Knoxville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Knoxville, Tennessee Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	6,940	49,090	$37,230 - 62,360	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,540	39,190	$30,640 - 49,950	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,890	55,330	$26,810 - 92,610	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	2,080	54,480	$28,900 - 82,820	18%	79%
5	Financial managers	1,740	68,000	$36,600 - 113,070	13%	60%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,470	66,980	$33,290 - 108,510	12%	51%
7	Chief executives	1,410	119,740	$42,240 - 0	2%	65%
8	Sales managers	1,010	80,210	$30,110 - 0	10%	69%
9	Computer programmers	970	52,840	$29,170 - 78,650	0%	73%
10	Lawyers	940	83,770	$35,600 - 133,660	11%	99%
11	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	840	45,360	$27,840 - 60,940	12%	51%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	830	32,900	$24,260 - 42,360	19%	77%
13	Social and human service assistants	820	23,290	$16,050 - 34,270	34%	58%
14	Pharmacists	780	93,330	$67,100 - 118,140	22%	97%
15	Computer systems analysts	760	53,940	$32,600 - 78,210	29%	68%
16	Medical and health services managers	710	66,740	$43,270 - 101,260	16%	57%
17	Network and computer systems administrators	670	55,750	$33,210 - 83,260	27%	50%
18	Management analysts	660	61,020	$28,140 - 109,490	22%	78%
19	Computer and information systems managers	660	70,020	$31,840 - 110,680	16%	73%
20	Teachers and instructors, all other	640	44,460	$18,070 - 74,930	9%	54%
21	Engineers, all other	630	74,200	$45,720 - 115,620	6%	82%
22	Engineering managers	620	75,280	$43,470 - 118,090	7%	84%
23	Graphic designers	600	34,860	$20,760 - 49,470	10%	55%
24	Managers, all other	530	71,190	$36,790 - 119,910	7%	55%
25	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	510	35,080	$20,170 - 53,940	13%	73%
26	Industrial engineers	500	75,700	$45,080 - 111,460	20%	74%
27	Civil engineers	470	68,650	$40,840 - 103,260	18%	87%
28	Training and development specialists	430	42,470	$22,300 - 68,420	18%	56%
29	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	430	42,030	$32,000 - 54,990	0%	96%
30	Network systems and data communications analysts	420	67,290	$28,370 - 119,030	53%	57%
31	Rehabilitation counselors	400	19,520	$15,360 - 29,000	23%	73%
32	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	400	39,740	$30,690 - 50,440	20%	87%
33	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	390	31,360	$17,990 - 46,700	30%	77%
34	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	390	61,420	$46,480 - 79,660	8%	78%
35	Social and community service managers	380	39,720	$26,340 - 56,480	25%	72%
36	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	380	27,450	$17,210 - 43,070	15%	51%
37	Computer software engineers, applications	380	72,720	$46,660 - 95,520	45%	85%
38	Librarians	370	37,140	$22,380 - 51,810	4%	85%
39	Computer software engineers, systems software	350	63,920	$30,600 - 95,150	28%	85%
40	Marketing managers	350	75,710	$40,170 - 116,900	14%	69%
41	Compensation and benefits managers	350	55,140	$32,180 - 78,710	12%	58%
42	Mechanical engineers	340	67,670	$44,380 - 94,110	4%	78%
43	Purchasing managers	330	64,710	$35,600 - 95,760	3%	57%
44	Advertising sales agents	320	40,760	$18,870 - 74,130	20%	56%
45	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	320	53,740	$28,850 - 76,850	17%	56%
46	Instructional coordinators	320	53,470	$31,450 - 80,140	23%	79%
47	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	310	49,500	$25,090 - 81,070	5%	58%
48	Financial analysts	290	59,820	$36,150 - 97,860	34%	87%
49	Public relations specialists	290	39,130	$24,450 - 54,740	18%	81%
50	Physical therapists	290	68,210	$50,500 - 88,690	27%	89%
51	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	280	48,270	$28,280 - 76,330	25%	93%
52	Electrical engineers	270	70,840	$49,240 - 94,970	6%	81%
53	Surveyors	260	31,730	$20,690 - 44,000	24%	82%
54	Insurance underwriters	250	56,990	$31,940 - 91,350	6%	53%
55	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	250	42,080	$23,790 - 73,610	18%	56%
56	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	230	28,570	$19,290 - 44,590	24%	78%
57	Medical and public health social workers	230	39,750	$21,140 - 56,790	24%	77%
58	Coaches and scouts	220	37,900	$15,490 - 80,690	15%	60%
59	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	220	30,200	$20,990 - 39,500	11%	58%
60	Database administrators	210	63,720	$33,970 - 98,260	29%	72%
61	Training and development managers	200	54,220	$37,830 - 77,280	16%	58%
