Clarksville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Clarksville, 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 Clarksville than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Clarksville.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Clarksville.
A list of any large public companies in Clarksville.

Most Popular Jobs in Clarksville, Tennessee Metro Area (2007 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	1,420	52,860	$40,610 - 68,520	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,130		$[?] -	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	630		$[?] -	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	50,210	$34,380 - 71,310	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	430	45,900	$20,760 - 79,080	8%	51%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	330	37,880	$20,240 - 64,470	9%	54%
7	Accountants and auditors	240	47,480	$30,430 - 68,730	18%	79%
8	Financial managers	230	64,990	$38,830 - 104,130	13%	60%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	200	44,620	$21,690 - 70,860	13%	73%
10	Chief executives	180	141,380	$56,610 -	2%	65%
11	Pharmacists	160	102,260	$86,530 - 124,340	22%	97%
12	Education, training, and library workers, all other	160	26,310	$17,320 - 39,590	11%	79%
13	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	78,980	$54,030 - 101,610	8%	78%
14	Librarians	140	42,290	$15,830 - 72,870	4%	85%
15	Managers, all other	140	66,070	$33,620 - 98,600	7%	55%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	140		$[?] -	20%	87%
17	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	120	38,110	$25,580 - 58,550	5%	58%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	120	47,480	$31,700 - 69,030	27%	50%
19	Sales managers	110	76,310	$33,050 - 138,160	10%	69%
20	Medical and health services managers	110	69,140	$42,030 - 93,930	16%	57%
21	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	100	39,790	$30,710 - 48,480	30%	77%
22	Industrial engineers	100	57,730	$43,490 - 75,070	20%	74%
23	Computer and information systems managers	90	88,280	$43,360 -	16%	73%
24	Training and development specialists	90	46,160	$26,810 - 74,840	18%	56%
25	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	73,220	$42,130 - 129,120	12%	51%
26	Mechanical engineers	90	62,660	$44,640 - 82,390	4%	78%
27	Special education teachers, middle school	80	51,810	$36,230 - 70,490	16%	87%
28	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	80	31,820	$21,480 - 44,600	15%	51%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70	56,670	$25,280 - 111,930	17%	56%
30	Financial specialists, all other	70	35,970	$21,480 - 61,420	12%	50%
31	Lawyers	70	70,000	$41,400 - 109,420	11%	99%
32	Management analysts	70	56,560	$33,850 - 77,520	22%	78%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	49,620	$34,990 - 67,570	9%	87%
34	Computer specialists, all other	70	66,880	$52,350 - 80,600	15%	68%
35	Graphic designers	60	33,750	$18,000 - 54,260	10%	55%
36	Speech-language pathologists	60	55,450	$40,720 - 76,400	11%	98%
37	Physician assistants	60	77,430	$57,250 - 98,220	27%	67%
38	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	62,340	$41,360 - 85,890	16%	99%
39	Social and human service assistants	50	25,820	$16,060 - 41,960	34%	58%
40	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	49,150	$36,610 - 66,090	0%	96%
41	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	29,490	$19,020 - 40,050	24%	78%
42	Physical therapists	50	79,310	$51,910 - 145,220	27%	89%
43	Credit analysts	50	60,750	$27,550 - 113,590	2%	60%
44	Marketing managers	50	70,970	$36,120 - 102,850	14%	69%
45	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	44,820	$33,110 - 59,350	12%	51%
46	Floral designers	50	18,480	$12,400 - 26,300	0%	55%
47	Medical and public health social workers	50	33,100	$26,910 - 45,430	24%	77%
48	Budget analysts	50	57,070	$41,890 - 76,930	7%	78%
49	Public relations specialists	50	41,980	$22,050 - 83,320	18%	81%
50	Social and community service managers	40	44,360	$20,840 - 65,830	25%	72%
51	Engineers, all other	40	64,790	$43,090 - 97,640	6%	82%
52	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	61,440	$42,050 - 80,420	8%	72%
53	Veterinarians	40	92,600	$38,470 -	35%	100%
54	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	34,110	$21,940 - 63,740	18%	56%
55	Database administrators	40	46,400	$29,500 - 66,070	29%	72%
56	Engineering managers	40	68,320	$28,490 - 105,080	7%	84%
57	Civil engineers	40	61,220	$37,590 - 90,700	18%	87%
58	Dentists, general	40	138,180	$83,990 -	9%	100%
59	Instructional coordinators	30	60,960	$40,680 - 114,040	23%	79%
60	Computer programmers	30	51,840	$33,980 - 72,240	0%	73%
61	Electrical engineers	30	71,770	$51,200 - 95,060	6%	81%
62	Advertising sales agents	30	34,230	$20,250 - 50,840	20%	56%
63	Biological scientists, all other	30	48,760	$34,790 - 62,510	4%	95%

