Morristown Employment

Employment and Industries in the Morristown, Tennessee Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Morristown than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Morristown.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Morristown.
A list of any large public companies in Morristown.

Most Popular Jobs in Morristown, Tennessee Metro Area (2008 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	600	53,810	$37,590 - 71,700	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	460	60,320	$17,450 - 130,390	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	420	42,420	$33,820 - 52,570	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	370	40,870	$31,270 - 50,700	14%	95%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	310	39,590	$32,950 - 48,990	11%	95%
6	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	160	30,640	$18,170 - 46,370	20%	87%
7	Financial managers	150	65,570	$38,020 - 103,140	13%	60%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	81,120	$44,570 - 124,540	12%	51%
9	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	140	42,130	$33,500 - 53,290	0%	96%
10	Accountants and auditors	140	59,990	$31,140 - 99,560	18%	79%
11	Chief executives	130	127,900	$57,740 -	2%	65%
12	Legislators	100	14,400	$12,800 - 16,150	1%	65%
13	Pharmacists	100	118,620	$103,490 - 137,930	22%	97%
14	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	100	33,040	$18,450 - 49,400	15%	51%
15	Sales managers	100	75,850	$39,400 - 130,940	10%	69%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	40,720	$28,580 - 52,030	13%	73%
17	Industrial engineers	80	56,410	$39,890 - 76,110	20%	74%
18	Medical and health services managers	80	57,480	$37,370 - 78,280	16%	57%
19	Social and human service assistants	70	23,220	$17,250 - 32,120	34%	58%
20	Librarians	70	38,900	$20,570 - 54,990	4%	85%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	65,900	$52,910 - 83,980	8%	78%
22	Lawyers	50	91,410	$56,750 - 149,580	11%	99%
23	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	43,180	$34,790 - 52,880	9%	87%
24	Computer programmers	40	52,990	$18,720 - 81,190	0%	73%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	54,070	$42,310 - 65,010	12%	51%
26	Floral designers	40	17,090	$13,110 - 23,640	0%	55%
27	Managers, all other	40	35,480	$14,710 - 58,810	7%	55%
28	Graphic designers	40	30,960	$19,030 - 41,100	10%	55%
29	Engineering managers	40	80,800	$38,380 - 125,470	7%	84%
30	Speech-language pathologists	40	56,900	$36,230 - 96,690	11%	98%
31	Purchasing managers	40	63,450	$31,340 - 102,380	3%	57%
32	Coaches and scouts	40	30,610	$13,980 - 51,630	15%	60%
33	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	27,380	$14,870 - 43,800	11%	55%
34	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	45,850	$28,090 - 61,760	5%	58%
35	Network and computer systems administrators	30	60,570	$38,480 - 90,910	27%	50%
36	Computer and information systems managers	30	52,790	$27,800 - 81,350	16%	73%
37	Marketing managers	30	62,740	$28,090 - 102,300	14%	69%
38	Training and development specialists	30	43,510	$23,540 - 63,290	18%	56%
39	Detectives and criminal investigators	30	41,870	$31,460 - 63,180	17%	54%

