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
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$56,780	1,470	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$56,720	470	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$56,380	1,860	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56,380	1,860	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$56,310	180	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$56,310	180	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,310	1,070	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$55,920	110	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$55,340	50	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$55,170	40	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$54,910	30	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$54,910	30	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$54,900	520	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$54,550	370	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$53,350	1,440	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$53,180	70	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,910	500	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$52,880	210	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$52,880	80	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$52,190	90	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$52,040	720	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$51,830	70	View salary detail
Midwives	$51,550	280	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$51,550	280	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$51,480	30	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$51,430	50	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,200	330	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,170	740	View salary detail
Paramedics	$51,130	380	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$51,110	120	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$51,030	350	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$50,970	1,070	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,870	1,710	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,720	400	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,400	1,280	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$50,230	170	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$50,030	50	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$50,010	40	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$50,010	190	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$50,010	340	View salary detail
Machinists	$49,900	1,470	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$49,810	50	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$49,780	770	View salary detail
Glaziers	$49,710	100	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,560	60	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$49,420	150	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,290	550	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$49,230	80	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$49,230	80	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$49,050	190	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.