Top paying occupations
Among the 800 jobs tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in each of the nation’s top metropolitan areas, the biggest annual salaries were paid in metro Chattanooga in 2014 to doctors and dentists.
Doctor tile1. Internists – $245,210
2. Surgeons – $223,210
3. Physicians – $227,030
4. Obstetricians/gynecologists – $198,200
5. Dentists – $190,300
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates” for metro Chattanooga, May 2014. For a fuller list of top-paying jobs, read the June issue of Edge magazine at www.meetsforbusiness.com