	360	98,980	$82,040 - 121,850	22%	97%
26	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	350	40,690	$29,600 - 55,460	20%	87%
27	Medical and health services managers	350	81,050	$48,180 - 0	16%	57%
28	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	340	42,350	$25,420 - 64,020	13%	73%
29	Graphic designers	330	33,950	$22,870 - 49,190	10%	55%
30	Marketing managers	310	56,670	$26,560 - 96,220	14%	69%
31	Financial analysts	310	53,360	$33,330 - 72,990	34%	87%
32	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	280	42,150	$25,520 - 63,520	5%	58%
33	Industrial engineers	280	63,400	$40,720 - 94,370	20%	74%
34	Librarians	250	42,430	$26,600 - 57,100	4%	85%
35	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	240	50,930	$37,980 - 68,220	12%	51%
36	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	230	80,030	$28,980 - 131,760	8%	78%
37	Engineering managers	230	85,210	$54,490 - 118,560	7%	84%
38	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	220	32,110	$22,620 - 49,160	24%	78%
39	Network and computer systems administrators	220	55,210	$31,060 - 80,810	27%	50%
40	Physical therapists	200	69,810	$48,880 - 101,210	27%	89%
41	Mechanical engineers	200	65,540	$45,820 - 94,630	4%	78%
42	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	190	40,340	$29,950 - 54,500	0%	96%
43	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	190	27,590	$20,710 - 33,690	34%	73%
44	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	180	90,850	$33,560 - 0	25%	67%
45	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	180	55,430	$36,050 - 80,350	17%	56%
46	Network systems and data communications analysts	180	63,130	$33,500 - 93,340	53%	57%
47	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	180	64,640	$42,280 - 96,560	16%	99%
48	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	170	50,850	$31,450 - 71,200	18%	56%
49	Advertising sales agents	170	32,000	$17,290 - 50,760	20%	56%
50	Health educators	160	31,590	$19,930 - 51,680	26%	58%
51	Self-enrichment education teachers	150	30,570	$19,010 - 45,560	23%	54%
52	Dentists, general	150	158,920	$81,740 - 0	9%	100%
53	Electrical engineers	150	74,120	$41,430 - 106,010	6%	81%
54	Purchasing managers	140	63,080	$37,020 - 99,920	3%	57%
55	Civil engineers	140	69,600	$42,080 - 98,290	18%	87%
56	Public relations specialists	140	38,960	$22,370 - 58,040	18%	81%
57	Sales and related workers, all other	140	40,060	$20,050 - 74,790	14%	62%
58	Computer specialists, all other	140	32,850	$17,340 - 48,840	15%	68%
59	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	140	32,130	$17,970 - 46,800	14%	54%
60	Computer software engineers, systems software	130	68,720	$44,520 - 92,460	28%	85%
61	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	130	19,980	$11,890 - 31,120	11%	55%
62	Compensation and benefits managers	120	64,490	$31,190 - 105,620	12%	58%
63	Legislators	120	18,800	$11,670 - 37,640	1%	65%
64	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	30,500	$19,450 - 44,360	25%	58%
65	Actuaries	110	92,400	$53,110 - 139,990	24%	99%
66	Editors	110	38,530	$21,370 - 58,030	2%	81%
67	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	110	82,830	$52,760 - 135,970	12%	94%
68	Advertising and promotions managers	110	60,700	$32,220 - 94,120	6%	76%
69	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	110	34,960	$26,810 - 46,290	11%	58%
70	Insurance underwriters	100	54,350	$36,960 - 77,500	6%	53%
71	Database administrators	100	55,460	$31,610 - 84,630	29%	72%
72	Speech-language pathologists	100	54,380	$31,110 - 75,110	11%	98%
73	Social and community service managers	90	48,720	$31,540 - 70,220	25%	72%
74	Floral designers	90	21,100	$13,540 - 31,030	0%	55%
75	Veterinarians	90	67,960	$43,180 - 84,160	35%	100%
76	Architects, except landscape and naval	80	57,000	$28,970 - 83,270	18%	88%
77	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	50,290	$28,590 - 83,260	17%	54%
78	Interior designers	80	36,020	$16,430 - 66,040	20%	55%
79	Training and development managers	70	57,310	$31,460 - 87,500	16%	58%
80	Dietitians and nutritionists	70	42,990	$27,850 - 59,880	9%	72%
81	Market research analysts	70	43,120	$13,470 - 63,250	20%	82%
82	Physician assistants	70	72,100	$23,690 - 99,070	27%	67%
83	Credit analysts	70	40,590	$18,150 - 81,390	2%	60%
84	Multi-media artists and animators	70	44,760	$22,710 - 77,980	26%	58%
85	Producers and directors	70	44,940	$21,040 - 82,280	11%	75%
86	Writers and authors	60	39,480	$23,740 - 65,830	13%	84%
87	Sales engineers	60	69,220	$40,030 - 98,120	9%	79%
88	Chemists	60	51,530	$22,520 - 97,330	9%	93%
89	Public relations managers	60	57,420	$32,100 - 87,850	17%	75%
90	Biological technicians	60	33,130	$24,290 - 43,940	16%	60%
91	Surveyors	50	37,220	$21,860 - 53,080	24%	82%
92	Urban and regional planners	50	41,280	$32,400 - 56,800	15%	92%
93	Occupational therapists	40	57,230	$46,120 - 74,730	23%	90%
94	Commercial pilots	40	51,930	$15,740 - 89,370	13%	74%
95	Podiatrists	40	121,030	$60,780 - 0	10%	99%
96	Recreational therapists	40	29,030	$17,060 - 38,630	4%	77%
97	Human resources managers, all other	40	88,500	$48,400 - 0	11%	58%
98	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	30	68,950	$37,090 - 131,690	5%	99%
