Wages by Occupation in Knoxville, TN

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 424,600 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,080 for all occupations combined. 536 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Knoxville, TN area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

32.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 92.6 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 82.8; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 58,735 residents (6.5% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,830; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.2% in 2025, with a labor force of about 470,579 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

35.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$31,729	$32,485
High school graduate	$39,283	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,965	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$61,746	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$77,556	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	26.9% (±1.5)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.8% (±0.7)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.7% (±0.6)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6% (±0.3)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	4.5% (±1.1)	7.7%
High school graduate	4.7% (±0.7)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	3.4% (±0.6)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.5% (±0.3)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	35.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.6%	10.0%
Business	19.8%	20.1%
Education	12.3%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	22.3%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	3,240	$75,380	$82,250	7.64	0.82
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$39,520	$41,050	0.09	1.23
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	40	$115,230	$112,980	0.09	0.85
Administrative Services Managers	990	$125,470	$133,180	2.33	1.37
Advertising and Promotions Managers	60	$101,850	$108,540	0.15	1.09
Advertising Sales Agents	120	$46,710	$52,280	0.29	0.50
Aerospace Engineers	90	$107,100	$122,700	0.22	0.50
Agricultural Workers, All Other	60	$33,680	$35,230	0.13	5.60
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	50	$45,940	$53,100	0.12	1.93
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	300	$67,300	$66,990	0.71	0.80
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	550	$27,280	$28,860	1.30	0.51
Animal Caretakers	840	$32,390	$35,690	1.98	1.15
Animal Control Workers	40	$39,720	$42,880	0.09	1.20
Animal Trainers	70	$30,530	$35,350	0.17	1.37
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$60,900	$64,280	0.15	2.56
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	380	$94,310	$95,410	0.90	1.31
Architectural and Civil Drafters	250	$72,180	$77,940	0.58	0.87
Architectural and Engineering Managers	610	$162,950	$169,940	1.44	1.02
Art Directors	90	$79,500	$93,500	0.22	0.64
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$78,080	$88,640	0.42	0.69
Athletic Trainers	70	$59,570	$61,740	0.16	0.80
Audio and Video Technicians	170	$48,420	$54,500	0.41	0.91
Audiologists	—	$92,570	$90,740	—	—
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	60	$46,990	$52,440	0.15	1.16
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	440	$30,720	$31,630	1.03	1.57
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	520	$46,410	$51,720	1.22	1.27
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,280	$48,540	$52,650	5.37	1.19
Avionics Technicians	90	$52,190	$59,590	0.22	1.80
Bakers	610	$31,890	$32,700	1.44	0.95
Bartenders	1,400	$28,860	$32,530	3.30	0.68
Bill and Account Collectors	440	$38,750	$40,420	1.04	1.02
Billing and Posting Clerks	920	$44,830	$46,560	2.18	0.84
Biochemists and Biophysicists	30	$149,140	$165,540	0.08	0.37
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$100,220	$104,890	0.41	1.29
Biological Scientists, All Other	70	$78,130	$83,300	0.17	0.47
Boilermakers	50	$51,430	$70,750	0.11	1.68
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,510	$47,320	$49,040	10.62	1.20
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	70	$64,090	$62,560	0.17	0.51
Broadcast Technicians	40	$55,170	$55,470	0.10	0.72
Brokerage Clerks	40	$60,040	$66,180	0.10	0.43
Budget Analysts	170	$80,870	$90,400	0.40	1.32
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	910	$58,010	$56,180	2.13	1.14
Bus Drivers, School	730	$31,340	$36,390	1.71	0.66
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,130	$77,700	$87,370	2.67	0.38
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$103,010	$148,640	0.61	1.15
Butchers and Meat Cutters	290	$37,580	$38,800	0.69	0.79
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,650	$64,400	$70,940	3.89	1.23
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	220	$46,890	$47,990	0.52	1.06
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	70	$53,180	$57,470	0.16	1.18
