Fastest-growing jobs in Tennessee

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.1% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 920
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,280

#50. Manicurists and pedicurists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.5% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,390

#49. Interior designers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (1,550 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,190
--- Employment in 2022: 5,640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,280

#48. Dishwashers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.8% (1,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,420
--- Employment in 2022: 4,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $91,380

#47. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.2% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,080
--- Employment in 2022: 1,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,120

#46. Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.5% (2,910 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 12,760
--- Employment in 2022: 9,850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,580

#45. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.0% (2,060 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,920
--- Employment in 2022: 6,860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,920

#44. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.6% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,900
--- Employment in 2022: 2,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,050

#43. Self-enrichment teachers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.8% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,820
--- Employment in 2022: 2,140
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $25,610

#42. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.8% (420 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,740
--- Employment in 2022: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,020

#41. Structural metal fabricators and fitters
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.4% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,290
--- Employment in 2022: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,860

#40. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.1% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,940
--- Employment in 2022: 2,960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $110,400

#39. Computer network architects
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.3% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,880
--- Employment in 2022: 1,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,820

#37. Butchers and meat cutters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.3% (740 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,960
--- Employment in 2022: 2,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,920

#37. Occupational health and safety specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.0% (19,410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 76,560
--- Employment in 2022: 57,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $27,470

#36. Fast food and counter workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.8% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,820
--- Employment in 2022: 1,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,610

#35. Medical transcriptionists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.8% (1,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,870
--- Employment in 2022: 2,870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,810

#34. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.9% (1,170 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,520
--- Employment in 2022: 3,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,170

#33. Logisticians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.1% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,080
--- Employment in 2022: 1,540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $222,090

#32. Family medicine physicians
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.1% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,000
--- Employment in 2022: 1,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,730

#31. Tax preparers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.4% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,720

#30. Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.6% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,470
--- Employment in 2022: 2,540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#29. Real estate sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.3% (5,380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 19,790
--- Employment in 2022: 14,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $56,400

#28. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.7% (1,640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,990
--- Employment in 2022: 4,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $22,930

#27. Amusement and recreation attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.3% (1,400 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,960
--- Employment in 2022: 3,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,830

#26. Food servers, nonrestaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.5% (3,040 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 10,730
--- Employment in 2022: 7,690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $22,000

#25. Bartenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.7% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Employment in 2022: 730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,210

#24. Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.0% (890 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,060
--- Employment in 2022: 2,170
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $53,740

#23. Public relations specialists
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.8% (1,130 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,770
--- Employment in 2022: 2,640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,940

#22. Cement masons and concrete finishers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.2% (5,600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 16,980
--- Employment in 2022: 11,380
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $81,170

#21. Project management specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +52.4% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,920
--- Employment in 2022: 1,260
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,520

#20. Sales and related workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +53.9% (1,100 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,140
--- Employment in 2022: 2,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,510

#19. Ophthalmic medical technicians
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +55.2% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,630
--- Employment in 2022: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,650

#18. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +55.5% (910 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,550
--- Employment in 2022: 1,640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,690

#17. Order clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.7% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Employment in 2022: 900
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,290

#16. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.1% (1,890 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,200
--- Employment in 2022: 3,310
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,730

#15. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.8% (1,110 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,030
--- Employment in 2022: 1,920
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,330

#14. Psychiatric technicians
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.8% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#13. Anesthesiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +59.0% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,640
--- Employment in 2022: 1,660
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,030

#12. Meeting, convention, and event planners
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.5% (1,350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,410
--- Employment in 2022: 2,060
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,670

#11. Procurement clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +67.6% (1,190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,950
--- Employment in 2022: 1,760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $197,320

#10. Nurse anesthetists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +72.7% (880 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,090
--- Employment in 2022: 1,210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $92,400

#9. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +96.8% (1,510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,070
--- Employment in 2022: 1,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,720

#8. Food processing workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +105.9% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Employment in 2022: 510
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $53,510

#7. Aircraft service attendants
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +116.3% (3,640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,770
--- Employment in 2022: 3,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,350

#6. Automotive body and related repairers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +125.5% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,060
--- Employment in 2022: 470
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $129,240

#5. Sales engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +129.7% (1,310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,320
--- Employment in 2022: 1,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $81,490

#4. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +212.9% (2,960 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,350
--- Employment in 2022: 1,390
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,220

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +214.8% (1,160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,700
--- Employment in 2022: 540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,110

#2. Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +452.4% (950 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,230

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Transportation workers, all other
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