Kingsport Employment

Employment and Industries in the Kingsport, Tennessee Area

Kingsport, Tennessee is home to the headquarters of the notable business Eastman Chemical Company. The major economic components in Kingsport are healthcare, manufacturing and educational services.

In Kingsport the significant employment sectors are healthcare, chemicals, accommodation and food services, educational services, and finance and insurance. Management, professional and related occupations (32% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (26% of the jobs).

Details about Kingston, Tennessee: Adult population which has earned a bachelor's degree or better: 24%. The cost of living index in 2008: 80.5 (U.S. average: 100). The average earnings in 2009: $28,000.

The major job providers in Kingsport Tennessee are shown below:

Eastman Chemical Company
Wellmont Health System
A & L Industrial Construction & Maintenance, Inc
Indian Path Hospital, Inc
BAE Systems Ordinance Systems Inc
Domtar Paper Company, LLC
Walmart Stores
Holston Defense Corporation
Heartland Express
Wellmont Health Systems
Kingsport Publishing Company
Holston NH Operations LLC
Sunbridge Regency - Tennessee, Inc
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc
BB & T KDC Insurance Services Inc
Banctenn Corp
Southland Health Services
Barker Building Company Inc
Fairway Inc

In Kingsport, some of the most popular jobs mostly filled by those with college degrees are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, pharmacists, financial managers, child, family and school social workers; medical and clinical laboratory technicians, and computer systems analysts.

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The Kingsport Times News provides pertinent information regarding the local business community and economy.

