How much do first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers make in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA?

What the First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median says in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA at $37,300 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 35-1012 and BLS area 28700.

BLS lists 1,140 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 $41,590 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA's First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is 15.4% below the U.S. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $44,080 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 35-1012 with area 28700

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-1012 and area 28700. SOC 35-1012 names First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Area 28700 names Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 35-1012/28700 row has 1,140 wage and salary jobs. There are 9.52 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.21. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 35-1012/28700, the annual median is $37,300 per year, while the matching mean is $41,590 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 35-1012/28700 10th percentile: $28,710 per year.
• 35-1012/28700 25th percentile: $33,580 per year.
• 35-1012/28700 median: $37,300 per year.
• 35-1012/28700 75th percentile: $47,420 per year.
• 35-1012/28700 90th percentile: $59,960 per year.
• 35-1012/28700 employment RSE: 4.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.8%.
• 35-1012/28700 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 28700 facts behind this First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers page

Area 28700 reports 119,560 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,140. Its annual median is $45,240. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-1012 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA runs from $27,410 at the 10th percentile to $96,090 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,070. The median is $45,240. The 75th percentile is $63,910. This is a place check, not a pay range for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

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 28700. They do not show related skills or a path into First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 28700. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 4,170. Yearly median: $26,890. Jobs per 1,000: 34.87. Location quotient: 1.41.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 28700. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,620. Yearly median: $31,200. Jobs per 1,000: 30.25. Location quotient: 1.21.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 28700. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,090. Yearly median: $27,420. Jobs per 1,000: 25.82. Location quotient: 1.3.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 28700. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 2,910. Yearly median: $35,760. Jobs per 1,000: 24.3. Location quotient: 1.33.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 28700. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 2,660. Yearly median: $76,730. Jobs per 1,000: 22.22. Location quotient: 1.02.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 28700. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 2,610. Yearly median: $35,300. Jobs per 1,000: 21.82. Location quotient: 1.15.

Read the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA wage ladder for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

The 10th percentile is $28,710 per year. The 25th percentile is $33,580 per year. The median is $37,300 per year. The 75th percentile is $47,420 per year. The 90th percentile is $59,960 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 $33,580 per year to $47,420 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $31,250. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA with its state and the U.S.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA has a annual median of $37,300 per year. Tennessee has $40,500 per year. The U.S. row has $44,080 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 7.9% below Tennessee on the same published median. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 15.4% below 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 benchmarks, 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA sits for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ranks 272 of 393 among metro areas with a published annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 272 of 393 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.

• 269. Bay City, MI. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,380 per year. BLS estimates 340 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 270. Akron, OH. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,320 per year. BLS estimates 3,080 jobs. The location quotient is 1.23.
• 271. Kankakee, IL. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,320 per year. BLS estimates 370 jobs. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 273. Battle Creek, MI. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,290 per year. BLS estimates 530 jobs. The location quotient is 1.23.
• 274. Niles, MI. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,290 per year. BLS estimates 610 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 275. Gainesville, GA. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,270 per year. BLS estimates 870 jobs. The location quotient is 1.06.

Where First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 35-1012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $61,610 per year. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA sits at $37,300 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 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 limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $61,610 per year, or $24,310 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 12,090 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.74.
• 2. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $58,740 per year, or $21,440 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 610 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 3. Bellingham, WA has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $58,520 per year, or $21,220 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 600 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.84.
• 4. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $58,260 per year, or $20,960 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 2,720 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $57,870 per year, or $20,570 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 340 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 6. Walla Walla, WA has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $57,470 per year, or $20,170 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.71.
• 7. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $56,600 per year, or $19,300 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 970 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 1.68.
• 8. Kennewick-Richland, WA has a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $56,260 per year, or $18,960 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 710 jobs there, compared with 1,140 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.7.

Where BLS counts the most First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this same-source set, at 61,060 jobs. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA has 1,140. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 61,060 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 59,920 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $48,690 per year, or $11,390 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 41,640 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 40,500 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $46,970 per year, or $9,670 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 39,780 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 38,640 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $37,730 per year, or $430 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 31,290 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 30,150 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $36,410 per year, or $890 below Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 30,180 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 29,040 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $42,650 per year, or $5,350 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 28,580 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 27,440 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $39,240 per year, or $1,940 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 24,770 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 23,630 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $45,500 per year, or $8,200 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 19,650 estimated First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs, a gap of 18,510 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $47,580 per year, or $10,280 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.8.

