What are the most in demand jobs in Memphis, TN?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Memphis, TN actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Memphis have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Memphis, TN are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Memphis? Turns out the most in demand job in Memphis is registered nurse with 3,642 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Memphis

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Memphis.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Memphis, TN

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	3,642	$64,079
2	Sales Representative	1,241	$47,282
3	Sales Associate	1,114	$37,994
4	Licensed Practical Nurse	996	$42,331
5	Customer Service Representative	993	$25,397
6	Physician	936	$236,311
7	Maintenance Technician	835	$37,353
8	General Manager	731	$58,120
9	Assistant Manager	728	$32,255
10	Registered Nurse PRN	687	$63,760
11	Account Executive	625	$54,879
12	Postdoctoral Research Associate	565	$47,283
13	Server	561	$21,548
14	Physical Therapist	559	$63,488
15	Security Officer	559	$24,423
16	Store Manager	559	$41,716
17	Shift Manager	555	$24,988
18	Certified Nursing Assistant	551	$25,764
19	Delivery Driver	517	$36,397
20	Material Handler	509	$25,543
21	Cook	486	$23,226
22	Sales Consultant	482	$43,095
23	Cashier	470	$21,921
24	Pharmacist Technician	469	$31,571
25	Doctoral Fellow	461	$44,041
26	Medical Technologist	450	$45,004
27	Warehouse Associate	418	$25,283
28	Shift Supervisor	396	$34,231
29	Software Developer	389	$63,394
30	Information Technology Specialist	374	$63,711
31	Automotive Technician	367	$38,941
32	Department Manager	359	$45,922
33	Forklift Operator	357	$26,426
34	Medical Assistant	348	$28,209
35	Shift Leader	332	$27,650
36	Food Service Worker	328	$20,182
37	Principal Consultant	322	$96,593
38	Assistant Store Manager	318	$40,623
39	Operations Manager	317	$63,468
40	Technician	305	$31,143
41	Service Technician	299	$32,726
42	Nurse Extern	297	$22,912
43	Customer Service Associate	296	$24,972
44	Housekeeper	285	$22,179
45	Barista	283	$22,326
46	Manager	283	$64,940
47	Maintenance Person	281	$23,706
48	Account Manager	270	$41,021
49	Driver	265	$24,083
50	Specialist	263	$40,945
51	Crew Member	260	$23,709
52	Surgical Technician	252	$46,668
53	Truck Driver	249	$54,916
54	Business Analyst	248	$54,213
55	Sales Manager	247	$63,073
56	Teacher	237	$39,749
57	Solutions Architect	236	$77,503
58	Hostess	233	$22,673
59	Human Resource Specialist	232	$39,222
60	Support Team Member	232	$23,497
61	Warehouse Worker	223	$25,676
62	Substitute Teacher	213	$28,329
63	Medical Laboratory Technician	207	$48,653
64	Finance Consultant	206	$63,204
65	Restaurant General Manager	203	$49,512
66	Consultant	201	$63,924
67	Associate	197	$41,551
68	Outside Sales Representative	197	$49,303
69	CDL Driver	194	$51,382
70	Finance Analyst	189	$51,536
71	Administrative Assistant	182	$28,678
72	Accountant	179	$42,572
73	Store Assistant	170	$27,639
74	Direct Support Professional	167	$20,852
75	Bartender	165	$20,041
76	Field Service Technician	165	$40,751
77	Analyst	164	$56,082
78	Project Manager	164	$60,780
79	Nurse Practitioner	163	$68,668
80	Retail Sales Consultant	163	$38,866
81	Clinical Research Nurse	160	$40,528
82	Assistant General Manager	157	$51,574
83	Lead Customer Service Representative	157	$31,188
84	Life Insurance Agent	157	$75,977
85	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	156	$72,006
86	Software Engineer	156	$61,227
87	Engineer	155	$64,544
88	Respiratory Therapist	153	$52,578
89	Senior Software Engineer	153	$77,069
90	Internship	149	$30,323
91	Teller	145	$22,509
92	Accounts Payable Clerk	143	$30,667
93	Senior Consultant	140	$87,511
94	Coordinator	135	$41,654
95	Assistant Manager Of Operations	130	$49,121
96	Health Insurance Agent	129	$45,951
97	Senior Project Manager	129	$80,451
98	Developer	126	$71,444
99	Line Cook	125	$23,047
100	Prep Cook	124	$23,262