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	Team assemblers	3,560	27,720	$19,330 - 36,470	0%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	3,060	22,360	$12,570 - 37,540	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	2,910	15,650	$11,880 - 20,000	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,460	14,540	$11,720 - 18,550	18%	5%
5	Customer service representatives	2,030	22,100	$16,080 - 33,730	25%	22%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,590	13,970	$11,650 - 16,890	11%	14%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,530	23,480	$12,890 - 38,710	-7%	8%
8	Office clerks, general	1,450	23,400	$15,660 - 34,820	13%	19%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,430	24,600	$15,030 - 38,310	2%	5%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,010	21,280	$14,100 - 30,310	15%	4%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,000	36,610	$19,290 - 56,080	4%	25%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,000	24,010	$14,310 - 33,630	1%	18%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	940	21,090	$14,980 - 29,220	18%	7%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	920	27,780	$19,540 - 38,230	10%	4%
15	General and operations managers	910	68,790	$32,510 - 122,050	2%	48%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	880	34,150	$17,950 - 48,280	10%	6%
17	Security guards	850	31,060	$15,760 - 40,700	17%	13%
18	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	830	27,790	$17,270 - 38,700	13%	16%
19	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	790	33,670	$25,640 - 41,410	14%	7%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	790	36,420	$22,470 - 54,670	6%	29%
21	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	730	25,730	$18,530 - 35,530	-14%	0%
22	Cooks, fast food	710	13,550	$11,730 - 15,560	8%	5%
23	Industrial truck and tractor operators	710	27,380	$18,790 - 37,240	-1%	2%
24	Teacher assistants	680	21,730	$16,120 - 27,190	10%	18%
25	Cooks, restaurant	610	17,350	$12,520 - 22,400	12%	5%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	600	30,160	$21,460 - 40,520	15%	18%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	590	23,090	$15,900 - 35,110	11%	14%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	550	27,810	$15,940 - 44,170	14%	4%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	15,120	$11,980 - 19,170	13%	5%
30	Child care workers	550	14,740	$11,650 - 20,330	18%	15%
31	Preschool teachers, except special education	540	17,170	$11,850 - 24,660	26%	43%
32	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	540	24,330	$12,710 - 49,190	8%	4%
33	Receptionists and information clerks	510	20,460	$13,590 - 28,230	17%	13%
34	Machine feeders and offbearers	500	22,800	$18,360 - 28,940	-14%	0%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	480	44,280	$27,850 - 61,970	-4%	15%
36	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	480	28,640	$19,290 - 36,090	5%	2%
37	Packers and packagers, hand	470	21,550	$13,270 - 33,710	-11%	3%
38	Tellers	460	20,480	$16,460 - 26,580	14%	16%
39	Driver/sales workers	440	21,250	$11,820 - 39,080	-4%	4%
40	Construction laborers	430	25,190	$17,270 - 33,310	11%	5%
41	Food preparation workers	420	16,450	$12,040 - 22,120	15%	7%
42	Bus drivers, school	420		$[?] -	9%	4%
43	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	400	29,320	$18,150 - 40,680	-6%	14%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	390	27,400	$16,910 - 39,440	4%	6%
45	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	390	25,570	$19,550 - 29,690	-8%	5%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	350	55,560	$37,080 - 78,080	21%	49%
47	Dishwashers	340	14,230	$11,550 - 17,970	10%	3%
48	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	330	33,420	$24,080 - 53,610	8%	3%
49	Electricians	310	40,300	$26,410 - 58,530	7%	7%
50	Machinists	310	33,370	$25,680 - 39,490	-2%	3%
51	Printing machine operators	300	31,910	$18,280 - 46,810	-5%	6%
52	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	290	23,970	$17,140 - 31,090	18%	6%
53	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	20,980	$14,630 - 28,340	11%	5%
54	Carpenters	280	29,890	$21,350 - 39,370	10%	6%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	270	33,940	$26,670 - 39,850	11%	33%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	270	45,720	$23,020 - 67,850	7%	13%
57	Helpers--production workers	260	20,380	$15,580 - 27,350	0%	4%
58	All other information and record clerks	260	32,190	$21,610 - 44,930	-12%	21%
59	Dental assistants	250	29,430	$20,630 - 38,580	29%	9%
60	Order clerks	250	27,490	$17,620 - 37,380	-23%	16%
61	Postal service mail carriers	250	43,970	$33,100 - 58,030	1%	11%
62	Medical assistants	240	22,270	$16,790 - 30,030	35%	10%
63	Pharmacy technicians	230	25,530	$17,470 - 35,700	32%	16%
64	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	220	15,100	$12,000 - 18,740	17%	14%
65	Industrial machinery mechanics	220	38,110	$28,160 - 46,620	9%	5%
66	Food service managers	220	32,400	$19,940 - 47,400	5%	24%
67	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	200	16,370	$11,920 - 22,570	14%	3%
68	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	14,720	$11,890 - 18,270	10%	17%
