Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Knoxville, TN

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$46,040	100	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$46,040	100	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$46,040	100	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$46,040	100	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,000	4,790	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,990	760	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$45,970	550	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$45,960	370	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$45,940	50	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,920	360	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,820	80	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,750	220	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$45,690	80	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$45,670	150	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$45,670	150	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$45,670	150	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$45,660	250	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$45,620	100	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$45,620	100	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,450	490	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,420	720	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,330	180	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,320	2,350	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$45,110	50	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$45,030	500	View salary detail
Roofers	$45,030	440	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$45,020	60	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$44,940	150	View salary detail
Tutors	$44,840	210	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$44,830	920	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$44,700	190	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$44,700	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,550	180	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$44,520	480	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,420	160	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$44,370	60	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$44,110	330	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$44,090	630	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$44,090	—	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$44,060	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$43,990	290	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$43,260	130	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$43,260	130	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$43,260	130	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$43,190	360	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$43,150	70	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$42,990	250	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,990	250	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$42,610	120	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$42,610	620	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.