TENNESSEE OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 29-0000 18,330 61,805 30,920 77,245 36,950 49,935 64,565
    29.70 14.85 37.15 17.75 24.00 31.05
Dentists, General 29-1021 110,730 94,420 118,885 93,125 102,400 120,795
    53.25 45.40 57.15 44.75 49.25 58.05
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031 140 48,340 26,300 59,360 34,525 48,025 58,360
    23.25 12.65 28.55 16.60 23.10 28.05
Optometrists 29-1041 30 129,265 84,785 151,510 98,885 108,605 118,330
    62.15 40.75 72.85 47.55 52.20 56.90
Pharmacists 29-1051 590 119,150 97,935 129,760 106,685 121,360 134,070
    57.30 47.10 62.40 51.30 58.35 64.45
Anesthesiologists 29-1061 90 243,280
    116.95
Family and General Practitioners 29-1062 235,135
    113.05
Internists, General 29-1063 80 197,255 100,455 245,655 142,820
    94.85 48.30 118.10 68.65
Psychiatrists 29-1066 30 146,715 124,200 157,975 129,825 148,410 163,830
    70.55 59.70 75.95 62.40 71.35 78.75
Surgeons 29-1067 150 253,435
    121.85
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 29-1069 350 223,945
    107.65
Physician Assistants 29-1071 140 119,295 60,785 148,550 69,020 88,065
    57.35 29.20 71.40 33.20 42.35
Registered Nurses 29-1111 7,280 57,270 41,665 65,075 45,695 53,140 60,585
    27.55 20.05 31.30 21.95 25.55 29.15
Occupational Therapists 29-1122 310 75,540 62,195 82,215 65,635 74,625 85,965
    36.30 29.90 39.55 31.55 35.90 41.35
Physical Therapists 29-1123 570 80,010 64,845 87,590 68,215 77,865 89,175
    38.45 31.15 42.10 32.80 37.45 42.85
Radiation Therapists 29-1124 30 65,480 53,315 71,565 53,350 59,190 72,895
    31.50 25.65 34.40 25.65 28.45 35.05
Recreational Therapists 29-1125 40 32,865 25,775 36,410 28,550 33,730 37,365
    15.80 12.40 17.50 13.75 16.20 17.95
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126 380 51,125 43,250 55,065 46,195 51,595 56,780
    24.60 20.80 26.45 22.20 24.80 27.30
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127 250 65,035 46,055 74,530 50,870 61,260 77,260
    31.25 22.15 35.85 24.45 29.45 37.15
Exercise Physiologists 29-1128 30 48,905 35,645 55,540 37,605 46,710 57,180
    23.50 17.15 26.70 18.10 22.45 27.50
Veterinarians 29-1131 120 83,245 63,120 93,310 68,255 75,480 83,780
    40.00 30.35 44.85 32.80 36.30 40.30
Audiologists 29-1181 40 77,855 46,390 93,590 51,495 71,580 110,525
    37.45 22.30 45.00 24.75 34.40 53.15
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011 330 54,245 45,650 58,545 48,280 53,540 59,515
    26.10 21.95 28.15 23.20 25.75 28.60
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 29-2012 420 36,935 23,945 43,435 26,785 36,415 47,000
    17.75 11.50 20.90 12.90 17.50 22.60
Dental Hygienists 29-2021 230 57,105 38,650 66,335 42,900 60,790 71,070
    27.45 18.60 31.90 20.65 29.25 34.15
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Entry and Experienced wages represent the mean of the lower third and the mean of the upper two-thirds of the wage distribution respectively. The OES survey does not collect information for entry or experienced workers. Tennessee Depatment of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Labor Market Information. Publish date June 2011.