Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Clarksville, TN-KY

Each occupation's median wage in Clarksville, TN-KY compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Clarksville, TN-KY pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Clarksville, TN-KY run 9.1% below the national average (2024), so a Clarksville, TN-KY salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Clarksville, TN-KY · vs. national

1Social Workers, All Other$100,420
Bachelor's degree
$45,660 – $115,770+39.7%
2Maintenance Workers, Machinery$84,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,740 – $104,590+38.9%
3Production Workers, All Other$49,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,800 – $60,100+22.5%
4Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,700 – $78,830+21.9%
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,000 – $91,300+15.5%
6Education Administrators, All Other$108,450
Bachelor's degree
$78,230 – $132,910+13.9%
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,110
Master's degree
$50,560 – $83,630+11.5%
8Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$63,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,020 – $74,390+9.2%
9Emergency Medical Technicians$48,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,510 – $59,960+9.0%
10Facilities Managers$115,860
Bachelor's degree
$77,720 – $159,090+8.6%
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,660 – $64,940+7.7%
12Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$83,780
Associate's degree
$67,290 – $106,330+6.9%
13Printing Press Operators$48,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $73,120+6.2%
14Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $64,540+5.4%
15Word Processors and Typists$51,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $57,880+4.8%
16Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $62,080+4.3%
17Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $58,180+2.0%
18Driver/Sales Workers$39,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,030 – $60,190+1.6%
19First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,670 – $88,480+1.1%
20Opticians, Dispensing$47,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $68,740+0.8%
21Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,960 – $60,540+0.5%
22Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,670
No formal educational credential
$27,610 – $58,6100.0%
23Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $58,130-0.2%
24Paramedics$60,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,360 – $76,810-0.4%
25Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,130
No formal educational credential
$28,160 – $46,970-0.4%
26Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,230
Bachelor's degree
$40,640 – $73,830-0.5%
27Instructional Coordinators$77,060
Master's degree
$46,310 – $118,040-0.5%
28Postal Service Clerks$61,850
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030-0.5%
29Physicians, All Other$264,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$165,560 – $501,200-0.7%
30Social and Community Service Managers$79,620
Bachelor's degree
$47,410 – $123,240-1.0%
31Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,490 – $58,750-1.1%
32Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $65,050-1.2%
33Surveyors$74,410
Bachelor's degree
$48,810 – $105,780-1.4%
34Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280 – $62,500-1.5%
35First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230 – $103,130-1.5%
36Machinists$57,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $77,630-1.6%
37Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $54,040-1.7%
38Library Assistants, Clerical$36,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,460 – $57,180-1.8%
39Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $60,630-1.9%
40Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,730 – $77,490-2.1%
41Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,580
Bachelor's degree
$37,320 – $79,800-2.1%
42Stockers and Order Fillers$36,460
No formal educational credential
$29,880 – $46,960-2.3%
43Chefs and Head Cooks$60,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $87,840-2.5%
44First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,170 – $124,340-2.7%
45Occupational Therapists$97,470
Master's degree
$79,460 – $109,450-2.9%
46Procurement Clerks$48,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,290 – $61,610-3.2%
47Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,910
No formal educational credential
$36,440 – $61,110-3.3%
48Prepress Technicians and Workers$46,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,720 – $58,430-3.7%
49Respiratory Therapists$79,150
Associate's degree
$63,270 – $86,230-3.8%
50Parts Salespersons$37,140
No formal educational credential
$24,340 – $64,720-3.9%

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

#	Occupation	MedianClarksville, TN-KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,420	$45,660 – $115,770	+39.7%
2	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,500	$57,740 – $104,590	+38.9%
3	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,120	$33,800 – $60,100	+22.5%
4	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,290	$37,700 – $78,830	+21.9%
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,790	$51,000 – $91,300	+15.5%
6	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$108,450	$78,230 – $132,910	+13.9%
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$76,110	$50,560 – $83,630	+11.5%
8	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,370	$37,020 – $74,390	+9.2%
9	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,480	$31,510 – $59,960	+9.0%
10	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,860	$77,720 – $159,090	+8.6%
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$43,660 – $64,940	+7.7%
12	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$83,780	$67,290 – $106,330	+6.9%
13	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,620	$36,750 – $73,120	+6.2%
14	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,060	$41,500 – $64,540	+5.4%
15	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,670	$36,820 – $57,880	+4.8%
16	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,080	$33,790 – $62,080	+4.3%
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$36,240 – $58,180	+2.0%
18	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,400	$19,030 – $60,190	+1.6%
19	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,070	$42,670 – $88,480	+1.1%
20	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,660	$31,030 – $68,740	+0.8%
21	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,510	$34,960 – $60,540	+0.5%
22	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,670	$27,610 – $58,610	0.0%
23	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,670	$33,840 – $58,130	-0.2%
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,330	$40,360 – $76,810	-0.4%
25	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,130	$28,160 – $46,970	-0.4%
26	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$59,230	$40,640 – $73,830	-0.5%
27	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$77,060	$46,310 – $118,040	-0.5%
28	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,850	$42,600 – $75,030	-0.5%
29	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$264,060	$165,560 – $501,200	-0.7%
30	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,620	$47,410 – $123,240	-1.0%
31	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,140	$35,490 – $58,750	-1.1%
32	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$37,460 – $65,050	-1.2%
33	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$74,410	$48,810 – $105,780	-1.4%
34	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,970	$40,280 – $62,500	-1.5%
35	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,300	$47,230 – $103,130	-1.5%
36	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,820	$38,080 – $77,630	-1.6%
37	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$35,530 – $54,040	-1.7%
38	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,260	$23,460 – $57,180	-1.8%
39	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$39,730 – $60,630	-1.9%
40	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,570	$32,730 – $77,490	-2.1%
41	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,580	$37,320 – $79,800	-2.1%
42	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,460	$29,880 – $46,960	-2.3%
43	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,880	$36,400 – $87,840	-2.5%
44	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,700	$50,170 – $124,340	-2.7%
45	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,470	$79,460 – $109,450	-2.9%
46	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,980	$23,290 – $61,610	-3.2%
47	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$44,910	$36,440 – $61,110	-3.3%
48	Prepress Technicians and WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,900	$38,720 – $58,430	-3.7%
49	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,150	$63,270 – $86,230	-3.8%
50	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$37,140	$24,340 – $64,720	-3.9%

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