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	130	$72,100	$69,160	0.30	0.73
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	190	$64,490	$64,240	0.45	0.61
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	340	$63,530	$61,900	0.81	1.13
Cargo and Freight Agents	280	$42,160	$50,170	0.66	1.05
Carpenters	1,280	$50,400	$53,520	3.02	0.70
Cashiers	8,030	$29,110	$28,640	18.90	0.95
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	550	$45,970	$47,640	1.30	0.98
Chefs and Head Cooks	470	$62,770	$67,690	1.11	0.87
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	190	$46,880	$47,470	0.44	0.49
Chemical Technicians	170	$50,230	$55,850	0.40	1.09
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$88,440	$100,610	0.15	1.18
Chemists	100	$99,790	$97,840	0.23	0.44
Chief Executives	510	$198,890	$233,920	1.21	0.92
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,070	$56,310	$55,940	2.53	1.00
Childcare Workers	1,800	$29,590	$29,570	4.24	1.27
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	350	$60,580	$60,080	0.83	1.90
Civil Engineers	1,110	$96,320	$107,580	2.61	1.10
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	440	$80,820	$80,600	1.04	0.50
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,290	$33,890	$34,130	3.04	1.24
Clergy	60	$57,140	$56,570	0.14	0.37
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	170	$64,410	$81,840	0.40	0.82
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,320	$58,650	$58,150	3.10	1.45
Coaches and Scouts	970	$36,670	$57,670	2.28	1.42
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	490	$45,450	$48,880	1.15	1.13
Commercial and Industrial Designers	100	$70,200	$78,110	0.24	1.10
Commercial Pilots	80	$123,000	$125,980	0.18	0.60
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$103,320	$98,260	0.20	1.08
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	210	$52,880	$54,140	0.50	0.72
Community Health Workers	40	$39,510	$42,440	0.10	0.26
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	290	$73,540	$80,350	0.69	0.96
Compliance Officers	1,070	$65,120	$75,980	2.53	0.94
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,380	$143,650	$156,880	3.25	0.75
Computer Network Architects	480	$117,480	$118,480	1.13	0.98
Computer Network Support Specialists	350	$76,820	$77,770	0.82	0.88
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	260	$49,040	$52,130	0.62	0.57
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	40	$70,230	$75,850	0.10	0.56
Computer Occupations, All Other	1,370	$66,960	$76,910	3.23	1.15
Computer Programmers	110	$66,760	$70,310	0.27	0.45
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$101,710	$122,550	0.33	1.43
Computer Systems Analysts	1,210	$85,730	$91,380	2.86	0.86
Computer User Support Specialists	1,440	$53,350	$56,700	3.40	0.74
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	200	$39,250	$45,140	0.47	1.11
Concierges	80	$33,310	$33,890	0.19	0.61
Construction and Building Inspectors	440	$58,150	$59,070	1.04	1.10
Construction Laborers	3,640	$46,130	$48,210	8.57	1.22
Construction Managers	730	$101,910	$114,370	1.72	0.70
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	100	$59,140	$56,790	0.24	0.78
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	80	$36,350	$42,890	0.19	1.30
Cooks, All Other	180	$35,120	$32,220	0.43	3.44
Cooks, Fast Food	2,120	$27,580	$28,980	5.00	1.21
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	970	$35,150	$34,460	2.28	0.80
Cooks, Restaurant	3,820	$36,520	$35,930	8.99	0.99
Cooks, Short Order	320	$30,210	$30,880	0.76	0.85
Correctional Officers and Jailers	720	$52,040	$51,340	1.70	0.70
Cost Estimators	540	$72,900	$77,970	1.27	0.88
Counselors, All Other	80	$52,880	$56,070	0.19	1.03
Counter and Rental Clerks	1,080	$37,440	$41,170	2.55	0.99
Couriers and Messengers	620	$42,610	$39,690	1.46	3.31
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	440	$39,240	$44,010	1.03	0.89
Crane and Tower Operators	110	$58,670	$59,930	0.27	0.97
Credit Analysts	280	$58,550	$71,200	0.67	1.61
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	120	$34,800	$43,510	0.28	3.62
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	240	$35,310	$37,000	0.56	0.93
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	250	$42,990	$47,010	0.59	3.53
Customer Service Representatives	6,640	$38,840	$42,810	15.63	0.94
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	150	$41,920	$43,260	0.35	1.21
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	720	$45,420	$44,030	1.70	1.55
Data Entry Keyers	340	$38,990	$40,480	0.80	0.98
Data Scientists	320	$92,640	$102,070	0.76	0.45
Database Architects	80	$101,090	$107,410	0.18	0.42
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	100	$34,660	$43,740	0.25	0.59
Dental Assistants	1,030	$46,790	$49,500	2.42	0.97
Dental Hygienists	590	$84,640	$87,100	1.39	0.97
Dental Laboratory Technicians	50	$55,340	$57,440	0.12	0.52
Dentists, General	220	$157,900	$174,200	0.51	0.64
Designers, All Other	40	$50,010	$68,360	0.10	1.63
