Tennessee was 3.6% below the U.S. median for Plant and System Operators, All Other. It ranked 32 of 45 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
$65,571
WageScope divides the published Plant and System Operators, All Other 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.
Plant and System Operators, All Other 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 51-8099 and BLS area 47.
Questions, answered
Plant and System Operators, All Other pay in Tennessee: common questions
What is the median wage for Plant and System Operators, All Other in Tennessee?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $60,240 per year for Plant and System Operators, All Other in Tennessee. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Plant and System Operators, All Other pay higher in Tennessee than nationally?
Tennessee's published median was 3.6% below 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs does BLS estimate in Tennessee?
From market data to your evidence
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What the Plant and System Operators, All Other median says in Tennessee
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Plant and System Operators, All Other median in Tennessee at $60,240 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 51-8099 and BLS area 47.
BLS lists 150 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 $64,150 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Tennessee's Plant and System Operators, All Other median is 3.6% below the U.S. Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $62,470 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 51-8099 and area 47. SOC 51-8099 names Plant and System Operators, All Other. Area 47 names Tennessee. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-8099/47 row reports 150 wage and salary jobs, 0.05 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.51 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-8099/47, the annual median is $60,240 per year, while the matching mean is $64,150 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other 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 51-8099 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other.
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 Plant and System Operators, All Other.
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 Plant and System Operators, All Other
The 10th percentile is $48,050 per year. The 25th percentile is $52,000 per year. The median is $60,240 per year. The 75th percentile is $68,480 per year. The 90th percentile is $96,300 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 $52,000 per year to $68,480 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $48,250. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Tennessee has a annual median of $60,240 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $62,470 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Tennessee. Tennessee is 3.6% 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 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other
Tennessee ranks 32 of 45 among states and territories with a published annual median for Plant and System Operators, All Other. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 32 of 45 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.
29. Virginia has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $61,940 per year, 180 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.48.
30. Idaho has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $61,690 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.54.
31. North Carolina has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $61,190 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.48.
33. South Dakota has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $57,430 per year, 190 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 4.48.
Pay leaders
Where Plant and System Operators, All Other medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 51-8099, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Massachusetts has the highest published median in this set, at $120,660 per year. Tennessee sits at $60,240 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Plant and System Operators, All Other 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. Massachusetts has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $120,660 per year, or $60,420 above Tennessee. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.13.
2. Washington has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $88,730 per year, or $28,490 above Tennessee. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.6.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Plant and System Operators, All Other in this same-source set, at 3,570 jobs. Tennessee has 150. 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 3,570 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,420 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $50,820 per year, or $9,420 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 2.8.
2. California has 1,560 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,410 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $78,020 per year, or $17,780 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 0.94.
Local-share leaders
Where Plant and System Operators, All Other takes the largest share of local jobs
South Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 4.48. Tennessee has 0.51. 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other 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. South Dakota has a location quotient of 4.48, a gap of 3.97 from Tennessee. BLS lists 190 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $57,430 per year, or $2,810 below Tennessee.
2. Colorado has a location quotient of 4.02, a gap of 3.51 from Tennessee. BLS lists 1,050 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $51,600 per year, or $8,640 below Tennessee.
3. Montana has a location quotient of 3.7, a gap of 3.19 from Tennessee. BLS lists 170 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $81,340 per year, or $21,100 above Tennessee.
Job scale and share
How common Plant and System Operators, All Other is in Tennessee
BLS lists 150 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs in Tennessee. It also lists 0.05 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 0.51. A value of 1 means Plant and System Operators, All Other 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.
Plant and System Operators, All Other beside other roles in Tennessee
The all-occupations median in Tennessee is $47,380 per year. The Plant and System Operators, All Other median is $60,240 per year. Plant and System Operators, All Other is 27.1% 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other. 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. 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.
2. 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.
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. Plant and System Operators, All Other has 150 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other'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 105,720 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $38,160 per year, or $22,080 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.7.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 90,690 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 90,540 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $27,470 per year, or $32,770 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.12.