62	Health educators	200	35,060	$25,470 - 47,940	26%	58%
63	Computer specialists, all other	200	59,680	$32,010 - 86,470	15%	68%
64	Veterinarians	190	60,810	$24,040 - 95,070	35%	100%
65	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	180	29,330	$22,840 - 38,640	34%	73%
66	Advertising and promotions managers	180	55,310	$29,010 - 102,600	6%	76%
67	Architects, except landscape and naval	170	56,050	$37,430 - 72,400	18%	88%
68	Community and social service specialists, all other	170	31,250	$18,900 - 45,830	25%	58%
69	Detectives and criminal investigators	170	50,810	$31,090 - 87,380	17%	54%
70	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	170	58,540	$33,930 - 96,810	16%	99%
71	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	160	44,080	$31,130 - 57,720	15%	72%
72	Editors	160	44,340	$25,490 - 62,690	2%	81%
73	Chemists	150	60,180	$41,060 - 75,620	9%	93%
74	Physician assistants	150	83,260	$58,160 - 117,670	27%	67%
75	Floral designers	140	22,470	$18,250 - 28,810	0%	55%
76	Market research analysts	140	42,620	$26,690 - 72,940	20%	82%
77	Computer and information scientists, research	140	79,290	$45,330 - 120,830	22%	68%
78	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	130	139,310	$37,270 - 0	12%	94%
79	Sales and related workers, all other	130	44,840	$19,910 - 75,120	14%	62%
80	Tax preparers	130	23,680	$15,960 - 30,390	0%	54%
81	Technical writers	130	45,730	$26,920 - 60,940	20%	74%
82	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	120	42,610	$28,870 - 63,330	18%	56%
83	Occupational therapists	120	61,900	$42,580 - 83,990	23%	90%
84	Legislators	120	12,830	$11,300 - 14,840	1%	65%
85	Dietitians and nutritionists	120	42,610	$32,260 - 54,250	9%	72%
86	Financial specialists, all other	120	64,890	$27,930 - 116,010	12%	50%
87	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	120	29,460	$17,620 - 44,560	11%	55%
88	Producers and directors	120	58,320	$27,120 - 96,080	11%	75%
89	Personal financial advisors	120	72,430	$40,590 - 0	41%	81%
90	Statisticians	110	72,530	$51,950 - 94,100	9%	93%
91	Reporters and correspondents	110	34,680	$20,260 - 51,470	1%	85%
92	Operations research analysts	100	90,610	$29,260 - 0	11%	71%
93	Writers and authors	100	43,110	$22,070 - 61,470	13%	84%
94	Speech-language pathologists	100	53,980	$35,670 - 82,970	11%	98%
95	Natural sciences managers	90	68,460	$45,270 - 106,380	11%	93%
96	Electronics engineers, except computer	90	71,440	$47,160 - 94,340	4%	81%
97	Financial examiners	80	63,760	$34,330 - 102,430	11%	76%
98	Human resources managers, all other	80	67,500	$36,260 - 122,630	11%	58%
99	Biomedical engineers	70	88,930	$36,450 - 0	21%	76%
100	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	70	89,280	$55,220 - 131,710	10%	74%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	9,880	23,990	$13,230 - 40,330	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	8,660	15,190	$11,800 - 19,710	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	8,410	16,290	$12,020 - 21,570	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	8,210	15,170	$11,580 - 23,520	11%	14%
5	Office clerks, general	6,740	24,830	$15,360 - 35,320	13%	19%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	6,570	22,230	$14,430 - 31,490	2%	5%
7	General and operations managers	6,210	85,900	$36,590 - [?]	2%	48%
8	Customer service representatives	6,110	26,850	$18,640 - 40,180	25%	22%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	5,970	33,500	$19,670 - 46,950	10%	4%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,900	18,790	$13,140 - 26,750	15%	4%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	5,300	20,510	$13,000 - 29,370	-7%	8%
12	Team assemblers	5,180	25,690	$17,200 - 32,940	0%	5%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,490	23,810	$16,020 - 32,230	1%	18%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,320	31,960	$21,600 - 44,560	15%	18%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,250	30,780	$19,330 - 44,670	13%	16%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	3,560	39,890	$24,320 - 59,170	6%	29%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,320	19,930	$15,930 - 23,870	18%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,300	37,340	$20,880 - 56,150	4%	25%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,920	31,840	$19,850 - 46,680	10%	6%
20	Teacher assistants	2,780	18,810	$12,320 - 24,340	10%	18%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	2,780	21,720	$15,340 - 28,940	17%	13%
22	Construction laborers	2,720	24,700	$17,270 - 33,740	11%	5%
