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Knoxville, TN

State

Tennessee

Detailed Occupations

552

Average Salary Across Occupations

$65,197

Highest Paying Occupation in Knoxville, TN

General Internal Medicine Physicians leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $446,840.

Largest Employment Market in Knoxville, TN

Retail Salespersons has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 11,980 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Knoxville, TN

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in Knoxville, TN

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Knoxville, TN

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 General Internal Medicine Physicians $446,840 $214.83 140
2 Family Medicine Physicians $326,980 $157.20 550
3 Physicians, All Other $316,450 $152.14 480
4 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $278,520 $133.90 40
5 Chief Executives $232,380 $111.72 600
6 Nurse Anesthetists $207,380 $99.70 480
7 Pediatricians, General $200,920 $96.60 0
8 Nuclear Engineers $180,510 $86.79 200
9 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $174,240 $0.00 80
10 Dentists, General $160,530 $77.18 240
11 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $160,510 $77.17 30
12 Commercial Pilots $158,390 $0.00 110
13 Architectural and Engineering Managers $156,440 $75.21 570
14 Computer and Information Systems Managers $155,940 $74.97 1,270
15 Financial Managers $154,390 $74.23 2,010
16 Lawyers $151,220 $72.70 1,060
17 Marketing Managers $150,090 $72.16 890
18 Business Teachers, Postsecondary $148,920 $0.00 290
19 Natural Sciences Managers $144,090 $69.28 120
20 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $143,740 $0.00 250

👥 Most Available Jobs in Knoxville, TN

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Retail Salespersons 11,980 $34,900 $16.78
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,200 $28,490 $13.70
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9,500 $38,990 $18.74
4 Cashiers 9,140 $27,700 $13.32
5 General and Operations Managers 8,930 $129,760 $62.39
6 Registered Nurses 7,970 $73,480 $35.33
7 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,860 $57,790 $27.79
8 Customer Service Representatives 7,750 $41,510 $19.96
9 Stockers and Order Fillers 7,590 $35,810 $17.22
10 Waiters and Waitresses 7,410 $29,870 $14.36
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,910 $31,670 $15.23
12 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 6,780 $40,740 $19.59
13 Office Clerks, General 6,600 $39,270 $18.88
14 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 6,340 $70,070 $33.69
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 5,390 $47,200 $22.69
16 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 5,340 $30,680 $14.75
17 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,580 $43,910 $21.11
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4,580 $47,340 $22.76
19 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 4,370 $40,340 $19.39
20 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 4,230 $42,800 $20.58