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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$42,52080View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,4101,640View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$42,160280View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$42,160280View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,920150View salary detail
File Clerks$41,720240View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$41,710460View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,71070View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$41,600780View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$41,3804,150View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$41,330470View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$41,200210View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,970170View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,94070View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other$40,81030View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$40,550170View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$40,540270View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$40,420400View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers$40,32030View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,13050View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$40,000130View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$39,8001,290View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$39,72040View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$39,5602,640View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$39,52040View salary detail
Community Health Workers$39,51040View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,440280View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,400590View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$39,3303,820View salary detail
Order Clerks$39,330270View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,250200View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$39,240440View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,170130View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,140240View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,13090View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$38,990340View salary detail
Medical Assistants$38,8802,550View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,86070View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$38,8406,640View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other$38,830260View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$38,750440View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$38,74080View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$38,67040View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,53070View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$38,50040View salary detail
Riggers$38,49070View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,4206,280View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$38,330560View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$38,2701,500View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$38,250370View 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.