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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,040	260	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$48,990	60	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$48,830	490	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$48,830	490	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$48,780	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$48,710	190	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$48,690	1,210	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$48,620	170	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,540	2,280	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$48,420	170	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$48,410	50	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,380	170	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,120	90	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,040	1,780	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,970	3,590	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$47,960	80	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,920	350	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,860	330	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$47,800	30	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$47,660	760	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$47,530	300	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,530	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,400	630	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$47,370	40	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$47,320	480	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,320	4,510	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$47,320	480	View salary detail
Firefighters	$47,160	970	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$47,140	80	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$47,120	170	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$46,990	60	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$46,920	40	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,920	480	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,890	220	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,880	190	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$46,880	100	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,790	1,030	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$46,710	120	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,670	30	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$46,660	150	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,610	—	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$46,450	50	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,410	520	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$46,330	110	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,250	210	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$46,200	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,180	170	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,170	4,640	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,130	3,640	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,130	2,160	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.