Most Popular Jobs in Kingsport, 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	2,730	52,100	$33,930 - 67,160	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,400	41,920	$32,390 - 55,100	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	960	50,590	$23,490 - 91,780	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	890	44,330	$33,630 - 58,330	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	680	42,430	$33,650 - 53,440	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	460	46,930	$29,260 - 73,580	18%	79%
7	Pharmacists	330	111,910	$90,850 - 133,630	22%	97%
8	Financial managers	320	74,950	$35,740 - 129,940	13%	60%
9	Chief executives	320	142,270	$44,990 -	2%	65%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	310	34,560	$23,120 - 46,720	19%	77%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	290	68,090	$49,530 - 83,580	8%	78%
12	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	230	29,060	$18,140 - 45,540	15%	51%
13	Industrial engineers	230	61,230	$38,350 - 85,690	20%	74%
14	Computer systems analysts	220	47,620	$32,760 - 64,030	29%	68%
15	Teachers and instructors, all other	220	22,590	$13,450 - 43,290	9%	54%
16	Sales managers	220	70,070	$33,050 - 104,960	10%	69%
17	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	200	69,880	$27,300 - 121,770	12%	51%
18	Management analysts	190	66,280	$37,610 - 99,470	22%	78%
19	Social and human service assistants	180	25,080	$14,370 - 40,360	34%	58%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	180	43,860	$29,910 - 59,640	13%	73%
21	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	170	46,220	$31,230 - 61,670	12%	51%
22	Training and development specialists	170	43,950	$25,950 - 63,680	18%	56%
23	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	170	42,280	$33,220 - 55,060	20%	87%
24	Medical and health services managers	170	83,690	$42,120 - 158,670	16%	57%
25	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	160	44,620	$34,840 - 55,170	0%	96%
26	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	150	41,820	$22,840 - 66,440	5%	58%
27	Lawyers	150	71,440	$32,710 - 124,070	11%	99%
28	Librarians	140	44,080	$31,830 - 60,550	4%	85%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	140	51,240	$32,890 - 76,480	27%	50%
30	Physical therapists	140	77,760	$54,260 - 115,880	27%	89%
31	Private detectives and investigators	130	40,900	$28,900 - 50,540	18%	52%
32	Self-enrichment education teachers	130	34,540	$19,000 - 52,030	23%	54%
33	Legislators	120	15,860	$12,840 - 16,250	1%	65%
34	Rehabilitation counselors	120	26,620	$17,610 - 38,980	23%	73%
35	Network systems and data communications analysts	120	58,260	$28,880 - 95,040	53%	57%
36	Engineering managers	120	82,800	$56,050 - 109,280	7%	84%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	110	50,660	$32,770 - 80,610	17%	56%
38	Computer programmers	110	47,350	$15,250 - 78,560	0%	73%
39	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	110	34,080	$23,370 - 48,700	30%	77%
40	Detectives and criminal investigators	110	47,040	$33,780 - 82,190	17%	54%
41	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	100	69,840	$19,630 -	25%	67%
42	Computer and information systems managers	100	72,380	$30,640 - 126,580	16%	73%
43	Marketing managers	100	78,770	$32,000 - 139,750	14%	69%
44	Advertising sales agents	100		$ -	20%	56%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	44,160	$24,610 - 65,630	18%	56%
46	Special education teachers, secondary school	100	41,990	$33,180 - 57,470	9%	87%
47	Graphic designers	100	32,600	$20,630 - 48,430	10%	55%
48	Medical and public health social workers	100	42,040	$28,310 - 57,080	24%	77%
49	Coaches and scouts	100	29,580	$16,100 - 52,660	15%	60%
50	Surveyors	90	41,600	$20,630 - 63,290	24%	82%
51	Civil engineers	90	65,390	$43,710 - 99,600	18%	87%
52	Special education teachers, middle school	80	43,180	$34,710 - 54,820	16%	87%
53	Computer software engineers, applications	80	55,610	$30,330 - 86,960	45%	85%
54	Floral designers	80	20,790	$14,480 - 28,760	0%	55%
55	Managers, all other	80	71,870	$32,950 - 123,720	7%	55%
56	Dentists, general	80	213,220	$ -	9%	100%
57	Public relations specialists	80	43,560	$27,550 - 65,170	18%	81%
58	Occupational therapists	70	73,710	$55,210 - 104,380	23%	90%
59	Environmental engineers	70	66,630	$39,900 - 90,930	25%	86%
60	Mental health counselors	70	31,900	$22,380 - 44,990	30%	73%
61	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	53,460	$39,630 - 69,290	8%	72%
62	Editors	70		$ -	2%	81%
63	Speech-language pathologists	70	60,750	$36,970 - 96,050	11%	98%
64	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	47,320	$29,140 - 69,670	16%	99%
65	Social and community service managers	60	54,730	$32,720 - 79,310	25%	72%
66	Health educators	60	32,560	$22,450 - 41,170	26%	58%
67	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	60	39,850	$27,420 - 54,960	11%	58%
68	Electrical engineers	60	65,150	$43,760 - 94,300	6%	81%
69	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	46,660	$26,470 - 66,160	18%	56%
70	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	60	35,850	$22,740 - 59,940	15%	72%
71	Purchasing managers	60	85,640	$46,900 - 153,390	3%	57%
72	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	43,030	$24,130 - 64,820	25%	58%
73	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	52,350	$35,540 - 70,260	25%	93%
74	Physician assistants	50	81,910	$66,640 - 115,340	27%	67%
75	Interior designers	50	38,080	$24,450 - 54,500	20%	55%
76	Compensation and benefits managers	40	68,720	$38,960 - 100,440	12%	58%
77	Instructional coordinators	40	52,860	$34,720 - 70,340	23%	79%
78	Credit analysts	40	47,380	$23,000 - 85,670	2%	60%
79	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	78,440	$42,530 - 128,250	28%	85%
80	Education, training, and library workers, all other	40	43,370	$32,780 - 59,910	11%	79%
81	Education administrators, postsecondary	40	77,060	$56,020 - 97,110	14%	78%
82	Sales and related workers, all other	40	31,840	$20,330 - 49,010	14%	62%
83	Engineers, all other	30	67,110	$28,510 - 101,660	6%	82%