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	Team assemblers	1,790	26,870	$17,330 - 38,510	0%	5%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,660	22,040	$14,780 - 34,410	2%	5%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,620	45,580	$26,260 - 70,840	10%	4%
4	Cashiers	1,440	15,750	$12,790 - 19,890	-2%	10%
5	Retail salespersons	1,200	23,080	$13,920 - 36,980	12%	25%
6	Helpers--production workers	1,150	21,140	$15,150 - 27,590	0%	4%
7	Office clerks, general	970	25,100	$14,730 - 38,540	13%	19%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	850	20,230	$13,590 - 30,170	-7%	8%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	780	16,360	$12,860 - 23,500	18%	5%
10	Teacher assistants	740	16,470	$13,210 - 20,030	10%	18%
11	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	670	34,020	$20,690 - 42,960	-14%	0%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	610	39,300	$26,130 - 53,640	-4%	15%
13	Waiters and waitresses	590	14,900	$12,760 - 18,430	11%	14%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	590	24,580	$15,930 - 32,880	1%	18%
15	Customer service representatives	550	28,360	$20,510 - 41,790	25%	22%
16	Packers and packagers, hand	530	20,830	$15,710 - 29,780	-11%	3%
17	General and operations managers	510	66,330	$28,360 - 124,120	2%	48%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	29,770	$18,720 - 41,290	10%	6%
19	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	500			-8%	5%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	490	28,470	$17,610 - 47,830	8%	4%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	480	33,570	$19,990 - 54,730	4%	25%
22	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	480	28,850	$18,170 - 38,840	-6%	14%
23	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	470	26,290	$15,450 - 37,970	13%	16%
24	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	470	19,400	$16,390 - 24,020	18%	7%
25	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	450	23,260	$16,930 - 31,210	4%	6%
26	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	420	20,700	$13,820 - 29,630	15%	4%
27	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	380	31,470	$23,900 - 39,270	14%	7%
28	Construction laborers	370	24,460	$17,330 - 34,090	11%	5%
29	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	360	16,530	$13,020 - 21,710	11%	5%
30	Industrial truck and tractor operators	360	29,260	$17,900 - 39,120	-1%	2%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	350	39,010	$23,190 - 59,500	6%	29%
32	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	340	34,710	$27,420 - 40,000	5%	2%
33	Cooks, fast food	320	14,870	$12,850 - 17,850	8%	5%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	310	16,080	$13,020 - 19,860	13%	5%
35	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	270	32,240	$19,860 - 47,860	15%	18%
36	Machinists	260	30,340	$18,390 - 43,420	-2%	3%
37	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	250	19,210	$14,500 - 24,270	-4%	5%
38	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	250	22,680	$16,900 - 36,170	3%	4%
39	Roofers	250	23,840	$15,670 - 34,170	14%	3%
40	Upholsterers	240			-8%	0%
41	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	240	32,160	$26,180 - 40,150	-17%	0%
42	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	240	20,130	$14,090 - 32,740	-2%	6%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	230	31,830	$17,040 - 57,120	14%	4%
44	Cooks, restaurant	230	16,350	$13,080 - 20,100	12%	5%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	230	31,400	$23,310 - 39,930	11%	33%
46	Bus drivers, school	220	20,590	$13,340 - 31,330	9%	4%
47	Industrial machinery mechanics	220	35,920	$25,910 - 50,160	9%	5%
48	Carpenters	210	26,500	$18,970 - 32,790	10%	6%
49	Receptionists and information clerks	210	21,460	$14,110 - 30,770	17%	13%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	200	23,480	$15,920 - 32,320	11%	14%
51	Food preparation workers	190	18,110	$13,540 - 23,990	15%	7%
52	Pharmacy technicians	190	24,330	$17,750 - 31,490	32%	16%
53	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	180	31,460	$21,290 - 45,050	12%	3%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	180	26,290	$17,900 - 33,100	26%	43%
55	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	170	19,770	$13,910 - 25,840	18%	6%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	47,120	$28,910 - 70,610	7%	13%
57	Dishwashers	160	16,160	$13,130 - 19,650	10%	3%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	160	31,040	$23,030 - 41,900	8%	3%
59	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	160	26,320	$16,470 - 39,000	19%	14%
60	Postal service mail carriers	160			1%	11%
61	Medical assistants	150	24,510	$18,350 - 31,980	35%	10%
62	Production workers, all other	150			2%	5%
63	Tellers	140	21,060	$17,400 - 24,750	14%	16%
64	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	140	20,330	$16,670 - 25,290	4%	0%
65	Sales representatives, services, all other	140	43,460	$22,840 - 73,370	28%	48%
66	Electricians	130	37,830	$27,460 - 50,460	7%	7%
67	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	130	30,190	$22,660 - 40,100	3%	38%
68	Medical secretaries	130	23,200	$16,430 - 32,490	17%	18%
69	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	130	25,490	$18,550 - 33,300	4%	15%
70	Parts salespersons	130	28,700	$20,590 - 43,610	-1%	6%
71	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	130	31,010	$19,960 - 40,200	-8%	3%
72	Driver/sales workers	120	16,820	$12,970 - 24,410	-4%	4%
73	Bill and account collectors	110	26,990	$19,040 - 34,380	23%	13%
74	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	17,710	$13,350 - 23,770	14%	3%
75	Child care workers	110	15,840	$12,990 - 19,500	18%	15%
76	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	110	32,640	$15,390 - 54,080	2%	11%
77	Administrative services managers	110	44,660	$19,280 - 86,160	12%	40%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110	104,650	$29,830 -	4%	38%
79	Dental assistants	100	31,260	$20,400 - 39,660	29%	9%
80	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	100	21,500	$16,160 - 34,850	14%	8%
81	Loan officers	100	59,780	$27,210 - 104,040	12%	49%
82	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	35,590	$18,310 - 51,620	4%	30%
83	Food service managers	100	46,140	$22,950 - 74,600	5%	24%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	90	43,190	$31,460 - 52,920	13%	17%
85	Security guards	90	23,020	$14,550 - 33,300	17%	13%
86	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	15,930	$13,150 - 19,180	10%	17%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	90	40,710	$28,760 - 60,720	9%	10%
88	Pharmacy aides	90	17,220	$13,390 - 20,820	-10%	10%
89	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	80	23,860	$17,520 - 33,080	10%	24%
90	Business operations specialists, all other	80	45,640	$24,470 - 82,240	21%	49%
91	Counter and rental clerks	80	22,890	$13,190 - 39,260	23%	16%
92	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	38,790	$29,250 - 49,330	16%	43%
93	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	70	31,350	$20,140 - 41,270	11%	29%
94	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	19,300	$16,750 - 22,830	-26%	0%
95	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	32,270	$21,380 - 42,900	3%	18%
96	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	70	21,600	$16,260 - 29,320	7%	3%
97	Butchers and meat cutters	70	24,020	$14,750 - 32,170	2%	2%
98	Prepress technicians and workers	70	35,010	$26,630 - 41,370	-20%	16%
99	Healthcare support workers, all other	60	20,720	$13,670 - 26,910	16%	10%
100	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	60	18,400	$13,670 - 25,800	10%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Morristown Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Upholsterers		240	34.3
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	20,330	140	20.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,020	670	10.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,160	240	9.9
Helpers--production workers	21,140	1,150	8.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	22,680	250	7.9
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,010	130	7.6
Legislators	14,400	100	7.5
Roofers	23,840	250	7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	42,130	140	6.7
Assemblers and fabricators, all other		500	6.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	20,130	240	6.6
Team assemblers	26,870	1,790	5.9
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	30,190	130	5.5
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	21,500	100	3.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	16,530	360	3.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,850	480	3.6
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	45,580	1,620	3.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,710	340	3.3
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	39,300	610	3.3
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,320	160	3.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	35,920	220	2.9
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	30,640	160	2.6
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	19,210	250	2.6
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	31,460	180	2.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,040	1,660	2.4
Packers and packagers, hand	20,830	530	2.4
Production workers, all other		150	2.2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,040	100	2.2
Machinists	30,340	260	2.2
Teacher assistants	16,470	740	2.1
Cooks, fast food	14,870	320	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,260	360	2
Parts salespersons	28,700	130	2
Pharmacy technicians	24,330	190	1.9
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	23,260	450	1.9
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	32,640	110	1.9
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,470	380	1.8
Bus drivers, school	20,590	220	1.8
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,470	490	1.8
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,590	310	1.7
Food service managers	46,140	100	1.7
Postal service mail carriers		160	1.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	31,040	160	1.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,290	180	1.5
Chief executives	127,900	130	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,230	850	1.5
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,420	420	1.4
Administrative services managers	44,660	110	1.4
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	40,720	100	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Morristown, Tennessee Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	104,650	1.5	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	45,580	1.21	1,620
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,020	1.17	670
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	81,120	1.11	150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,320	1.07	460
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,290	1.03	180
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,010	1.02	130
Packers and packagers, hand	20,830	1.02	530
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,160	1.01	240
Accountants and auditors	59,990	1	140
Office clerks, general	25,100	0.99	970
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,710	0.99	340
Team assemblers	26,870	0.98	1,790
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,470	0.98	490
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,260	0.97	360
Customer service representatives	28,360	0.96	550
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,360	0.95	780
Retail salespersons	23,080	0.95	1,200
Food preparation workers	18,110	0.94	190
Parts salespersons	28,700	0.94	130
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	32,640	0.94	110
Dishwashers	16,160	0.94	160
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,040	0.91	1,660
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,700	0.9	420
Receptionists and information clerks	21,460	0.9	210
Helpers--production workers	21,140	0.89	1,150
Tellers	21,060	0.89	140
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,230	0.89	850
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,830	0.88	230
Bill and account collectors	26,990	0.88	110
Medical assistants	24,510	0.87	150
Registered nurses	53,810	0.87	600
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,570	0.87	480
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,770	0.87	510
Pharmacy technicians	24,330	0.87	190
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,010	0.87	350
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,850	0.86	480
Cooks, fast food	14,870	0.85	320
Cashiers	15,750	0.85	1,440
Chief executives	127,900	0.85	130
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,710	0.84	110
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,580	0.84	590
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,490	0.84	130
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,080	0.84	310
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,320	0.84	160
Sales representatives, services, all other	43,460	0.84	140
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,240	0.83	270
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,420	0.83	420
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,120	0.83	170
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,290	0.82	470