23	Cooks, restaurant	2,560	20,190	$14,770 - 27,000	12%	5%
24	Security guards	2,450	18,830	$12,660 - 29,560	17%	13%
25	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,440	30,490	$24,800 - 38,120	14%	7%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,370	16,450	$12,350 - 21,360	13%	5%
27	Carpenters	2,240	31,410	$19,420 - 45,010	10%	6%
28	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,190	20,130	$13,930 - 28,300	18%	6%
29	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,140	23,840	$16,400 - 32,740	4%	6%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,130	23,530	$13,230 - 40,530	8%	4%
31	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,780	25,810	$19,290 - 33,930	4%	15%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,740	26,650	$16,770 - 37,390	11%	14%
33	Electricians	1,720	43,240	$24,030 - 58,120	7%	7%
34	Food preparation workers	1,710	19,080	$14,680 - 25,700	15%	7%
35	Packers and packagers, hand	1,680	18,600	$12,190 - 27,240	-11%	3%
36	Machinists	1,600	40,670	$22,460 - 57,400	-2%	3%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,530	48,010	$27,680 - 73,630	-4%	15%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,500	43,010	$26,700 - 66,300	9%	10%
39	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,440	30,660	$21,530 - 38,450	8%	3%
40	Medical assistants	1,380	25,050	$18,920 - 32,120	35%	10%
41	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,360	16,100	$12,280 - 19,790	10%	17%
42	Bill and account collectors	1,320	25,650	$19,350 - 34,050	23%	13%
43	Tellers	1,300	21,150	$16,130 - 27,610	14%	16%
44	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,300	25,750	$19,250 - 32,630	-1%	2%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,280	47,010	$19,810 - 73,810	7%	13%
46	Order clerks	1,280	20,360	$15,570 - 27,820	-23%	16%
47	Business operations specialists, all other	1,280	60,200	$32,180 - 98,090	21%	49%
48	Child care workers	1,280	17,510	$12,030 - 26,850	18%	15%
49	Counter and rental clerks	1,270	18,550	$12,250 - 27,950	23%	16%
50	Cooks, fast food	1,210	13,630	$11,430 - 17,060	8%	5%
51	Administrative services managers	1,200	52,380	$25,540 - 81,780	12%	40%
52	Dishwashers	1,190	16,400	$12,390 - 20,810	10%	3%
53	Pharmacy technicians	1,180	24,070	$17,450 - 30,290	32%	16%
54	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,170	34,430	$17,320 - 54,450	14%	4%
55	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,140	27,690	$22,160 - 37,530	9%	3%
56	Personal and home care aides	1,130	19,650	$14,910 - 24,650	51%	10%
57	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,120	15,110	$11,800 - 19,080	26%	43%
58	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,120	30,950	$22,550 - 40,520	5%	2%
59	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,120	14,560	$11,740 - 17,780	10%	8%
60	Bartenders	1,040	16,100	$11,810 - 22,100	11%	17%
61	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,030	33,400	$23,460 - 45,390	11%	33%
62	Computer support specialists	1,010	40,990	$25,760 - 61,600	13%	43%
63	Driver/sales workers	1,010	25,520	$12,470 - 42,840	-4%	4%
64	Sales representatives, services, all other	990	43,810	$14,920 - 74,900	28%	48%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	990	28,010	$17,040 - 40,870	-6%	14%
66	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	960	27,270	$23,290 - 34,040	-14%	0%
67	Helpers--production workers	920	22,500	$15,660 - 36,120	0%	4%
68	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	900	38,770	$25,900 - 55,620	11%	4%
69	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	890	35,930	$24,940 - 46,930	-3%	14%
70	Home health aides	870	18,290	$14,980 - 22,970	49%	7%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	870	70,750	$31,200 - 125,700	4%	38%
72	Painters, construction and maintenance	800	28,960	$19,740 - 46,610	12%	6%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	780	33,890	$18,960 - 54,180	4%	30%
74	Parts salespersons	780	30,900	$17,120 - 45,870	-1%	6%
75	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	770	23,070	$14,770 - 34,530	12%	6%
76	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	760	29,990	$20,090 - 45,990	-8%	5%
77	Sewing machine operators	750	19,510	$15,050 - 26,180	-26%	5%
78	Data entry keyers	740	22,520	$16,680 - 29,840	-4%	18%
79	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	740	16,920	$11,930 - 24,820	14%	3%
80	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	740	29,220	$20,450 - 36,700	-4%	4%
81	Loan officers	730	54,470	$24,320 - 112,780	12%	49%