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	230	$78,600	$95,140	0.55	0.75
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	280	$79,360	$76,710	0.67	1.15
Dietitians and Nutritionists	130	$66,330	$67,700	0.30	0.60
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,530	$30,080	$30,020	3.61	1.03
Dishwashers	1,110	$29,530	$30,990	2.62	0.86
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	550	$49,290	$51,110	1.29	0.99
Drafters, All Other	140	$34,620	$46,210	0.34	3.62
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$41,710	$43,760	0.16	5.24
Driver/Sales Workers	1,290	$39,800	$38,730	3.04	1.16
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	50	$48,410	$56,280	0.12	0.94
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$162,850	$145,460	0.08	1.08
Editors	120	$59,630	$65,690	0.29	0.48
Education Administrators, All Other	160	$127,720	$123,890	0.38	1.08
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	760	$99,950	$97,510	1.79	0.85
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	640	$99,780	$134,200	1.51	1.30
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$78,330	$84,460	0.40	1.01
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	430	$57,100	$56,680	1.02	1.34
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	790	$58,640	$59,600	1.86	0.82
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	290	$67,060	$69,550	0.69	1.13
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	80	$74,390	$76,500	0.20	1.71
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	—	$57,080	$54,280	—	—
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	190	$59,560	$57,640	0.46	1.09
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	70	$94,790	$85,550	0.16	1.20
Electrical Engineers	630	$108,590	$115,020	1.49	1.16
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	440	$99,780	$90,110	1.03	1.23
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	200	$36,510	$40,220	0.47	0.30
Electricians	2,170	$58,640	$59,430	5.10	1.05
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	80	$118,020	$121,890	0.18	0.29
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,360	$61,980	$59,170	7.92	0.89
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	180	$45,330	$45,100	0.43	0.43
Emergency Management Directors	50	$85,480	$90,520	0.13	1.46
Emergency Medical Technicians	560	$38,330	$38,920	1.31	1.13
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	370	$129,240	$131,220	0.87	3.37
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	150	$45,670	$60,040	0.35	0.90
Engineers, All Other	940	$99,650	$104,200	2.20	2.22
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	230	$64,220	$72,790	0.54	1.44
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	70	$79,950	$88,620	0.16	0.67
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	60	$28,260	$30,500	0.13	2.95
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	250	$91,440	$83,140	0.59	7.48
Environmental Engineers	190	$86,550	$100,520	0.44	1.77
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	250	$75,420	$83,150	0.60	1.04
Etchers and Engravers	40	$35,820	$40,660	0.09	1.79
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	570	$67,310	$72,630	1.33	0.45
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	760	$45,990	$44,980	1.80	0.87
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	740	$51,170	$50,610	1.74	4.45
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	220	$45,750	$47,700	0.52	1.39
Facilities Managers	360	$120,740	$123,700	0.86	0.86
Family Medicine Physicians	590	$460,080	$383,670	1.38	1.99
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	100	$46,880	$49,810	0.23	0.93
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	140	$30,620	$33,090	0.32	0.19
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	50	$31,200	$35,740	0.11	0.51
Fast Food and Counter Workers	12,730	$27,720	$27,950	29.97	1.21
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	80	$45,690	$48,140	0.19	1.83
File Clerks	240	$41,720	$43,550	0.56	1.19
Film and Video Editors	70	$51,830	$54,480	0.16	0.97
Financial and Investment Analysts	590	$85,570	$91,430	1.39	0.60
Financial Clerks, All Other	60	$45,020	$51,960	0.15	0.65
Financial Examiners	100	$84,510	$94,430	0.24	0.55
Financial Managers	2,090	$133,570	$152,560	4.93	0.91
Financial Risk Specialists	90	$83,240	$94,450	0.20	0.50
Financial Specialists, All Other	280	$62,420	$75,060	0.65	0.77
Firefighters	970	$47,160	$49,910	2.28	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,680	$66,830	$71,670	6.31	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	110	$55,920	$61,850	0.26	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	170	$46,180	$50,140	0.41	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	240	$74,980	$69,180	0.57	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	4,150	$41,380	$45,240	9.78	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	630	$47,400	$50,390	1.49	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	370	$54,550	$58,280	0.88	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,910	$75,930	$79,170	4.50	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	500	$77,130	$86,790	1.19	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	6,170	$63,580	$70,610	14.54	1.57