69	Counter and rental clerks	200	20,930	$12,040 - 40,460	23%	16%
70	Insurance sales agents	200	43,740	$23,050 - 59,300	13%	45%
71	Production workers, all other	200	20,830	$16,090 - 27,580	2%	5%
72	Bartenders	190	14,750	$11,970 - 18,690	11%	17%
73	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	190	30,510	$20,500 - 41,240	4%	15%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	180	47,640	$29,410 - 67,850	9%	10%
75	Medical secretaries	180	20,940	$16,240 - 27,970	17%	18%
76	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	170	34,850	$21,690 - 46,870	4%	30%
77	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	36,370	$26,180 - 48,900	11%	4%
78	Healthcare support workers, all other	150	33,130	$25,870 - 43,530	16%	10%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140	38,480	$25,600 - 54,230	10%	17%
80	Legal secretaries	140	27,310	$20,400 - 40,560	12%	18%
81	Computer support specialists	140	40,260	$20,130 - 60,310	13%	43%
82	Home health aides	140	19,770	$16,040 - 23,530	49%	7%
83	Parts salespersons	140	24,520	$16,070 - 37,710	-1%	6%
84	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	130	28,900	$13,190 - 49,830	2%	11%
85	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	130	24,340	$19,310 - 31,590	-12%	4%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	130	46,770	$24,300 - 73,740	4%	38%
87	Loan officers	120	57,300	$31,530 - 94,160	12%	49%
88	Dental hygienists	120	55,720	$43,410 - 76,580	30%	33%
89	Medical records and health information technicians	120	29,240	$18,020 - 51,720	18%	12%
90	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	22,820	$16,900 - 31,570	12%	3%
91	Sales representatives, services, all other	110	40,390	$19,190 - 71,670	28%	48%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	110	44,630	$29,590 - 63,570	13%	17%
93	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	110	34,060	$26,260 - 40,720	11%	29%
94	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	44,540	$28,320 - 60,640	15%	25%
95	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	100	29,940	$21,030 - 41,050	14%	11%
96	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	16,010	$11,820 - 21,630	10%	5%
97	Industrial production managers	100	74,150	$51,660 - 106,340	-5%	43%
98	Bill and account collectors	100	29,020	$19,820 - 40,560	23%	13%
99	Automotive body and related repairers	100	39,640	$19,750 - 71,570	12%	3%
100	Tool and die makers	100	38,080	$26,740 - 46,160	-9%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Clarksville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Machine feeders and offbearers	22,800	500	9.9
Team assemblers	27,720	3,560	6.7
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,730	730	6.1
Education, training, and library workers, all other	26,310	160	3.9
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,340	130	2.9
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	25,570	390	2.9
Printing machine operators	31,910	300	2.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,820	110	2.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	28,640	480	2.8
Preschool teachers, except special education	17,170	540	2.7
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	29,940	100	2.5
Cooks, fast food	13,550	710	2.5
Tool and die makers	38,080	100	2.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,380	710	2.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,670	790	2.3
Driver/sales workers	21,250	440	2.2
Food service managers	32,400	220	2.1
Bus drivers, school		420	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,100	220	2.1
All other information and record clerks	32,190	260	2.1
Librarians	42,290	140	1.9
Order clerks	27,490	250	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,540	2,460	1.8
Child care workers	14,740	550	1.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,110	220	1.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	33,420	330	1.8
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	39,790	100	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,980	290	1.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,320	400	1.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,210	530	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,620	200	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,610	1,000	1.7
Customer service representatives	22,100	2,030	1.7
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,130	150	1.7
Dental assistants	29,430	250	1.6
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	27,810	550	1.6
Production workers, all other	20,830	200	1.6
Cashiers	15,650	2,910	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,480	1,530	1.6
Machinists	33,370	310	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education		1,130	1.5
Tellers	20,480	460	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,280	480	1.5
Pharmacy technicians	25,530	230	1.5
Security guards	31,060	850	1.5
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,980	150	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	23,090	590	1.4