Highest Paying Jobs in Morristown, Tennessee Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	127,900	130
Pharmacists	118,620	100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	104,650	110
Physician assistants	100,270
Lawyers	91,410	50
Physical therapists	81,390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	81,120	150
Engineering managers	80,800	40
Sales managers	75,850	100
Industrial production managers	68,170	60
General and operations managers	66,330	510
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	65,900	70
Financial managers	65,570	150
Purchasing managers	63,450	40
Marketing managers	62,740	30
Network and computer systems administrators	60,570	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,320	460
Accountants and auditors	59,990	140
Loan officers	59,780	100
Medical and health services managers	57,480	80
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,400	40
Speech-language pathologists	56,900	40
Industrial engineers	56,410	80
Construction managers	56,130	60
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	54,070	40
Registered nurses	53,810	600
Computer programmers	52,990	40
Computer and information systems managers	52,790	30
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	49,900	50
Insurance sales agents	47,450	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,120	170
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	46,470	50
Food service managers	46,140	100
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	45,850	30
Business operations specialists, all other	45,640	80
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	45,580	1,620
Administrative services managers	44,660	110
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,520	30
Cost estimators	44,430	30
Training and development specialists	43,510	30
Sales representatives, services, all other	43,460	140
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,190	90
Special education teachers, secondary school	43,180	50
Radiologic technologists and technicians	42,960	60
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,420	420
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	42,130	140
Detectives and criminal investigators	41,870	30
Maintenance workers, machinery	41,190	40
Millwrights	41,030
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,870	370

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