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	290	$43,990	$50,740	0.69	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	620	$60,800	$74,110	1.45	1.46
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,550	$64,300	$73,170	6.01	1.39
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,590	$47,970	$52,010	8.46	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	190	$48,710	$59,750	0.45	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,950	$60,160	$64,370	4.60	1.15
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	30	$51,480	$49,880	0.08	0.51
Floral Designers	160	$36,040	$36,050	0.39	1.48
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	200	$37,880	$40,240	0.47	3.60
Food Batchmakers	250	$42,990	$43,420	0.59	0.53
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	210	$41,200	$46,030	0.49	2.44
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	530	$35,970	$32,130	1.24	2.29
Food Preparation Workers	2,510	$30,960	$31,220	5.90	1.03
Food Processing Workers, All Other	70	$38,860	$40,170	0.17	0.42
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	620	$29,100	$30,730	1.47	0.78
Food Service Managers	610	$63,940	$75,010	1.43	0.93
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$79,080	$78,020	0.28	2.24
Forensic Science Technicians	70	$70,500	$76,340	0.16	1.27
Forest and Conservation Technicians	40	$47,370	$49,270	0.10	0.52
Forest and Conservation Workers	30	$40,320	$36,670	0.07	1.89
Fundraisers	250	$58,940	$61,320	0.59	0.82
Fundraising Managers	40	$97,410	$99,410	0.08	0.33
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	80	$45,820	$48,710	0.19	2.06
General and Operations Managers	8,660	$104,590	$131,710	20.39	0.91
General Internal Medicine Physicians	100	$314,020	$366,110	0.24	0.57
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	50	$77,870	$86,380	0.13	0.86
Glaziers	100	$49,710	$52,170	0.23	0.62
Graphic Designers	470	$56,720	$60,810	1.10	0.87
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	130	$39,170	$43,400	0.31	0.73
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	170	$40,550	$43,440	0.41	4.68
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	910	$30,650	$38,460	2.15	1.09
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	230	$75,280	$76,130	0.54	1.62
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	50	$129,840	$125,030	0.11	0.79
Health Education Specialists	80	$64,320	$74,600	0.18	0.43
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	80	$47,140	$54,320	0.18	0.73
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	560	$81,570	$96,040	1.32	0.93
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	100	$46,040	$56,520	0.25	0.21
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	280	$51,550	$62,470	0.65	2.90
Healthcare Social Workers	530	$61,560	$62,010	1.25	1.03
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	130	$43,260	$45,810	0.30	0.42
Hearing Aid Specialists	40	$62,790	$61,550	0.10	1.41
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$40,940	$48,320	0.17	1.91
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,470	$56,780	$57,930	3.47	1.32
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	8,130	$59,100	$60,210	19.14	1.44
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	40	$38,500	$40,340	0.09	0.54
Helpers--Carpenters	30	$46,670	$45,190	0.07	0.53
Helpers--Electricians	370	$38,250	$39,500	0.86	2.11
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	370	$37,190	$39,090	0.88	1.43
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	180	$44,550	$42,460	0.43	1.51
Helpers--Production Workers	470	$41,330	$41,780	1.12	1.05
Highway Maintenance Workers	330	$44,110	$45,450	0.79	0.79
History Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$78,220	$81,870	0.18	1.45
Home Appliance Repairers	60	$48,990	$48,900	0.13	0.65
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,610	$32,710	$33,000	10.85	0.39
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,600	$27,250	$26,200	3.76	1.35
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	880	$29,970	$31,440	2.06	1.23
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	500	$45,030	$47,000	1.17	2.01
Human Resources Managers	530	$132,200	$148,490	1.25	0.88
Human Resources Specialists	2,980	$67,370	$74,560	7.02	1.20
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	490	$48,830	$57,740	1.17	2.40
Industrial Engineers	960	$95,750	$99,060	2.27	0.96
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,560	$69,140	$68,330	3.67	1.30
Industrial Production Managers	750	$120,020	$132,660	1.77	1.12
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,640	$42,410	$43,900	3.87	0.78