82	Bus drivers, school	730	18,470	$12,030 - 27,080	9%	4%
83	Food service managers	720	35,940	$21,190 - 52,670	5%	24%
84	Postal service mail carriers	710	44,090	$33,710 - 57,530	1%	11%
85	Dental assistants	700	28,670	$20,560 - 36,000	29%	9%
86	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	680	19,330	$13,870 - 24,910	11%	5%
87	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	650	35,630	$24,880 - 45,980	12%	3%
88	Medical secretaries	630	25,310	$19,580 - 31,680	17%	18%
89	Automotive body and related repairers	630	38,860	$25,520 - 61,730	12%	3%
90	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	620	29,760	$18,180 - 42,700	3%	18%
91	Radiologic technologists and technicians	600	44,020	$33,830 - 56,410	15%	25%
92	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	590	26,780	$16,250 - 44,280	1%	29%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	590	44,420	$24,790 - 71,260	10%	17%
94	Construction managers	580	57,280	$30,760 - 91,690	16%	29%
95	Legal secretaries	570	28,510	$18,320 - 39,180	12%	18%
96	Telemarketers	560	29,010	$14,890 - 45,500	-9%	14%
97	Switchboard operators, including answering service	560	20,330	$15,840 - 25,490	-7%	10%
98	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	560	31,540	$13,330 - 49,350	27%	47%
99	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	530	15,380	$12,090 - 18,190	17%	14%
100	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	520	33,470	$25,430 - 44,380	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Knoxville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Agricultural workers, all other	20,390	200	51.2
Terrazzo workers and finishers	28,490	150	23.6
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	35,930	890	12.4
Psychiatric technicians	23,400	450	5.4
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	50,390	310	5.3
Electro-mechanical technicians	46,510	110	4.7
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	36,440	120	4.4
Hazardous materials removal workers	35,610	330	4.4
Crane and tower operators	33,140	360	4.3
Pipelayers	33,930	400	3.5
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	27,940	400	3.3
Training and development managers	54,220	200	3.1
Compensation and benefits managers	55,140	350	3.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	42,030	430	2.9
Environmental engineering technicians	47,200	100	2.8
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,740	330	2.8
Surgeons	176,760	260	2.8
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	43,810	420	2.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	35,040	470	2.7
Security and fire alarm systems installers	28,300	290	2.7
Computer and information scientists, research	79,290	140	2.7
Millwrights	37,490	180	2.7
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,220	740	2.6
Statisticians	72,530	110	2.6
Surgical technologists	32,040	430	2.4
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	13,850	520	2.4
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,350	350	2.4
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	45,360	840	2.4
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	28,570	230	2.3
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	35,420	370	2.3
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	27,070	180	2.3
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,370	260	2.3
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	48,510	180	2.2
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	30,990	190	2.2
Internists, general	135,350	190	2.1
Diagnostic medical sonographers	49,080	200	2.1
Order clerks	20,360	1,280	2.1
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	26,780	590	2
Purchasing managers	64,710	330	2
Surveyors	31,730	260	2
Electrical and electronics drafters	41,880	150	2
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	35,410	100	2
Administrative services managers	52,380	1,200	2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	33,470	520	2
Team assemblers	25,690	5,180	2
Radio and television announcers	28,370	130	1.9
Advertising and promotions managers	55,310	180	1.9
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	42,270	310	1.9
Chief executives	119,740	1,410	1.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	27,690	1,140	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	139,310	1.68	130
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,960	1.46	170
Insurance sales agents	71,640	1.33	470
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	35,420	1.29	370
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	50,390	1.28	310