Where First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers takes the largest share of local jobs

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 1.9. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA has 1.21. 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 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 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. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 0.69 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 2,190 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $39,080 per year, or $1,780 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 2. Eagle Pass, TX has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 0.68 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 280 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $34,350 per year, or $2,950 below Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 3. Hinesville, GA has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 0.68 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 300 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $35,440 per year, or $1,860 below Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 4. Jacksonville, NC has a location quotient of 1.88, a gap of 0.67 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 780 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $37,580 per year, or $280 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 5. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL has a location quotient of 1.87, a gap of 0.66 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,280 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $38,050 per year, or $750 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 6. Brunswick-St. Simons, GA has a location quotient of 1.71, a gap of 0.50 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 630 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $37,400 per year, or $100 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 7. Sandusky, OH has a location quotient of 1.71, a gap of 0.50 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 670 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $37,790 per year, or $490 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 8. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has a location quotient of 1.7, a gap of 0.49 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,670 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs and a median of $47,340 per year, or $10,040 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.

How common First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers is in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

BLS lists 1,140 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. It also lists 9.52 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 1.21. A value of 1 means First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher 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.

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers beside other roles in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

The all-occupations median in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is $45,240 per year. The First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median is $37,300 per year. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers is 17.6% below 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. 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 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. 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. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $37,550 per year. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
• 2. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $36,800 per year. BLS lists 1,600 jobs and a location quotient of 2.16.
• 3. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $38,030 per year. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
• 4. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $36,130 per year. BLS lists 2,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $35,760 per year. BLS lists 2,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.33.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $35,300 per year. BLS lists 2,610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 7. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $39,480 per year. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.82.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $39,850 per year. BLS lists 1,190 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.

The largest detailed roles in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA table, at 4,170 jobs. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has 1,140 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 119,560. 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 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,170 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 3,030 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $26,890 per year, or $10,410 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 3,620 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 2,480 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $6,100 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 3. Cashiers has 3,090 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,950 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $27,420 per year, or $9,880 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,910 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,770 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $35,760 per year, or $1,540 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 2,660 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,520 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $76,730 per year, or $39,430 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,610 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,470 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $2,000 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 7. Customer Service Representatives has 2,130 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 990 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $36,130 per year, or $1,170 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has 2,030 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 890 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its median is $97,450 per year, or $60,150 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 0.76.

Published role medians around Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA role table, at $97,450 per year. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has $37,300 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,240 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 $97,450 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $60,150 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 2,030 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $76,820 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $39,520 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 880 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.7.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $76,730 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $39,430 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 2,660 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $62,300 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $25,000 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,100 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 3.24.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $60,690 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $23,390 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,380 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $58,130 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $20,830 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,110 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $54,700 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $17,400 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,880 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $46,520 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $9,220 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,430 jobs, compared with 1,140 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Its location quotient is 1.22.

Roles with the largest local share in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

Industrial Machinery Mechanics has the highest location quotient in the bounded Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA role table, at 3.24. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has 1.21. 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 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 3.24 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 2.03 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a median of $62,300 per year, or $25,000 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 2. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.16 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.95 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,600 jobs and a median of $36,800 per year, or $500 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.82 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.61 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a median of $39,480 per year, or $2,180 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.49 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 880 jobs and a median of $76,820 per year, or $39,520 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 5. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.69 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.48 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a median of $45,370 per year, or $8,070 above First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.41 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.20 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 4,170 jobs and a median of $26,890 per year, or $10,410 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.35 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.14 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 930 jobs and a median of $28,020 per year, or $9,280 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.33 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.12 from First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. BLS lists 2,910 jobs and a median of $35,760 per year, or $1,540 below First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

What $37,300 may mean after the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 86.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 13.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $37,300 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median by 86.4 divided by 100. The result is $43,148 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 56.5. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 75.9. Other services are 95.8. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA row

The employment RSE for this First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers row is 4.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.8%. 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 1,140 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $41,590 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.

Use Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. It uses a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,300 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 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers row for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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 1,140 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.21 is not a growth score. Rank 272 of 393 is not a place score. The 86.4 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-1012 in BLS area 28700. 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.