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	160	$44,420	$47,400	0.39	0.44
Information Security Analysts	480	$102,210	$106,810	1.13	0.92
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2,160	$46,130	$48,090	5.10	1.33
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	480	$47,320	$51,680	1.12	0.99
Instructional Coordinators	530	$76,110	$74,230	1.24	0.85
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	170	$48,380	$51,150	0.40	1.41
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	110	$46,330	$47,100	0.26	1.59
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	40	$76,280	$76,920	0.11	1.42
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	480	$44,520	$45,900	1.14	0.83
Insurance Sales Agents	940	$65,060	$92,640	2.21	0.72
Insurance Underwriters	150	$73,880	$73,690	0.35	0.52
Interior Designers	200	$61,770	$64,620	0.47	1.03
Interpreters and Translators	140	$64,770	$57,040	0.33	0.99
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	90	$39,130	$40,360	0.21	0.22
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	7,150	$31,200	$33,600	16.83	1.18
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	80	$49,230	$49,380	0.19	1.30
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$148,580	$154,600	0.08	0.54
Judicial Law Clerks	—	$87,820	$81,120	—	—
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	400	$61,030	$57,890	0.95	1.36
Labor Relations Specialists	80	$57,320	$66,180	0.18	0.43
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	10,120	$37,400	$39,500	23.84	1.26
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3,020	$36,040	$37,760	7.11	1.16
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	460	$32,300	$31,930	1.08	0.85
Lawyers	1,250	$126,520	$148,910	2.95	0.61
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	330	$47,860	$50,700	0.77	0.77
Legal Support Workers, All Other	90	$58,600	$66,960	0.22	0.74
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	310	$63,500	$59,900	0.74	0.86
Library Assistants, Clerical	120	$35,890	$36,810	0.29	0.53
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$76,940	$88,690	0.14	5.88
Library Technicians	50	$50,030	$47,210	0.11	0.25
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,650	$57,960	$55,240	6.24	1.50
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	810	$62,050	$66,270	1.91	4.01
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	180	$26,920	$27,090	0.42	0.42
Light Truck Drivers	3,820	$39,330	$43,060	9.00	1.42
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	630	$44,090	$46,110	1.48	1.40
Loan Officers	930	$63,830	$72,220	2.20	1.24
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	40	$46,920	$50,840	0.09	0.89
Lodging Managers	80	$62,700	$79,970	0.19	0.68
Logisticians	540	$65,030	$69,540	1.28	0.79
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	70	$38,530	$37,760	0.16	0.60
Machinists	1,470	$49,900	$52,940	3.46	1.87
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	190	$77,080	$75,580	0.45	1.62
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,440	$29,990	$30,950	5.74	1.04
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	80	$35,280	$35,290	0.20	0.55
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	4,640	$46,170	$48,520	10.92	1.11
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	130	$62,460	$62,530	0.29	0.77
Management Analysts	1,530	$97,470	$105,680	3.61	0.63
Managers, All Other	2,430	$101,930	$109,270	5.71	1.43
Manicurists and Pedicurists	220	$34,950	$36,850	0.53	0.54
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,730	$62,890	$68,150	4.07	0.70
Marketing Managers	930	$131,040	$144,480	2.19	0.86
Marriage and Family Therapists	120	$42,610	$45,280	0.29	0.67
Massage Therapists	170	$47,120	$54,850	0.41	0.65
Material Moving Workers, All Other	40	$35,080	$39,500	0.10	0.68
Materials Engineers	80	$83,240	$96,890	0.19	1.30
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	230	$78,210	$96,210	0.54	1.75
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	330	$30,520	$32,380	0.77	0.82
Mechanical Drafters	170	$64,730	$69,730	0.40	1.57
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	180	$56,310	$61,400	0.43	1.85
Mechanical Engineers	760	$99,070	$102,210	1.78	0.93
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	80	$42,520	$45,830	0.19	1.48
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,880	$104,250	$122,710	4.43	1.15
Medical Assistants	2,550	$38,880	$40,580	6.00	1.14
Medical Equipment Preparers	210	$46,250	$46,670	0.49	0.99
Medical Equipment Repairers	300	$47,530	$51,210	0.71	1.68
Medical Records Specialists	760	$47,660	$50,230	1.80	1.44
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	640	$102,720	$104,220	1.51	1.36
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	6,280	$38,420	$42,300	14.79	2.39
Medical Transcriptionists	340	$37,860	$37,570	0.81	3.03
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	330	$51,200	$57,030	0.78	0.84
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	250	$45,660	$49,080	0.59	0.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	580	$34,970	$36,510	1.36	1.28