99	Commercial and industrial designers	30	47,220	$32,470 - 74,460	7%	55%

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	13,000	33,640	$18,820 - 46,670	10%	4%
2	Cashiers	7,140	15,640	$11,950 - 19,660	-2%	10%
3	Retail salespersons	6,740	25,910	$13,490 - 46,880	12%	25%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,960	13,700	$11,440 - 16,880	18%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	4,950	23,120	$14,250 - 32,730	13%	19%
6	Team assemblers	4,760	23,760	$16,420 - 31,430	0%	5%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,700	20,800	$13,430 - 29,160	2%	5%
8	Customer service representatives	4,570	27,620	$18,270 - 39,430	25%	22%
9	General and operations managers	4,550	88,810	$36,700 - [?]	2%	48%
10	Waiters and waitresses	3,320	14,300	$11,530 - 19,440	11%	14%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,090	25,040	$15,770 - 35,930	1%	18%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,010	18,460	$13,850 - 24,930	15%	4%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,790	19,740	$12,580 - 29,710	-7%	8%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,690	29,420	$18,950 - 44,080	13%	16%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,680	32,360	$18,160 - 47,390	10%	6%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,580	41,670	$24,470 - 62,990	6%	29%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,390	34,710	$19,070 - 50,760	4%	25%
18	Packers and packagers, hand	2,140	18,910	$12,720 - 26,260	-11%	3%
19	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,030	15,710	$11,810 - 21,620	13%	5%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,000	20,080	$15,670 - 25,420	18%	7%
21	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,990	25,130	$18,240 - 30,870	-1%	2%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,880	22,260	$15,990 - 29,490	17%	13%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,850	33,220	$23,040 - 48,360	15%	18%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,790	25,480	$15,650 - 41,630	8%	4%
25	Food preparation workers	1,760	16,530	$12,080 - 22,490	15%	7%
26	Helpers--production workers	1,640	23,880	$16,580 - 33,560	0%	4%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,610	45,160	$26,520 - 65,510	-4%	15%
28	Teacher assistants	1,490	16,430	$12,160 - 21,830	10%	18%
29	Construction laborers	1,450	28,220	$19,200 - 39,480	11%	5%
30	Cooks, fast food	1,370	14,590	$11,660 - 18,580	8%	5%
31	Cooks, restaurant	1,330	17,940	$13,660 - 22,720	12%	5%
32	Electricians	1,280	42,200	$26,000 - 58,380	7%	7%
33	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,280	34,340	$26,010 - 43,950	14%	7%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,220	30,640	$15,370 - 46,570	14%	4%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,200	25,730	$16,810 - 36,780	4%	6%
36	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,170	20,340	$13,170 - 28,820	18%	6%
37	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,160	32,580	$24,860 - 39,960	5%	2%
38	Bill and account collectors	1,140	26,770	$19,950 - 35,390	23%	13%
39	Data entry keyers	1,120	24,720	$16,090 - 38,120	-4%	18%
40	Home health aides	1,100	20,010	$15,150 - 27,270	49%	7%
41	Medical assistants	1,080	24,160	$19,380 - 29,750	35%	10%
42	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	1,050	31,860	$19,840 - 44,900	12%	3%
43	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,000	15,650	$12,100 - 18,850	10%	8%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	980	26,790	$19,730 - 35,610	4%	15%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	970	28,700	$17,970 - 44,210	-6%	14%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	930	62,490	$27,950 - 103,210	21%	49%
47	Industrial machinery mechanics	910	33,920	$23,660 - 46,240	9%	5%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	900	33,790	$25,580 - 43,440	11%	33%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	890	44,830	$26,960 - 66,980	7%	13%
50	Driver/sales workers	880	29,640	$12,760 - 54,560	-4%	4%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	860	16,490	$12,050 - 22,350	11%	5%
52	Dishwashers	860	15,470	$11,990 - 18,840	10%	3%
53	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	850	29,990	$19,810 - 43,890	9%	3%
54	Carpenters	820	33,760	$22,420 - 46,010	10%	6%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	790	53,440	$31,780 - 85,700	9%	10%
56	Preschool teachers, except special education	780	24,700	$12,760 - 42,410	26%	43%
57	Computer support specialists	760	38,180	$25,670 - 52,970	13%	43%
58	Machinists	760	34,170	$25,190 - 45,810	-2%	3%
59	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	730	39,630	$24,960 - 57,090	11%	4%
60	Tellers	680	20,690	$15,870 - 27,290	14%	16%
61	Food service managers	670	31,580	$19,840 - 46,290	5%	24%
62	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	640	28,880	$21,690 - 36,480	-4%	5%
63	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	630	39,700	$27,780 - 48,870	0%	0%
64	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	630	25,380	$16,330 - 35,770	-30%	0%
65	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	630	28,520	$13,050 - 47,320	12%	6%
66	Pharmacy technicians	600	25,100	$18,890 - 31,360	32%	16%
67	Fire fighters	590	32,470	$17,210 - 45,310	12%	18%