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	50,450	1.28	410
Teachers and instructors, all other	44,460	1.23	640
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	29,440	1.22	130
Real estate sales agents	58,730	1.22	220
Financial specialists, all other	64,890	1.2	120
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	29,990	1.2	760
Telemarketers	29,010	1.2	560
Sales and related workers, all other	44,840	1.18	130
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	60,970	1.18	110
Nonfarm animal caretakers	22,900	1.18	350
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	29,460	1.16	120
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	40,860	1.15	110
Coaches and scouts	37,900	1.15	220
Machinists	40,670	1.15	1,600
Producers and directors	58,320	1.13	120
Industrial engineers	75,700	1.13	500
Network systems and data communications analysts	67,290	1.12	420
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	31,540	1.12	560
Physician assistants	83,260	1.11	150
Statisticians	72,530	1.11	110
Business operations specialists, all other	60,200	1.1	1,280
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,880	1.1	200
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	40,110	1.09	150
Mechanical drafters	47,880	1.08	130
Massage therapists	40,580	1.08	110
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	25,410	1.08	450
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	48,510	1.07	180
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,640	1.07	430
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,470	1.07	430
Cargo and freight agents	40,510	1.07	130
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,720	1.06	110
Food preparation workers	19,080	1.06	1,710
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	32,900	1.06	520
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,750	1.06	870
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	53,740	1.05	320
Electro-mechanical technicians	46,510	1.05	110
Parts salespersons	30,900	1.05	780
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,940	1.05	200
Dishwashers	16,400	1.05	1,190
Personal and home care aides	19,650	1.05	1,130
Office clerks, general	24,830	1.04	6,740
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,500	1.04	310
Insurance underwriters	56,990	1.04	250
Health technologists and technicians, all other	38,750	1.04	110
Driver/sales workers	25,520	1.04	1,010

Highest Paying Jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	176,760	260
Psychiatrists	173,720
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	139,310	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	138,680	560
Internists, general	135,350	190
Dentists, general	132,390
Chiropractors	130,860	40
Pediatricians, general	130,650
Family and general practitioners	122,640	110
Chief executives	119,740	1,410
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	107,640
Air traffic controllers	98,560	60
Physical scientists, all other	95,490
Pharmacists	93,330	780
Operations research analysts	90,610	100
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	89,280	70
Biomedical engineers	88,930	70
Nuclear engineers	88,850	50
General and operations managers	85,900	6,210
Lawyers	83,770	940
Physician assistants	83,260	150
Physicists	82,640	60
Sales managers	80,210	1,010
Radiation therapists	80,080	80
Computer and information scientists, research	79,290	140
Marketing managers	75,710	350
Industrial engineers	75,700	500
Engineering managers	75,280	620
Engineers, all other	74,200	630
History teachers, postsecondary	74,080	60
Computer software engineers, applications	72,720	380
Statisticians	72,530	110
Chemical engineers	72,430	30
Personal financial advisors	72,430	120
Insurance sales agents	71,640	470
Electronics engineers, except computer	71,440	90
Managers, all other	71,190	530
Aerospace engineers	71,090
Electrical engineers	70,840	270
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,750	870
Computer and information systems managers	70,020	660
Atmospheric and space scientists	69,710	50
Economists	69,110
Civil engineers	68,650	470
Natural sciences managers	68,460	90
Physical therapists	68,210	290
Financial managers	68,000	1,740
Mechanical engineers	67,670	340
Human resources managers, all other	67,500	80
Network systems and data communications analysts	67,290	420

Large Companies Headquartered in Knoxville

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Regal Entertainment Group	2.5

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