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	Cashiers	4,100	16,220	$12,890 - 20,200	-2%	10%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,580	15,110	$12,810 - 18,880	18%	5%
3	Office clerks, general	3,260	23,400	$15,180 - 32,690	13%	19%
4	Retail salespersons	3,160	22,410	$13,500 - 36,340	12%	25%
5	Team assemblers	2,320	27,110	$20,580 - 36,660	0%	5%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,210	23,680	$14,620 - 37,370	-7%	8%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,050	37,470	$21,950 - 58,030	10%	4%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,960	20,210	$13,580 - 29,920	2%	5%
9	Customer service representatives	1,810	25,680	$17,640 - 37,790	25%	22%
10	Waiters and waitresses	1,780	18,230	$12,950 - 30,450	11%	14%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,740	19,230	$13,560 - 24,930	15%	4%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,510	39,190	$22,790 - 61,400	6%	29%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,460	29,250	$18,470 - 46,930	13%	16%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,400	29,980	$17,810 - 43,960	10%	6%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,370	20,250	$16,310 - 25,160	18%	7%
16	General and operations managers	1,340	79,090	$30,330 - 150,380	2%	48%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,310	33,350	$19,210 - 54,740	4%	25%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,240	30,790	$23,160 - 39,470	14%	7%
19	Teacher assistants	1,160	16,330	$12,850 - 21,770	10%	18%
20	Personal and home care aides	1,040	17,690	$13,610 - 22,480	51%	10%
21	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,030	24,640	$16,740 - 31,960	1%	18%
22	Carpenters	1,020	30,570	$21,010 - 40,620	10%	6%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	990	54,600	$33,890 - 86,500	-4%	15%
24	Industrial truck and tractor operators	970	30,620	$21,860 - 40,770	-1%	2%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	930	28,170	$17,600 - 42,570	11%	14%
26	Food preparation workers	850	17,860	$12,980 - 25,310	15%	7%
27	Construction laborers	840	20,440	$15,390 - 26,760	11%	5%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	840	30,340	$16,370 - 55,570	8%	4%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	820	16,730	$13,100 - 21,260	13%	5%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	800	19,860	$14,970 - 25,790	18%	6%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	800	22,270	$16,420 - 29,400	17%	13%
32	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	780	29,770	$20,330 - 40,200	-6%	14%
33	Telemarketers	740	25,000	$21,480 - 30,950	-9%	14%
34	Driver/sales workers	730	22,980	$13,130 - 39,740	-4%	4%
35	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	650	25,390	$17,150 - 35,720	-4%	5%
36	Cooks, restaurant	650	21,670	$13,630 - 36,240	12%	5%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	610	45,960	$27,030 - 69,440	7%	13%
38	Electricians	590	41,300	$27,040 - 55,070	7%	7%
39	Helpers--production workers	590	26,160	$19,460 - 31,990	0%	4%
40	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	580	32,530	$21,260 - 47,130	15%	18%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	570	27,300	$16,210 - 40,100	14%	4%
42	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	570	27,120	$16,460 - 38,650	4%	6%
43	Bill and account collectors	550	29,330	$19,340 - 40,370	23%	13%
44	Tellers	530	23,390	$17,470 - 30,860	14%	16%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	520	45,430	$33,870 - 56,750	9%	10%
46	Packers and packagers, hand	520	19,530	$13,070 - 35,920	-11%	3%
47	Preschool teachers, except special education	500	19,300	$12,910 - 32,590	26%	43%
48	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	500	25,850	$18,160 - 33,480	4%	15%
49	Bus drivers, school	490	20,660	$13,330 - 29,670	9%	4%
50	Parts salespersons	490	22,020	$13,550 - 38,510	-1%	6%
51	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	480	35,910	$26,540 - 48,230	11%	33%
52	Pharmacy technicians	480	24,460	$18,250 - 31,370	32%	16%
53	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	450	24,100	$20,710 - 31,500	-29%	0%
54	Security guards	430	23,220	$14,460 - 32,360	17%	13%
55	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	430	18,780	$14,020 - 24,160	11%	5%
56	Medical assistants	420	25,040	$18,490 - 32,070	35%	10%
57	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	420	29,030	$21,780 - 37,750	5%	2%
58	Cooks, fast food	390	14,940	$12,790 - 17,580	8%	5%
59	Postal service mail carriers	380			1%	11%
60	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	380	26,920	$21,900 - 32,060	-6%	0%
61	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	370	31,100	$20,310 - 46,650	9%	3%
62	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	370	38,900	$14,970 - 54,080	4%	30%
63	Home health aides	370	19,310	$14,120 - 24,270	49%	7%
64	Dishwashers	360	15,060	$12,830 - 18,550	10%	3%
65	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	330	30,010	$17,810 - 43,350	2%	11%
66	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	330	35,310	$26,500 - 40,890	-2%	6%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	320	15,350	$12,790 - 19,460	10%	17%
68	Counter and rental clerks	310	19,070	$13,040 - 29,850	23%	16%
69	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	300	25,610	$18,430 - 33,430	10%	24%
70	Dental assistants	300	27,380	$20,590 - 33,490	29%	9%
71	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	300	24,900	$20,480 - 31,020	-14%	0%
72	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	300	29,150	$22,410 - 37,520	8%	3%
73	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	300	39,170	$25,090 - 51,160	-4%	4%
74	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	290	16,680	$13,260 - 20,230	17%	14%
75	Printing machine operators	290	24,010	$19,330 - 30,880	-5%	6%
76	Child care workers	290	16,980	$13,130 - 23,270	18%	15%
77	Insurance sales agents	290	66,120	$22,740 -	13%	45%
78	Sales representatives, services, all other	280	36,310	$14,460 - 61,840	28%	48%
79	Food service managers	280	41,820	$23,340 - 80,190	5%	24%
80	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	270	33,560	$22,980 - 45,330	12%	3%
81	Physicians and surgeons, all other	260	192,400	$115,540 -	0%	0%
82	Business operations specialists, all other	260	45,920	$23,000 - 80,190	21%	49%
83	Computer support specialists	260	35,480	$22,090 - 56,230	13%	43%
84	Radiologic technologists and technicians	260	44,600	$31,290 - 62,590	15%	25%
85	Tire repairers and changers	250	23,190	$17,440 - 31,370	20%	6%