Postal service mail carriers	43,970	250	1.4
Medical records and health information technicians	29,240	120	1.4
Dental hygienists	55,720	120	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Clarksville, Tennessee Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Security guards	31,060	1.29	850
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,130	1.17	150
Packers and packagers, hand	21,550	1.09	470
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,630	1.07	110
Team assemblers	27,720	1.06	3,560
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,600	1.05	1,430
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,480	1.05	1,530
Teachers and instructors, all other	37,880	1.04	330
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,510	1.04	190
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,210	1.03	530
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,150	1.03	880
Pharmacists	102,260	1.03	160
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,970	1.02	290
All other information and record clerks	32,190	1.02	260
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,980	1.02	150
Order clerks	27,490	1.01	250
Teacher assistants	21,730	1.01	680
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	34,060	1	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,970	1	250
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,400	0.99	390
Printing machine operators	31,910	0.99	300
Chief executives	141,380	0.99	180
Loan officers	57,300	0.99	120
Business operations specialists, all other	55,560	0.98	350
Computer support specialists	40,260	0.98	140
Medical records and health information technicians	29,240	0.97	120
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	25,570	0.97	390
Home health aides	19,770	0.96	140
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,610	0.96	1,000
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,280	0.96	1,010
Office clerks, general	23,400	0.95	1,450
Dental assistants	29,430	0.94	250
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,380	0.94	710
Pharmacy technicians	25,530	0.94	230
Physicians and surgeons, all other	156,450	0.93	130
Retail salespersons	22,360	0.93	3,060
Counter and rental clerks	20,930	0.92	200
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,980	0.92	290
Machinists	33,370	0.92	310
Machine feeders and offbearers	22,800	0.91	500
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,730	0.91	730
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,090	0.91	940
Radiologic technologists and technicians	44,540	0.9	110
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,620	0.9	200
Dental hygienists	55,720	0.9	120
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,790	0.9	830
Registered nurses	52,860	0.9	1,420
Helpers--production workers	20,380	0.89	260
Electricians	40,300	0.89	310
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,320	0.89	400

Highest Paying Jobs in Clarksville, Tennessee Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	156,450	130
Family and general practitioners	148,100	50
Chief executives	141,380	180
Dentists, general	138,180	40
Pharmacists	102,260	160
Surveyors	101,300
Veterinarians	92,600	40
Computer and information systems managers	88,280	90
Architectural and civil drafters	83,740	30
Education administrators, postsecondary	82,200
Physical therapists	79,310	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,980	150
Physician assistants	77,430	60
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	76,660
Sales managers	76,310	110
Industrial production managers	74,150	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	73,220	90
Logisticians	71,850	40
Electrical engineers	71,770	30
Marketing managers	70,970	50
Lawyers	70,000	70
Medical and health services managers	69,140	110
General and operations managers	68,790	910
Engineering managers	68,320	40
Computer specialists, all other	66,880	70
Managers, all other	66,070	140
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	65,150	70
Financial managers	64,990	230
Engineers, all other	64,790	40
Mechanical engineers	62,660	90
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	62,340	60
Occupational health and safety specialists	61,440	40
Civil engineers	61,220	40
Instructional coordinators	60,960	30
Credit analysts	60,750	50
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	58,210	40
Industrial engineers	57,730	100
Loan officers	57,300	120
Budget analysts	57,070	50
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,670	70
Management analysts	56,560	70
Dental hygienists	55,720	120
Business operations specialists, all other	55,560	350
Speech-language pathologists	55,450	60
Construction managers	54,880	50
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	54,210	30
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	53,520
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,270	70
Registered nurses	52,860	1,420
Computer programmers	51,840	30

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