Tennessee was 20.9% above the U.S. median for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. It ranked 8 of 32 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Tennessee was 91.9, or 8.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 79.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$80,755
WageScope divides the published Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Tennessee: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-5032 and BLS area 47.
Questions, answered
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters pay in Tennessee: common questions
What is the median wage for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Tennessee?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $74,190 per year for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Tennessee. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters pay higher in Tennessee than nationally?
Tennessee's published median was 20.9% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Tennessee?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 91.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs does BLS estimate in Tennessee?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters job, not a generic wage number.
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What the Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median says in Tennessee
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median in Tennessee at $74,190 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-5032 and BLS area 47.
BLS lists 70 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $72,550 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Tennessee's Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median is 20.9% above the U.S. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $61,390 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-5032 and area 47. SOC 47-5032 names Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Area 47 names Tennessee. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-5032/47 row reports 70 wage and salary jobs, 0.02 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.65 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-5032/47, the annual median is $74,190 per year, while the matching mean is $72,550 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 47 facts behind this Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters page
Area 47 reports 3,278,760 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,800. Its annual median is $47,380. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-5032 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Tennessee runs from $28,600 at the 10th percentile to $103,130 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,830. The median is $47,380. The 75th percentile is $71,050. This is a place check, not a pay range for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 47. They do not show related skills or a path into Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
1. Area 47, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 105,870 jobs, $38,160 annual median, 32.29 jobs per 1,000, and 1.7 location quotient.
2. Area 47, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 90,690 jobs, $27,470 annual median, 27.66 jobs per 1,000, and 1.12 location quotient.
3. Area 47, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 87,380 jobs, $31,950 annual median, 26.65 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Tennessee wage ladder for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
The 10th percentile is $37,400 per year. The 25th percentile is $44,720 per year. The median is $74,190 per year. The 75th percentile is $81,870 per year. The 90th percentile is $122,450 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $44,720 per year to $81,870 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $85,050. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Tennessee has a annual median of $74,190 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $61,390 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Tennessee. Tennessee is 20.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Tennessee sits for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Tennessee ranks 8 of 32 among states and territories with a published annual median for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 8 of 32 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
5. Pennsylvania has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $84,400 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
6. California has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $80,370 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.37.
7. New Mexico has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $78,960 per year, 80 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.97.
Pay leaders
Where Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 47-5032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. New Jersey has the highest published median in this set, at $100,520 per year. Tennessee sits at $74,190 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. New Jersey has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $100,520 per year, or $26,330 above Tennessee. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is Not published.
2. New York has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $96,940 per year, or $22,750 above Tennessee. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is Not published.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in this same-source set, at 460 jobs. Tennessee has 70. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 460 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 390 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $56,600 per year, or $17,590 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Kentucky has 380 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 310 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $50,360 per year, or $23,830 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 5.83.
Local-share leaders
Where Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters takes the largest share of local jobs
Wyoming has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 6.27. Tennessee has 0.65. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Wyoming has a location quotient of 6.27, a gap of 5.62 from Tennessee. BLS lists 60 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $85,070 per year, or $10,880 above Tennessee.
2. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 5.98, a gap of 5.33 from Tennessee. BLS lists 330 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $55,180 per year, or $19,010 below Tennessee.
Job scale and share
How common Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is in Tennessee
BLS lists 70 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs in Tennessee. It also lists 0.02 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.65. A value of 1 means Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters beside other roles in Tennessee
The all-occupations median in Tennessee is $47,380 per year. The Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median is $74,190 per year. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is 56.6% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Tennessee. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Tennessee median of $76,840 per year. BLS lists 27,340 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
2. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Tennessee median of $81,500 per year. BLS lists 72,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Tennessee
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Tennessee table, at 105,870 jobs. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters has 70 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 3,278,760. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 105,870 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 105,800 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $38,160 per year, or $36,030 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.7.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Tennessee
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Tennessee role table, at $106,970 per year. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters has $74,190 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,380 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $106,970 per year in Tennessee, or $32,780 above Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 63,720 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 0.86.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,500 per year in Tennessee, or $7,310 above Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 72,200 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.01.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Tennessee
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Tennessee role table, at 2.06. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters has 0.65. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.06 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.41 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 41,810 jobs and a median of $39,940 per year, or $34,250 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.98 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.33 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 58,760 jobs and a median of $44,630 per year, or $29,560 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
Price-level view
What $74,190 may mean after the Tennessee price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Tennessee is 91.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $74,190 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median by 91.9 divided by 100. The result is $80,755 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 79.1. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 72.1. Other services are 95.1. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters row is 25.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 9.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 70 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $72,550 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. It uses a Tennessee place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $74,190 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters row for Tennessee does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 70 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.65 is not a growth score. Rank 8 of 32 is not a place score. The 91.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-5032 in BLS area 47. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 70 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 47, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 72,200 jobs, $81,500 annual median, 22.02 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
5. Area 47, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 64,890 jobs, $58,620 annual median, 19.79 jobs per 1,000, and 1.49 location quotient.
