WORKFORCE: Industry – Taxpayer Justice

Employment Growth, Skills and Knowledge, Job Zones, Career Pathways, Industrial Demand, Wages/Projections, Peer Postsecondary, TN Postsecondary, Cluster Awards, Implement

Industries should not be confused with career pathways, as industry employs individuals across pathways. For example, the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) industry will employ more individuals from TDL pathways, but also employ individuals from business, info tech, STEM and etc. pathways. The following data is Shelby County industrial employment and wage data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2022 Industrial Employment

SECTOR	EMPLOYED	AVG WAGE
1	Healthcare and Social Assistance	72,216	69,089
2	Transpotation and Warehousing	66,895	81,912
3	Admin and Waste	49,322	47,066
4	Retail Trade	46,495	44,979
5	Educational Services	39,537	50,152
6	Accommodation and Food Services	38,309	25,659
7	Manufacturing	30,330	87,568
8	Wholesale Trade	28,242	85,658
9	Public Admin	23,881	70,531
10	Professional Technical Services	22,673	79,763
11	Construction	18,892	75,454
12	Finance and Insurance	13,742	132,526
13	Other Services	13,073	52,225
14	Management of Companies	8,127	147,620
15	Real Estate	8,108	72,682
16	Arts, Ent, and Rec	5,542	58,055
17	Information	4,394	81,420
18	Utilities	2,260	98,843

2022 Industrial Average Wages

SECTOR	EMPLOYED	AVG WAGE
1	Management of Companies	8,127	147,620
2	Finance and Insurance	13,742	132,526
3	Utilities	2,260	98,843
4	Manufacturing	30,330	87,568
5	Wholesale Trade	28,242	85,658
6	Transpotation and Warehousing	66,895	81,912
7	Information	4,394	81,420
8	Professional Technical Services	22,673	79,763
9	Construction	18,892	75,454
10	Real Estate	8,108	72,682
11	Public Admin	23,881	70,531
12	Healthcare and Social Assistance	72,216	69,089
13	Arts, Ent, and Rec	5,542	58,055
14	Other Services	13,073	52,225
15	Educational Services	39,537	50,152
16	Admin and Waste	49,322	47,066
17	Retail Trade	46,495	44,979
18	Accommodation and Food Services	38,309	25,659

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