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. Plant and System Operators, All Other has $60,240 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 $46,730 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 63,720 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.86.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,500 per year in Tennessee, or $21,260 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 72,200 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. 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. Plant and System Operators, All Other has 0.51. 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other 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 1.55 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 41,810 jobs and a median of $39,940 per year, or $20,300 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.98 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.47 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 58,760 jobs and a median of $44,630 per year, or $15,610 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
Price-level view
What $60,240 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 $60,240 Plant and System Operators, All Other median by 91.9 divided by 100. The result is $65,571 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other row is 19.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.4%. 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 150 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $64,150 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other. 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 $60,240 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other 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 150 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.51 is not a growth score. Rank 32 of 45 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 51-8099 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 150 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.
3. Minnesota has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $88,290 per year, or $28,050 above Tennessee. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.74.
4. Maryland has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $81,890 per year, or $21,650 above Tennessee. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 1.08.
5. Montana has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $81,340 per year, or $21,100 above Tennessee. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 3.7.
6. Nevada has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $80,000 per year, or $19,760 above Tennessee. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 1.09.
7. California has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $78,020 per year, or $17,780 above Tennessee. BLS lists 1,560 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.94.
8. Illinois has a Plant and System Operators, All Other median of $77,780 per year, or $17,540 above Tennessee. BLS lists 230 jobs there, compared with 150 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.41.
3. Colorado has 1,050 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 900 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $51,600 per year, or $8,640 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 4.02.
4. Pennsylvania has 620 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 470 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $50,840 per year, or $9,400 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.13.
5. Florida has 590 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 440 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $50,910 per year, or $9,330 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 0.66.
6. Missouri has 380 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 230 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $51,560 per year, or $8,680 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.44.
7. Louisiana has 350 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $62,630 per year, or $2,390 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 2.02.
8. Ohio has 340 estimated Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $64,140 per year, or $3,900 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 0.68.
4. Wyoming has a location quotient of 3.4, a gap of 2.89 from Tennessee. BLS lists 90 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $66,770 per year, or $6,530 above Tennessee.
5. Texas has a location quotient of 2.8, a gap of 2.29 from Tennessee. BLS lists 3,570 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $50,820 per year, or $9,420 below Tennessee.
6. Louisiana has a location quotient of 2.02, a gap of 1.51 from Tennessee. BLS lists 350 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $62,630 per year, or $2,390 above Tennessee.
7. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.97, a gap of 1.46 from Tennessee. BLS lists 120 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $64,030 per year, or $3,790 above Tennessee.
8. West Virginia has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 1.44 from Tennessee. BLS lists 120 Plant and System Operators, All Other jobs and a median of $70,660 per year, or $10,420 above Tennessee.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Tennessee median of $47,240 per year. BLS lists 35,790 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Tennessee median of $45,810 per year. BLS lists 34,580 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
3. Retail Salespersons has 87,380 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 87,230 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $31,950 per year, or $28,290 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Registered Nurses has 72,200 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 72,050 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $81,500 per year, or $21,260 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.01.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 64,890 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 64,740 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $58,620 per year, or $1,620 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.49.
6. General and Operations Managers has 63,720 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 63,570 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $106,970 per year, or $46,730 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.86.
7. Cashiers has 63,350 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 63,200 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $28,590 per year, or $31,650 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 60,130 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 59,980 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its median is $36,140 per year, or $24,100 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,840 per year in Tennessee, or $16,600 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 27,340 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. 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 $6,150 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 49,870 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. 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 $1,390 above Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 23,850 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.91.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,980 per year in Tennessee, or $260 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 28,240 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.96.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,620 per year in Tennessee, or $1,620 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 64,890 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.49.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $48,180 per year in Tennessee, or $12,060 below Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 37,680 jobs, compared with 150 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. 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 1.19 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 105,870 jobs and a median of $38,160 per year, or $22,080 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.65 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.14 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 49,870 jobs and a median of $66,390 per year, or $6,150 above Plant and System Operators, All Other.
5. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.12 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 33,710 jobs and a median of $45,050 per year, or $15,190 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.49 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.98 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 64,890 jobs and a median of $58,620 per year, or $1,620 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.3 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.79 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 37,680 jobs and a median of $48,180 per year, or $12,060 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.14 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.63 from Plant and System Operators, All Other. BLS lists 26,250 jobs and a median of $45,000 per year, or $15,240 below Plant and System Operators, All Other.
Plant and System Operators, All Other pay in Tennessee | BLS 2025
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Precise employer-title matches for Plant and System Operators, All Other in Tennessee
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