6. Area 47, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 63,720 jobs, $106,970 annual median, 19.44 jobs per 1,000, and 0.86 location quotient.
9. Florida has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $69,780 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.27.
10. Colorado has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $69,640 per year, 140 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.44.
11. Utah has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $67,910 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.96.
3. North Carolina has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $85,630 per year, or $11,440 above Tennessee. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.96.
4. Wyoming has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $85,070 per year, or $10,880 above Tennessee. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 6.27.
5. Pennsylvania has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $84,400 per year, or $10,210 above Tennessee. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is Not published.
6. California has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $80,370 per year, or $6,180 above Tennessee. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.37.
7. New Mexico has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $78,960 per year, or $4,770 above Tennessee. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 2.97.
8. Tennessee has a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters median of $74,190 per year, or $0 above Tennessee. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 70 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.65.
3. Indiana has 330 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 260 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $59,110 per year, or $15,080 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 3.18.
4. Oklahoma has 330 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 260 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $55,180 per year, or $19,010 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 5.98.
5. Nevada has 260 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $60,500 per year, or $13,690 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 5.19.
6. California has 220 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 150 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $80,370 per year, or $6,180 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 0.37.
7. North Carolina has 160 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 90 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $85,630 per year, or $11,440 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 0.96.
8. Missouri has 150 estimated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs, a gap of 80 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $64,040 per year, or $10,150 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.53.
3. Kentucky has a location quotient of 5.83, a gap of 5.18 from Tennessee. BLS lists 380 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $50,360 per year, or $23,830 below Tennessee.
4. Nevada has a location quotient of 5.19, a gap of 4.54 from Tennessee. BLS lists 260 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $60,500 per year, or $13,690 below Tennessee.
5. Hawaii has a location quotient of 5.12, a gap of 4.47 from Tennessee. BLS lists 110 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $64,560 per year, or $9,630 below Tennessee.
6. Indiana has a location quotient of 3.18, a gap of 2.53 from Tennessee. BLS lists 330 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $59,110 per year, or $15,080 below Tennessee.
7. New Mexico has a location quotient of 2.97, a gap of 2.32 from Tennessee. BLS lists 80 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $78,960 per year, or $4,770 above Tennessee.
8. West Virginia has a location quotient of 2.31, a gap of 1.66 from Tennessee. BLS lists 50 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters jobs and a median of $49,630 per year, or $24,560 below Tennessee.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Tennessee median of $66,390 per year. BLS lists 49,870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.65.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Tennessee median of $61,630 per year. BLS lists 23,850 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Tennessee median of $59,980 per year. BLS lists 28,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Tennessee median of $58,620 per year. BLS lists 64,890 jobs and a location quotient of 1.49.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Tennessee median of $48,180 per year. BLS lists 37,680 jobs and a location quotient of 1.3.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Tennessee median of $47,880 per year. BLS lists 26,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 90,690 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 90,620 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $27,470 per year, or $46,720 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.12.
3. Retail Salespersons has 87,380 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 87,310 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $31,950 per year, or $42,240 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Registered Nurses has 72,200 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 72,130 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $81,500 per year, or $7,310 above Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.01.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 64,890 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 64,820 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $58,620 per year, or $15,570 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.49.
6. General and Operations Managers has 63,720 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 63,650 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $106,970 per year, or $32,780 above Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 0.86.
7. Cashiers has 63,350 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 63,280 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $28,590 per year, or $45,600 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 60,130 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 60,060 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its median is $36,140 per year, or $38,050 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,840 per year in Tennessee, or $2,650 above Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 27,340 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 0.89.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $66,390 per year in Tennessee, or $7,800 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 49,870 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.65.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $61,630 per year in Tennessee, or $12,560 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 23,850 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 0.91.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,980 per year in Tennessee, or $14,210 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 28,240 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 0.96.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,620 per year in Tennessee, or $15,570 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 64,890 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.49.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $48,180 per year in Tennessee, or $26,010 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 37,680 jobs, compared with 70 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its location quotient is 1.3.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.7 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.05 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 105,870 jobs and a median of $38,160 per year, or $36,030 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.65 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.00 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 49,870 jobs and a median of $66,390 per year, or $7,800 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
5. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.98 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 33,710 jobs and a median of $45,050 per year, or $29,140 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.49 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.84 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 64,890 jobs and a median of $58,620 per year, or $15,570 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.3 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.65 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 37,680 jobs and a median of $48,180 per year, or $26,010 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.14 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.49 from Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. BLS lists 26,250 jobs and a median of $45,000 per year, or $29,190 below Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
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