High paying entry level jobs in Morristown, TN

These occupations in Morristown, TN ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Cost of living: prices in Morristown, TN run 13.6% below the national average (2024), so a Morristown, TN salary is worth about 1.16× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Morristown, TN · Employed

1Pharmacists$129,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,870 – $157,190120
2Lawyers$115,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,640 – $272,55070
3Veterinarians$106,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,950 – $167,94030
4Nurse Practitioners$105,560
Master's degree
$69,600 – $133,120120
5Physician Assistants$103,350
Master's degree
$89,990 – $133,53030
6Software Developers$102,390
Bachelor's degree
$63,210 – $156,33050
7Electrical Engineers$100,240
Bachelor's degree
$66,630 – $146,95030
8Industrial Engineers$97,310
Bachelor's degree
$74,000 – $134,660140
9Physical Therapists$97,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,980 – $126,67080
10Engineers, All Other$93,290
Bachelor's degree
$53,580 – $164,27060
11Occupational Therapists$93,010
Master's degree
$63,240 – $108,95040
12Computer Systems Analysts$89,660
Bachelor's degree
$48,130 – $130,02050
13Project Management Specialists$82,720
Bachelor's degree
$51,450 – $120,520180
14Dental Hygienists$81,040
Associate's degree
$62,620 – $100,34070
15Mechanical Engineers$80,490
Bachelor's degree
$63,570 – $135,40050
16Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$77,370
Bachelor's degree
$51,480 – $107,05040
17Registered Nurses$75,680
Bachelor's degree
$57,160 – $93,460710
18Accountants and Auditors$72,810
Bachelor's degree
$46,580 – $115,370240
19Computer Occupations, All Other$67,260
Bachelor's degree
$45,950 – $114,660100
20Logisticians$64,540
Bachelor's degree
$48,520 – $104,93090
21Physical Therapist Assistants$63,940
Associate's degree
$50,520 – $84,30070
22Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$62,410
Bachelor's degree
$30,230 – $101,760100
23Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$49,350 – $75,020330
24Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,180
Bachelor's degree
$47,510 – $62,530390
25Human Resources Specialists$59,820
Bachelor's degree
$42,260 – $112,070190
26Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,050
Bachelor's degree
$33,340 – $78,19060
27Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,090
Bachelor's degree
$43,910 – $72,000180
28Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$55,160
Master's degree
$29,920 – $70,03040
29Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,170 – $63,490260
30Emergency Medical Technicians$51,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,760 – $56,730100
31Paralegals and Legal Assistants$49,940
Associate's degree
$37,710 – $60,62030
32Business Operations Specialists, All Other$49,010
Bachelor's degree
$45,480 – $94,780140
33Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$48,760
Master's degree
$34,910 – $69,110120
34Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$46,790
Associate's degree
$44,320 – $77,41070
35Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,450
Associate's degree
$30,600 – $59,35030
36Dental Assistants$45,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800 – $60,370130
37Coaches and Scouts$42,680
Bachelor's degree
$27,420 – $79,02050
38Medical Records Specialists$40,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,920 – $62,65030
39Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,370 – $45,18050
40Phlebotomists$38,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,480 – $49,78040
41Nursing Assistants$37,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,240 – $40,230350
42Medical Assistants$36,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,690 – $44,550240
43Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,150 – $47,03050
44Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$26,200
Some college, no degree
$21,020 – $34,520450

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMorristown, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,410	$78,870 – $157,190	120
2	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$115,230	$58,640 – $272,550	70
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$106,950	$97,950 – $167,940	30
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$105,560	$69,600 – $133,120	120
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$103,350	$89,990 – $133,530	30
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$102,390	$63,210 – $156,330	50
7	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,240	$66,630 – $146,950	30
8	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,310	$74,000 – $134,660	140
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,150	$64,980 – $126,670	80
10	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$93,290	$53,580 – $164,270	60
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,010	$63,240 – $108,950	40
12	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$89,660	$48,130 – $130,020	50
13	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,720	$51,450 – $120,520	180
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,040	$62,620 – $100,340	70
15	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$80,490	$63,570 – $135,400	50
16	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,370	$51,480 – $107,050	40
17	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$75,680	$57,160 – $93,460	710
18	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$72,810	$46,580 – $115,370	240
19	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$67,260	$45,950 – $114,660	100
20	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$64,540	$48,520 – $104,930	90
21	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,940	$50,520 – $84,300	70
22	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,410	$30,230 – $101,760	100
23	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,300	$49,350 – $75,020	330
24	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,180	$47,510 – $62,530	390
25	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,820	$42,260 – $112,070	190
26	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,050	$33,340 – $78,190	60
27	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$58,090	$43,910 – $72,000	180
28	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$55,160	$29,920 – $70,030	40
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,140	$39,170 – $63,490	260
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,000	$37,760 – $56,730	100
31	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$49,940	$37,710 – $60,620	30
32	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,010	$45,480 – $94,780	140
33	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$48,760	$34,910 – $69,110	120
34	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,790	$44,320 – $77,410	70
35	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$46,450	$30,600 – $59,350	30
36	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,550	$36,800 – $60,370	130
37	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$42,680	$27,420 – $79,020	50
38	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,550	$23,920 – $62,650	30
39	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,630	$33,370 – $45,180	50
40	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,430	$34,480 – $49,780	40
41	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,620	$30,240 – $40,230	350
42	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,760	$29,690 – $44,550	240
43	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,210	$24,150 – $47,030	50
44	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$26,200	$21,020 – $34,520	450

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Morristown, TN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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