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Careers in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Part of Tennessee.

Chattanooga, TN-GA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 91.464, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.6% · 285,621 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Cardiologists$610,080
  2. 2Physicians, All Other$429,900
  3. 3General Internal Medicine Physicians$291,200
  4. 4Family Medicine Physicians$264,690
  5. 5Chief Executives$209,990

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators8,120 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers7,770 employed
  3. 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand7,730 employed
  4. 4Retail Salespersons7,020 employed
  5. 5Registered Nurses6,460 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders13.46× national avg
  2. 2Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders9.79× national avg
  3. 3Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers8.95× national avg
  4. 4Traffic Technicians8.06× national avg
  5. 5Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic7.88× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Cardiologists$667,017
  2. 2Physicians, All Other$470,021
  3. 3General Internal Medicine Physicians$318,377
  4. 4Family Medicine Physicians$289,393
  5. 5Chief Executives$229,588

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Tennessee state page.