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These are the occupations with the largest employment in 2006. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Occupations with the Largest Employment

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#	Occupation	Employment 2006
#	Occupation	1	Retail salespersons	85,980
2	Cashiers, except gaming	75,080
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	73,170
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	72,920
5	Team assemblers	67,490
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	56,290
7	Office clerks, general	56,220
8	Registered nurses	51,960
9	General and operations managers	49,780
10	Waiters and waitresses	49,750
11	Customer service representatives	48,360
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	42,750
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	40,190
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,870
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	37,510
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	35,000
17	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	33,460
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,210
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,170
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	31,850
21	Elementary school teachers, except special education	30,740
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	30,530
23	Postsecondary teachers	27,410
24	Teacher assistants	27,270
25	Child care workers	26,610
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Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.

State Data Source: Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division

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