Memphis employment in the present times is promising in service sector which accounts to 27 percent of the total wages and earnings of the city. Its location is conducive for business development especially in transportation, commerce and shipping industries. Memphis is home to the world's busiest cargo airport, Memphis International Airport, which is FedEx Express' major hub for shipping as well as Delta Airlines' secondary core of operations after its merger with Northwest Airlines.

Memphis is home to the world’s busiest cargo airport, Memphis International Airport, which is FedEx Express’ major hub for shipping as well as Delta Airlines’ secondary core of operations after its merger with Northwest Airlines. Three Fortune 500 companies can be found in Memphis city and these are: International Paper, FedEx Corporation and AutoZone Incorporated. Schering-Plough Corporation, a multinational healthcare/pharmaceutical company has its research and development center located in the city as well. Memphis is the county seat of Shelby County with an estimated population of 670, 100 people and the biggest city in Tennessee. It is also the youngest major city in the state of Tennessee together with Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville.

The first settlers in the area are the Mississippian Culture followed by Indian tribe known as Chickasaw. In the 16th century, European explorers together with Spanish and French explorers led by Sieur de La Salle came by the area. Memphis was founded by James Winchester, Andrew Jackson and John Overton in 1819 and the name was taken from the ancient capital of Egypt on the Nile River. Memphis employment during that time was in the transportation sector due to its location which is above the Mississippi River. With the influx of African-American slaves, the city became a major slave market with majority of the slaves was forced to work in the cotton industry. Union forces took control of the city on June 6, 1862 and became the supply base of the Union throughout the war. Many famous musicians grew up around the Memphis area like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Al Green, B.B. King, Isaac Hayes, W.C. Handy, Johnny Cash, Howlin’ Wolf, Booker T. Jones, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.

Cited in the 2000 edition of Inc.Magazine’s top 8 of the 50 best major metro areas for starting and growing a business, Memphis employment in the financial services, pharmaceutical, food processing and medical devices continues to prosper. A large number of international and national companies call Memphis home and the city recorded the highest rate of high technology start-up operations according to Brandow Company research. The average annual wage for all jobs in Memphis is $ 34, 920 thus if you are considering to relocate here and look for a job, these are the occupations that has the least salary: maids, personal aides, dishwasher, short order cooks, fast-food cooks, child care workers, lifeguards, food counter attendants, ushers and ticket takers and gaming dealers. Most of these jobs do not require a college degree and fewer skills. If there is Memphis employment that pays less, there are also some professions that are receiving a better pay than most and these job are: natural science managers, pilots and flight engineers, chief executives, physicians, dentists, psychiatrist; pediatricians, oral surgeons, anesthesiologists and OB-Gynecologists. Most of the jobs that are being paid well are those in the medical field. This is because of the medical knowledge gained and skills obtained during their medical studies that only physician of different specialization can perform. Current job openings in Memphis include warehouse workers, customer service representatives, and file clerk and office assistants.

If you want to work as a customer service representative you must determine if you have the skills, and the ability to handle a very stressful work and not take verbal abuse personally. You must have a friendly phone manner and feel the satisfaction of being able to help solve the customers concern. This job requires you to be able to multi-task, retrieve information quickly and effectively use Microsoft windows. Decide what type of company you want to work with by choosing the products and services it offers which you can easily find in employment agencies, online job resource, or classified ads.

Government agencies also provide Memphis employment especially in the following entities: Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Internal Revenue Service, Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLG&W) and Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Memphis truly is a great city to live with the abundance of job opportunities and economic activities that can support a growing population.

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