68	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	590	15,130	$11,730 - 19,420	10%	17%
69	Paralegals and legal assistants	590	32,740	$16,020 - 52,860	22%	45%
70	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	580	33,790	$13,390 - 49,910	2%	11%
71	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	580	27,170	$19,230 - 37,530	19%	14%
72	Loan officers	580	37,740	$18,960 - 81,640	12%	49%
73	Sales representatives, services, all other	550	52,180	$20,590 - 99,300	28%	48%
74	Bus drivers, school	540	16,820	$11,730 - 23,120	9%	4%
75	Parts salespersons	520	28,140	$17,570 - 43,430	-1%	6%
76	Postal service mail carriers	520	44,240	$33,790 - 56,650	1%	11%
77	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	520	17,990	$12,110 - 24,640	14%	3%
78	Counter and rental clerks	520	22,440	$13,670 - 36,020	23%	16%
79	Administrative services managers	520	54,900	$22,810 - 98,640	12%	40%
80	Child care workers	520	16,220	$13,120 - 18,680	18%	15%
81	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	510	27,120	$19,950 - 35,420	-14%	0%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	510	60,040	$27,300 - 96,970	4%	38%
83	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	490	28,010	$20,570 - 37,170	3%	18%
84	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	490	17,000	$12,470 - 21,920	17%	14%
85	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	470	35,460	$23,450 - 50,660	4%	30%
86	Sheet metal workers	470	34,190	$20,860 - 49,190	7%	4%
87	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	470	31,820	$24,730 - 43,030	8%	3%
88	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	450	23,090	$16,330 - 28,930	-8%	5%
89	Printing machine operators	450	27,050	$16,290 - 41,050	-5%	6%
90	Machine feeders and offbearers	440	25,230	$17,520 - 30,980	-14%	0%
91	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	430	30,820	$18,260 - 41,930	-4%	4%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	420	45,090	$24,160 - 72,300	10%	17%
93	Order clerks	410	23,980	$15,710 - 33,720	-23%	16%
94	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	410	14,610	$11,650 - 18,770	12%	6%
95	Dental assistants	400	30,010	$23,620 - 36,760	29%	9%
96	Radiologic technologists and technicians	390	47,660	$33,320 - 61,140	15%	25%
97	Insurance sales agents	390	50,970	$24,240 - 90,200	13%	45%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	390	36,530	$13,480 - 56,740	13%	17%
99	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	390	30,300	$20,220 - 42,370	11%	29%
100	Highway maintenance workers	380	24,830	$18,690 - 34,010	9%	5%

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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 knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,380	630	18.3
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	21,140	180	11.2
Millwrights	38,970	330	7
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	30,610	110	5.9
Mental health counselors	45,860	710	5.2
Actuaries	92,400	110	5.1
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,640	13,000	5
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	31,070	250	4.5
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,700	630	4.5
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,750	120	4.3
Home appliance repairers	34,720	180	3.8
Funeral attendants	15,930	130	3.7
Internists, general	160,300	220	3.5
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	32,110	220	3.2
Structural iron and steel workers	39,200	280	3.1
Pediatricians, general	184,350	100	3.1
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,270	120	2.9
Photographic processing machine operators	18,830	190	2.9
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,720	240	2.9
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,470	280	2.8
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	18,340	310	2.8
Crane and tower operators	45,100	160	2.8
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,230	440	2.7
Highway maintenance workers	24,830	380	2.7
Team assemblers	23,760	4,760	2.6
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	31,860	1,050	2.6
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	30,230	200	2.5
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,620	340	2.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	33,920	910	2.5
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,170	580	2.4
Diagnostic medical sonographers	51,080	160	2.4
Transportation workers, all other	27,420	100	2.2
Chemical plant and system operators	41,150	110	2.2
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,820	430	2.2
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	30,440	120	2.2
Data entry keyers	24,720	1,120	2.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,580	1,160	2.1
Helpers--production workers	23,880	1,640	2.1
Instructional coordinators	52,700	380	2.1
Legislators	18,800	120	2.1
Job printers	31,050	130	2
Food service managers	31,580	670	2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	29,990	850	2
Chief executives	129,480	1,050	2
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	52,810	200	2
Physical therapist assistants	49,290	180	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,130	1,990	2
