- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Cummins TEC and Care Bring Career Opportunities to Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/363706?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/363706?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/363706?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Cummins TEC and Care Bring Career Opportunities to Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee&body=ESG News from Cummins Inc https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/363706?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Business & Employee Engagement](/CSR-News/responsible-business-employee-engagement) # Cummins TEC and Care Bring Career Opportunities to Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee Feb 2, 2022 8:25 AM ET ![Ribbon cutting for TCAT Memphis’ new Diesel Technology Building. From left: Regent Nisha Powers, member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, TCAT Memphis President Roland Rayner, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Fernando Herndon, Cummins Inc.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Cummins_TEC_TCAT_Memphis_3_Ribbon_Cutting_2022.jpg "Ribbon cutting for TCAT Memphis’ new Diesel Technology Building. From left: Regent Nisha Powers, member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, TCAT Memphis President Roland Rayner, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Fernando Herndon, Cummins Inc.") ![From left: TCAT Nashville diesel technology student Jonathan Ellis (holding ribbon on left), Deepak Gupta of Cummins, TCAT Nashville President Nathan Garrett, Tosin Tomori of Cummins, Tennessee Board of Regents Members Emily Reynolds and Joey Hatch](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Cummins_TEC_Nashville_2022.JPG "From left: TCAT Nashville diesel technology student Jonathan Ellis (holding ribbon on left), Deepak Gupta of Cummins, TCAT Nashville President Nathan Garrett, Tosin Tomori of Cummins, Tennessee Board of Regents Members Emily Reynolds and Joey Hatch") ![Inside the Cummins TEC @ TCAT](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Cummins_TEC_TCAT_Memphis_2022.4.jpg "Inside the Cummins TEC @ TCAT") ![Memphis Mayor, Jim Strickland speaks at announcement of the Cummins Technical Education for Communities (TEC) initiative at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Memphis (TCAT Memphis).](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Cummins_TEC_TCAT_Memphis_Mayor_Strickland_2022.jpg "Memphis Mayor, Jim Strickland speaks at announcement of the Cummins Technical Education for Communities (TEC) initiative at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Memphis (TCAT Memphis).") ![Ribbon cutting for TCAT Memphis’ new Diesel Technology Building. From left: Regent Nisha Powers, member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, TCAT Memphis President Roland Rayner, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Fernando Herndon, Cummins Inc.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Cummins_TEC_TCAT_Memphis_3_Ribbon_Cutting_2022.jpg?h=29234840 "Ribbon cutting for TCAT Memphis’ new Diesel Technology Building. From left: Regent Nisha Powers, member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, TCAT Memphis President Roland Rayner, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Fernando Herndon, Cummins Inc.") ![From left: TCAT Nashville diesel technology student Jonathan Ellis (holding ribbon on left), Deepak Gupta of Cummins, TCAT Nashville President Nathan Garrett, Tosin Tomori of Cummins, Tennessee Board of Regents Members Emily Reynolds and Joey Hatch](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Cummins_TEC_Nashville_2022.JPG?h=48212d01 "From left: TCAT Nashville diesel technology student Jonathan Ellis (holding ribbon on left), Deepak Gupta of Cummins, TCAT Nashville President Nathan Garrett, Tosin Tomori of Cummins, Tennessee Board of Regents Members Emily Reynolds and Joey Hatch") ![Inside the Cummins TEC @ TCAT](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Cummins_TEC_TCAT_Memphis_2022.4.jpg?h=29234840 "Inside the Cummins TEC @ TCAT") ![Memphis Mayor, Jim Strickland speaks at announcement of the Cummins Technical Education for Communities (TEC) initiative at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Memphis (TCAT Memphis).](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Cummins_TEC_TCAT_Memphis_Mayor_Strickland_2022.jpg?h=749e6fc9 "Memphis Mayor, Jim Strickland speaks at announcement of the Cummins Technical Education for Communities (TEC) initiative at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Memphis (TCAT Memphis).") [Cummins](https://www.cummins.com/news/releases/2022/01/20/isuzu-and-cummins-announce-battery-electric-truck-collaboration) According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2020, the median wage for diesel service technicians and mechanics was $50,200, however that is just the middle of the pay scale. Some heavy-duty technicians make as much as $72,000 to $93,000 per year. When Cummins Inc. created the Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity (CARE) initiative in 2020, launching new Technical Education for Communities (TEC) workforce development programs in identified U.S. cities was an opportunity to create educational pathways for Black residents to good, living wage jobs in transportation, logistics and other industries. In January, Cummins TEC partnered with the Tennessee College for Applied Technology (TCAT) to open a new facility to create technical career opportunities in Memphis, Tennessee. Through CARE, Cummins TEC also forged a partnership with McGavock High School in Nashville, Tennessee to improve pathways for Black youth into prosperous careers in the diesel field. “Cummins TEC seeks to transform lives through technical vocational education by training disadvantaged youth in employable skills to gain good jobs,” said Tracy Embree, Vice President and President, Cummins Distribution segment. “Cummins and McGavock High School have been partners since 2006, and our employees have volunteered over 5,700 hours supporting the school, including renovating the school’s courtyard, providing tours of Cummins facilities, and offering job shadowing opportunities.” Cummins and its partners including, Tennessee Trucking Association, Cumberland Trucking, and Velocity Trucking, have provided equipment and tools to the schools’ Diesel Powered Equipment Technology and Automotive programs to enrich the students’ hands-on learning experience. “Now, more than ever, employers continue to struggle to find qualified candidates to fill good paying roles such as diesel engine service technicians,” said Fernando Herndon, Cummins Executive Director, External Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives and CARE Leader. “TEC’s purpose is focused on supporting and advancing communities, and across Tennessee many opportunities exist with companies challenged when it comes to finding, hiring and retaining good talent. We look forward to working together with TCAT, the Tennessee Board of Regents and other industry partners to help provide pathways to good jobs for the students.” Click [here to learn more about TEC](https://www.cummins.com/company/global-impact/corporate-responsibility/community-impact/technical-education-communities), and [here to learn more about TCAT](https://tcatnashville.edu/about/about-tcat). 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