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	220	$35,530	$38,650	0.51	4.97
Meter Readers, Utilities	180	$44,700	$50,240	0.43	3.43
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,830	$63,410	$61,470	4.30	1.08
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	—	$46,610	$49,200	—	—
Millwrights	200	$61,820	$60,690	0.48	1.83
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,940	$39,220	$42,000	13.98	1.55
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	70	$39,110	$41,540	0.17	0.95
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$48,120	$50,800	0.20	0.34
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	340	$61,500	$62,560	0.81	0.71
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	590	$39,400	$43,080	1.38	1.43
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	280	$30,410	$33,560	0.65	2.15
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	60	$49,560	$51,350	0.13	0.89
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$141,130	$164,690	0.40	0.57
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	880	$87,400	$92,530	2.07	1.02
New Accounts Clerks	30	$47,800	$47,680	0.08	0.34
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	110	$61,020	$70,240	0.25	0.98
Nuclear Engineers	240	$179,660	$185,740	0.56	5.74
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	60	$82,620	$87,410	0.14	1.30
Nuclear Technicians	60	$78,850	$85,800	0.14	3.39
Nurse Anesthetists	220	$213,900	$199,990	0.53	1.58
Nurse Practitioners	1,630	$109,740	$112,460	3.85	1.85
Nursing Assistants	3,860	$38,000	$37,170	9.09	0.98
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$81,600	$90,740	0.42	0.85
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	30	$365,260	$273,230	0.08	0.56
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	470	$78,110	$82,600	1.11	1.23
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	30	$59,610	$62,000	0.07	0.36
Occupational Therapists	290	$94,490	$89,970	0.68	0.65
Occupational Therapy Assistants	210	$59,930	$49,960	0.50	1.51
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	780	$41,600	$45,420	1.85	1.49
Office Clerks, General	6,460	$37,920	$39,400	15.21	0.96
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	50	$45,110	$44,890	0.13	0.78
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,210	$48,690	$53,450	2.85	0.93
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	240	$39,140	$41,970	0.57	1.26
Opticians, Dispensing	190	$49,050	$51,920	0.45	0.95
Optometrists	80	$125,090	$116,860	0.19	0.70
Order Clerks	270	$39,330	$41,850	0.63	1.30
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	150	$46,660	$46,520	0.34	1.48
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	520	$37,490	$41,550	1.21	0.50
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,540	$36,410	$35,320	3.62	1.01
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	400	$40,420	$43,370	0.94	0.65
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	480	$46,920	$46,000	1.14	1.84
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	770	$49,780	$55,750	1.82	0.72
Paramedics	380	$51,130	$55,160	0.90	1.39
Parking Attendants	120	$31,540	$32,800	0.28	0.32
Parts Salespersons	890	$36,200	$41,140	2.09	1.21
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	270	$40,540	$45,820	0.64	2.38
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	500	$52,910	$55,890	1.18	1.20
Pediatricians, General	—	$164,720	$183,750	—	—
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	80	$33,270	$33,240	0.18	0.47
Personal Financial Advisors	420	$80,370	$142,020	0.98	0.57
Personal Service Managers, All Other	—	$71,990	$64,550	—	—
Pest Control Workers	460	$41,710	$43,510	1.08	1.64
Pharmacists	990	$132,460	$128,740	2.33	1.12
Pharmacy Aides	170	$29,700	$29,250	0.41	1.61
Pharmacy Technicians	1,500	$38,270	$41,450	3.52	1.16
Phlebotomists	490	$38,090	$40,140	1.16	1.25
Photographers	100	$36,240	$43,280	0.23	0.70
Physical Scientists, All Other	60	$136,990	$138,010	0.14	0.99
Physical Therapist Aides	120	$30,200	$32,530	0.27	0.88
Physical Therapist Assistants	440	$60,280	$61,670	1.04	1.45
Physical Therapists	590	$96,110	$92,960	1.40	0.81
Physician Assistants	240	$107,980	$112,760	0.57	0.54
Physicians, All Other	690	$276,370	$296,120	1.63	0.74
Physicists	120	$165,010	$156,290	0.28	2.17
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$99,090	$112,720	0.19	2.25
Plant and System Operators, All Other	30	$54,910	$57,970	0.07	0.79
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	280	$39,440	$40,470	0.66	3.14
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,700	$59,860	$60,510	4.00	1.33
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,860	$56,380	$57,350	4.38	1.02
Postal Service Clerks	160	$63,650	$63,770	0.36	0.77
Postal Service Mail Carriers	990	$58,910	$60,610	2.34	1.11
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	480	$58,470	$58,850	1.14	1.68
