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Careers in Knoxville, TN

Part of Tennessee.

Knoxville, TN’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.569, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.4% · 450,136 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Family Medicine Physicians$460,080
  2. 2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$365,260
  3. 3General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,020
  4. 4Physicians, All Other$276,370
  5. 5Nurse Anesthetists$213,900

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Fast Food and Counter Workers12,730 employed
  2. 2Retail Salespersons12,430 employed
  3. 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand10,120 employed
  4. 4Registered Nurses9,500 employed
  5. 5General and Operations Managers8,660 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians7.48× national avg
  2. 2Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary5.88× national avg
  3. 3Nuclear Engineers5.74× national avg
  4. 4Agricultural Workers, All Other5.60× national avg
  5. 5Transportation Workers, All Other5.56× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Family Medicine Physicians$497,013
  2. 2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$394,581
  3. 3General Internal Medicine Physicians$339,228
  4. 4Physicians, All Other$298,556
  5. 5Nurse Anesthetists$231,071

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Tennessee state page.