86	Medical secretaries	250	21,930	$17,240 - 26,640	17%	18%
87	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	250	48,710	$29,030 - 76,400	0%	42%
88	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	250	29,330	$16,180 - 44,300	19%	14%
89	Paralegals and legal assistants	250	41,070	$28,230 - 53,480	22%	45%
90	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	240	43,440	$33,290 - 58,660	16%	43%
91	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	240	23,460	$16,190 - 32,160	-8%	5%
92	Helpers--electricians	240	24,970	$17,880 - 32,930	7%	3%
93	Machinists	240	35,510	$26,940 - 45,390	-2%	3%
94	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	220	14,540	$12,770 - 16,370	12%	6%
95	Cement masons and concrete finishers	210	28,880	$20,390 - 34,810	11%	2%
96	Order clerks	210	27,670	$18,670 - 38,640	-23%	16%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	210	64,220	$34,610 - 104,440	4%	38%
98	Dental hygienists	200	55,400	$41,430 - 69,620	30%	33%
99	Healthcare support workers, all other	190	23,910	$17,580 - 33,360	16%	10%
100	Highway maintenance workers	190	31,330	$19,020 - 47,210	9%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Kingsport Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,100	450	34.3
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	30,690	130	15.9
Private detectives and investigators	40,900	130	7.8
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,920	380	6.8
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	23,900	100	4.3
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,430	110	4
Tire repairers and changers	23,190	250	3.7
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,310	330	3.4
Legislators	15,860	120	3.4
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,250	140	3.3
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,170	300	3.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	44,620	160	2.9
Helpers--electricians	24,970	240	2.9
Team assemblers	27,110	2,320	2.9
Personal and home care aides	17,690	1,040	2.9
Physical therapist assistants	47,410	130	2.9
Telemarketers	25,000	740	2.9
Parts salespersons	22,020	490	2.8
Highway maintenance workers	31,330	190	2.7
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,320	170	2.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,390	650	2.5
Driver/sales workers	22,980	730	2.5
Medical transcriptionists	28,920	150	2.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,790	1,240	2.3
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	30,780	160	2.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,770	780	2.2
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	30,010	330	2.1
Pest control workers	28,320	100	2.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,620	970	2
Roofers	29,570	190	2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,600	990	2
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,750	120	2
Court, municipal, and license clerks	30,650	140	2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	29,060	230	1.9
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	43,440	240	1.9
Printing machine operators	24,010	290	1.9
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,810	120	1.9
Surgical technologists	35,090	130	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	24,460	480	1.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	29,330	250	1.8
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,090	290	1.8
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,900	300	1.8
Food service managers	41,820	280	1.8
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	31,100	370	1.8
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	31,670	110	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	45,960	610	1.7
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,610	300	1.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,680	290	1.7
Helpers--production workers	26,160	590	1.7
Respiratory therapists	43,720	130	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,170	1.21	300
Insurance sales agents	66,120	1.18	290
Helpers--production workers	26,160	1.11	590
Physicians and surgeons, all other	192,400	1.08	260
Pharmacists	111,910	1.07	330
Physical therapists	77,760	1.06	140
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,340	1.05	840
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,680	1.04	2,210
Physical therapist assistants	47,410	1.04	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,600	1.03	990
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,620	1.02	970
File clerks	23,970	1.01	170
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,310	1.01	330
Telemarketers	25,000	1.01	740
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,470	1	2,050
Cooks, restaurant	21,670	1	650
Team assemblers	27,110	0.99	2,320
Medical and health services managers	83,690	0.99	170
Medical records and health information technicians	31,230	0.99	150
Tellers	23,390	0.99	530
Order clerks	27,670	0.98	210
Tire repairers and changers	23,190	0.98	250
Waiters and waitresses	18,230	0.97	1,780
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,390	0.97	650
Recreation workers	23,460	0.97	110
Administrative services managers	70,530	0.97	160
Machinists	35,510	0.96	240
Bartenders	18,630	0.96	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,880	0.96	200
Packers and packagers, hand	19,530	0.96	520
Paralegals and legal assistants	41,070	0.96	250
Bill and account collectors	29,330	0.95	550
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,120	0.95	570
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,900	0.95	370
Chief executives	142,270	0.94	320
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40,520	0.94	150
Helpers--electricians	24,970	0.94	240
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	29,330	0.94	250
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,810	0.93	120
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50,660	0.93	110
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,170	0.93	930
Receptionists and information clerks	22,270	0.93	800
Food preparation workers	17,860	0.93	850
Court, municipal, and license clerks	30,650	0.92	140
Office clerks, general	23,400	0.92	3,260
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	64,220	0.92	210
Security guards	23,220	0.92	430
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,320	0.92	170
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,710	0.92	250
Production workers, all other	26,630	0.92	160