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	30	$97,780	$100,990	0.07	0.82
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	460	$78,020	$88,130	1.08	1.12
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	50	$77,440	$84,640	0.12	2.13
Power Plant Operators	90	$115,920	$111,850	0.22	1.17
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	90	$85,100	$69,370	0.21	3.56
Prepress Technicians and Workers	60	$44,370	$41,930	0.14	0.91
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	520	$29,500	$39,330	1.22	0.40
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	50	$33,930	$37,610	0.11	0.51
Printing Press Operators	360	$45,920	$43,790	0.85	0.92
Private Detectives and Investigators	70	$43,150	$45,790	0.17	0.73
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	250	$58,030	$56,800	0.60	1.04
Procurement Clerks	370	$45,960	$45,600	0.88	2.45
Producers and Directors	290	$58,660	$70,270	0.68	0.74
Production Workers, All Other	2,640	$39,560	$42,980	6.21	3.84
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1,710	$50,870	$55,730	4.02	1.60
Project Management Specialists	3,650	$91,690	$94,860	8.59	1.25
Property Appraisers and Assessors	90	$62,090	$67,590	0.22	0.61
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	500	$63,890	$75,180	1.18	0.59
Protective Service Workers, All Other	100	$45,620	$51,880	0.24	0.46
Psychiatric Technicians	360	$43,190	$43,690	0.86	0.85
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$81,030	$92,870	0.26	0.98
Public Relations Managers	90	$140,660	$141,200	0.20	0.42
Public Relations Specialists	420	$57,360	$64,900	1.00	0.55
Public Safety Telecommunicators	190	$44,700	$43,980	0.44	0.67
Purchasing Managers	210	$139,530	$143,990	0.50	0.92
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	50	$49,810	$56,530	0.11	1.59
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	670	$68,890	$66,690	1.58	1.06
Real Estate Brokers	70	$58,280	$57,900	0.17	0.59
Real Estate Sales Agents	290	$37,820	$48,660	0.69	0.55
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,620	$35,620	$35,080	3.82	0.65
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$98,230	$91,740	0.13	1.64
Recreation Workers	400	$34,850	$35,710	0.95	0.44
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	350	$51,030	$45,620	0.83	0.87
Registered Nurses	9,500	$77,240	$78,410	22.37	1.03
Rehabilitation Counselors	230	$44,060	$44,790	0.55	0.90
Religious Workers, All Other	30	$40,810	$46,910	0.08	0.78
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	150	$36,820	$46,850	0.35	0.46
Residential Advisors	330	$35,670	$38,280	0.78	1.42
Respiratory Therapists	460	$64,800	$67,610	1.09	1.21
Retail Salespersons	12,430	$31,150	$34,990	29.27	1.17
Riggers	70	$38,490	$44,300	0.15	1.06
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	320	$58,680	$58,010	0.76	4.66
Roofers	440	$45,030	$43,830	1.04	1.20
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	150	$49,420	$60,980	0.34	0.58
Sales Engineers	110	$104,170	$111,530	0.26	0.78
Sales Managers	1,410	$119,380	$140,330	3.32	0.81
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,360	$59,400	$64,760	5.55	0.69
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	3,110	$59,430	$72,010	7.31	0.92
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	810	$84,000	$98,880	1.91	1.05
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	130	$40,000	$39,990	0.30	1.13
School Bus Monitors	50	$26,680	$29,910	0.11	0.23
School Psychologists	160	$76,850	$74,030	0.38	0.93
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,820	$63,130	$62,910	6.63	0.97
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,790	$46,000	$46,140	11.27	1.03
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	1,070	$50,970	$74,920	2.53	0.80
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	420	$58,090	$57,420	0.98	1.77
Security Guards	2,860	$35,810	$39,730	6.74	0.82
Self-Enrichment Teachers	420	$36,200	$44,390	1.00	0.47
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	170	$40,970	$41,940	0.41	1.06
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	80	$38,740	$46,700	0.20	0.99
Sewing Machine Operators	520	$33,680	$33,220	1.24	1.83
Sheet Metal Workers	270	$61,340	$58,810	0.63	0.81
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2,350	$45,320	$45,030	5.54	1.05
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	520	$31,400	$35,120	1.22	0.76
Skincare Specialists	240	$32,910	$39,850	0.57	1.22
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	90	$35,270	$34,100	0.22	0.48
Social and Community Service Managers	300	$88,240	$90,520	0.71	0.53
Social and Human Service Assistants	560	$37,250	$39,440	1.32	0.47
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	80	$64,880	$67,210	0.19	1.75
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	40	$88,610	$100,750	0.09	0.35
Social Workers, All Other	260	$38,830	$48,100	0.61	1.50
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$83,050	$89,650	0.11	1.42
Software Developers	2,390	$121,750	$118,450	5.63	0.52