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	23,750	180	2
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	32,130	140	2
Medical and public health social workers	44,380	360	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Lawyers	121,520	1.26	760
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	28,520	1.25	630
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	39,700	1.23	630
Driver/sales workers	29,640	1.2	880
Physical therapist assistants	49,290	1.2	180
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	31,070	1.19	250
Mental health counselors	45,860	1.18	710
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	28,880	1.15	640
Business operations specialists, all other	62,490	1.14	930
Medical secretaries	31,080	1.13	360
Retail salespersons	25,910	1.11	6,740
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90,850	1.11	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	59,550	1.1	2,090
Architectural and civil drafters	45,520	1.1	200
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	55,430	1.09	180
Dentists, general	158,920	1.08	150
Crane and tower operators	45,100	1.08	160
Helpers--production workers	23,880	1.07	1,640
Medical transcriptionists	32,010	1.07	150
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80,030	1.06	230
Pharmacists	98,980	1.06	360
Sales and related workers, all other	40,060	1.06	140
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	28,870	1.05	110
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,230	1.05	440
Network systems and data communications analysts	63,130	1.05	180
Sales representatives, services, all other	52,180	1.05	550
Medical and health services managers	81,050	1.04	350
Physical therapists	69,810	1.04	200
Property, real estate, and community association managers	52,420	1.04	200
Preschool teachers, except special education	24,700	1.04	780
Respiratory therapists	50,000	1.03	170
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	30,440	1.03	120
Civil engineers	69,600	1.03	140
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	33,790	1.03	580
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50,930	1.03	240
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50,850	1.03	170
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,640	1.02	180
Counter and rental clerks	22,440	1.02	520
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,480	1.02	340
Industrial engineering technicians	48,150	1.02	150
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,380	1.02	630
Recreation workers	22,970	1.02	220
Medical and public health social workers	44,380	1.02	360
Home health aides	20,010	1.02	1,100
Data entry keyers	24,720	1.01	1,120
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,820	1.01	430
Actuaries	92,400	1.01	110
Postal service mail carriers	44,240	1.01	520
Social and human service assistants	26,790	1.01	390
Mechanical drafters	44,630	1.01	180

Highest Paying Jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Pediatricians, general	184,350	100
Internists, general	160,300	220
Dentists, general	158,920	150
Chief executives	129,480	1,050
Lawyers	121,520	760
Podiatrists	121,030	40
Family and general practitioners	105,780	30
Pharmacists	98,980	360
Actuaries	92,400	110
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90,850	180
General and operations managers	88,810	4,550
Human resources managers, all other	88,500	40
Engineering managers	85,210	230
Computer and information systems managers	85,080	490
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	82,830	110
Engineers, all other	82,460
Medical and health services managers	81,050	350
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80,030	230
Computer software engineers, applications	79,240
Financial specialists, all other	76,190
Financial managers	75,270	1,210
Electrical engineers	74,120	150
Physician assistants	72,100	70
Sales managers	71,820	900
Construction managers	70,400	260
Managers, all other	70,390	430
Physical therapists	69,810	200
Civil engineers	69,600	140
Sales engineers	69,220	60
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	68,950	30
Computer software engineers, systems software	68,720	130
Veterinarians	67,960	90
Mechanical engineers	65,540	200
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,640	180
Compensation and benefits managers	64,490	120
Computer systems analysts	64,040	400
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	63,670	710
Industrial engineers	63,400	280
Occupational health and safety specialists	63,190
Network systems and data communications analysts	63,130	180
Purchasing managers	63,080	140
Business operations specialists, all other	62,490	930
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	62,050	220
Industrial production managers	61,720	370
Advertising and promotions managers	60,700	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,040	510
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	59,550	2,090
Public relations managers	57,420	60
Training and development managers	57,310	70
Occupational therapists	57,230	40

Large Companies Headquartered in Chattanooga

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
UnumProvident	10.4

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