Knoxville, TN Careers and Salaries

649 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Knoxville, TN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,720	12,730	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,720	12,730	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,150	12,430	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,400	10,120	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,400	10,120	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$104,590	8,660	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,100	8,130	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,110	8,030	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,410	7,730	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$28,100	7,260	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,200	7,150	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,840	6,640	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,920	6,460	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,420	6,280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$63,580	6,170	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,000	4,790	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,170	4,640	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,320	4,510	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$41,380	4,150	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,000	3,860	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,520	3,820	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,330	3,820	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$91,690	3,650	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,130	3,640	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,970	3,590	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,980	3,360	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$75,380	3,240	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$59,430	3,110	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,040	3,020	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$67,370	2,980	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,810	2,860	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,130	2,820	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,830	2,680	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$66,830	2,680	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,960	2,650	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,560	2,640	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,300	2,550	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$38,880	2,550	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$30,960	2,510	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,990	2,440	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.