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	220	$85,970	$88,060	0.52	0.44
Soil and Plant Scientists	120	$51,110	$63,140	0.28	2.81
Sound Engineering Technicians	40	$46,200	$57,750	0.09	1.01
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	400	$60,390	$59,190	0.94	0.56
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	220	$62,860	$60,000	0.53	0.86
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	50	$63,150	$57,430	0.11	0.58
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	320	$63,030	$60,660	0.76	0.72
Speech-Language Pathologists	400	$78,060	$79,430	0.95	0.81
Statistical Assistants	70	$37,970	$40,330	0.16	5.31
Stockers and Order Fillers	7,730	$35,410	$36,610	18.20	1.00
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	130	$61,250	$62,190	0.31	0.70
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	400	$50,720	$50,800	0.94	2.78
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,060	$48,910	$53,000	2.50	0.79
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	200	$21,520	$23,090	0.47	0.14
Surgical Technologists	520	$54,900	$56,590	1.23	1.63
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	190	$50,010	$55,680	0.45	1.21
Surveyors	140	$74,100	$77,990	0.33	0.99
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	70	$35,360	$34,510	0.17	0.75
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	80	$73,920	$76,630	0.19	0.52
Tax Preparers	150	$44,940	$48,250	0.35	0.71
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	100	$37,580	$58,590	0.24	0.33
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,070	$26,960	$27,700	7.24	0.79
Technical Writers	100	$101,430	$89,120	0.23	0.79
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	410	$61,580	$68,750	0.97	1.07
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	310	$59,970	$63,380	0.72	1.15
Telemarketers	290	$21,990	$29,260	0.68	1.80
Tellers	1,070	$37,090	$38,850	2.52	1.19
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$40,130	$37,960	0.13	2.23
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	40	$38,670	$39,360	0.09	1.02
Therapists, All Other	60	$79,280	$66,420	0.14	0.95
Tire Repairers and Changers	340	$35,440	$35,930	0.80	1.15
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	170	$48,620	$52,580	0.40	1.27
Tool and Die Makers	500	$63,180	$61,160	1.19	3.24
Tour and Travel Guides	190	$34,700	$35,040	0.44	1.28
Traffic Technicians	—	$44,090	$47,850	—	—
Training and Development Managers	90	$112,990	$123,810	0.21	0.70
Training and Development Specialists	1,140	$61,960	$71,180	2.68	0.91
Transportation Security Screeners	110	$63,130	$59,620	0.26	0.79
Transportation Workers, All Other	210	$34,390	$38,190	0.48	5.56
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	620	$98,240	$111,340	1.46	1.02
Travel Agents	50	$46,450	$51,370	0.12	0.32
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	—	$48,780	$52,480	—	—
Tutors	210	$44,840	$49,020	0.48	0.43
Upholsterers	80	$47,960	$44,580	0.18	1.37
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	220	$29,560	$30,630	0.53	0.67
Veterinarians	260	$121,160	$126,610	0.62	1.16
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	530	$35,660	$35,460	1.25	1.53
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	340	$50,010	$48,070	0.81	0.97
Waiters and Waitresses	7,260	$28,100	$28,970	17.10	1.17
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	460	$59,120	$58,200	1.09	1.32
Web and Digital Interface Designers	240	$60,720	$68,720	0.56	0.77
Web Developers	200	$80,710	$85,490	0.46	1.02
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	110	$47,530	$46,470	0.26	0.76
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,780	$48,040	$49,530	4.18	1.56
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	350	$47,920	$46,570	0.82	4.04
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	220	$33,680	$36,280	0.51	1.30
Writers and Authors	180	$63,080	$77,230	0.42	1.38
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	90	$62,670	$69,440	0.21	1.83

Colleges in this area

12 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Johnson University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	978
Maryville College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,136
Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	87
Pellissippi State Community College	Public	2-year	9,399
Roane State Community College	Public	2-year	5,002
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	75
South College	Private for-profit	4-year or above	11,557
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman	Public	2-year	729
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	Public	2-year	455
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	Public	2-year	1,581
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	323
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Public	4-year or above	38,728

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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