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	213,220	80
Physicians and surgeons, all other	192,400	260
Family and general practitioners	161,900	70
Chief executives	142,270	320
Pharmacists	111,910	330
Veterinarians	101,550
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	88,590	50
Purchasing managers	85,640	60
Chemical engineers	83,780
Medical and health services managers	83,690	170
Engineering managers	82,800	120
Physician assistants	81,910	50
General and operations managers	79,090	1,340
Marketing managers	78,770	100
Computer software engineers, systems software	78,440	40
Physical therapists	77,760	140
Education administrators, postsecondary	77,060	40
Industrial production managers	77,050	130
Financial managers	74,950	320
Occupational therapists	73,710	70
Computer and information systems managers	72,380	100
Managers, all other	71,870	80
Lawyers	71,440	150
Administrative services managers	70,530	160
Sales managers	70,070	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,880	200
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	69,840	100
Compensation and benefits managers	68,720	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,090	290
Engineers, all other	67,110	30
Environmental engineers	66,630	70
Management analysts	66,280	190
Insurance sales agents	66,120	290
Millwrights	65,530
Civil engineers	65,390	90
Electrical engineers	65,150	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	64,220	210
Mechanical engineers	64,190
Chemists	63,540
Industrial engineers	61,230	230
Speech-language pathologists	60,750	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	59,050	70
Nuclear medicine technologists	58,970	30
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,260	120
Financial analysts	58,240
Computer software engineers, applications	55,610	80
Dental hygienists	55,400	200
Social and community service managers	54,730	60
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,600	990
Construction managers	53,930	130

Large Companies Headquartered in Kingsport

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Eastman Chemical	7.1

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