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 (2007 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	660	48,950	$33,880 - 64,330	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	440	60,270	$24,660 - 114,650	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	410	41,270	$32,580 - 51,470	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	340	37,550	$27,920 - 48,000	14%	95%
5	Child, family, and school social workers	250	30,100	$21,330 - 39,700	19%	77%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	170	38,150	$31,210 - 46,790	11%	95%
7	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	160	29,050	$17,500 - 44,410	20%	87%
8	Financial managers	150	66,530	$43,760 - 109,660	13%	60%
9	Chief executives	150	139,640	$64,850 -	2%	65%
10	Accountants and auditors	140	57,340	$26,270 - 94,550	18%	79%
11	Sales managers	120	78,920	$45,090 - 119,350	10%	69%
12	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	40,440	$32,000 - 51,430	0%	96%
13	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	100	31,820	$18,040 - 47,210	15%	51%
14	Legislators	90	13,680	$11,520 - 15,600	1%	65%
15	Pharmacists	90	113,060	$93,120 - 133,440	22%	97%
16	Industrial engineers	80	60,010	$42,100 - 78,050	20%	74%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	64,270	$47,700 - 87,000	8%	78%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	39,680	$26,450 - 51,330	13%	73%
19	Librarians	60	34,460	$19,480 - 50,300	4%	85%
20	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	60	40,940	$20,440 - 59,590	14%	54%
21	Computer programmers	50	52,870	$32,550 - 74,000	0%	73%
22	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50	68,050	$37,990 -	12%	51%
23	Coaches and scouts	50	28,830	$12,670 - 52,010	15%	60%
24	Physical therapists	50	64,880	$39,940 - 92,900	27%	89%
25	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	50	27,390	$16,730 - 38,710	11%	55%
26	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	41,780	$33,590 - 51,020	9%	87%
27	Managers, all other	40		$[?] -	7%	55%
28	Graphic designers	40	30,400	$18,190 - 39,700	10%	55%
29	Engineering managers	40	77,140	$38,120 - 116,870	7%	84%
30	Education administrators, postsecondary	40	65,670	$35,490 - 95,760	14%	78%
31	Purchasing managers	40	62,320	$29,000 - 115,630	3%	57%
32	Lawyers	40	88,210	$54,580 -	11%	99%
33	Mechanical engineers	40	54,680	$41,450 - 71,490	4%	78%
34	Computer and information systems managers	40	58,380	$26,230 - 93,320	16%	73%
35	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	44,210	$25,490 - 59,870	5%	58%
36	Financial analysts	30		$[?] -	34%	87%
37	Medical and health services managers	30	63,310	$40,680 - 83,390	16%	57%
38	Computer software engineers, applications	30	56,940	$43,610 - 68,860	45%	85%

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	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,590	23,320	$15,010 - 36,550	2%	5%
2	Cashiers	1,530	15,320	$11,790 - 19,690	-2%	10%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,410	39,340	$24,310 - 51,620	10%	4%
4	Machinists	1,210	33,080	$23,860 - 42,740	-2%	3%
5	Helpers--production workers	1,200	20,600	$14,730 - 27,220	0%	4%
6	Retail salespersons	1,130	23,350	$12,940 - 38,980	12%	25%
7	Team assemblers	1,080	20,950	$16,420 - 25,620	0%	5%
8	Office clerks, general	970	24,440	$15,290 - 37,700	13%	19%
9	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	750	39,830	$24,680 - 56,420	-4%	15%
10	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	740	27,960	$24,620 - 31,700	-8%	5%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	660	21,090	$13,070 - 31,640	-7%	8%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	650	24,290	$13,880 - 33,560	1%	18%
13	General and operations managers	640	61,070	$25,230 - 118,990	2%	48%
14	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	610	15,360	$12,000 - 20,740	11%	5%
15	Butchers and meat cutters	610	28,380	$20,310 - 37,400	2%	2%
16	Waiters and waitresses	570	14,940	$11,780 - 19,050	11%	14%
17	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	550	14,410	$11,840 - 18,180	18%	5%
18	Sewing machine operators	550	17,800	$15,890 - 19,960	-26%	5%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	540	32,400	$18,290 - 52,000	8%	4%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	530	19,480	$15,930 - 23,480	18%	7%
21	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	510	25,720	$14,410 - 36,850	13%	16%
22	Customer service representatives	510	30,810	$19,230 - 53,420	25%	22%
23	Cooks, fast food	500	13,960	$11,840 - 17,100	8%	5%
24	Teacher assistants	480	16,030	$12,330 - 19,730	10%	18%
25	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	480	24,150	$14,990 - 32,330	4%	6%
26	Maintenance and repair workers, general	480	30,110	$18,270 - 43,180	10%	6%
27	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	470	19,350	$12,960 - 26,870	15%	4%
28	Packers and packagers, hand	460	22,430	$13,410 - 30,010	-11%	3%
29	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	430	30,210	$23,700 - 37,320	14%	7%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	380	35,150	$20,350 - 58,800	4%	25%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	380	39,230	$23,870 - 60,310	6%	29%
32	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	370	24,880	$17,150 - 37,640	-6%	14%
33	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	370	19,890	$15,730 - 27,090	6%	0%
34	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	360	22,020	$16,510 - 34,170	3%	4%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	21,300	$13,260 - 30,470	11%	14%
36	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	300	28,290	$15,660 - 44,270	-2%	6%
37	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	300	31,360	$19,170 - 47,520	15%	18%
38	Industrial truck and tractor operators	260	24,870	$16,860 - 34,590	-1%	2%
39	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	250	30,770	$25,260 - 38,250	-17%	0%
40	Construction laborers	250	28,070	$20,190 - 37,510	11%	5%
41	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	250	15,200	$11,990 - 19,250	13%	5%
42	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	230	18,150	$14,830 - 23,220	-4%	5%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	220	27,130	$16,090 - 46,050	14%	4%
44	Cooks, restaurant	220	16,010	$12,000 - 21,770	12%	5%
45	Carpenters	210	27,170	$19,570 - 32,270	10%	6%
46	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	210	30,980	$20,960 - 46,030	12%	3%
47	Medical secretaries	210	24,520	$14,130 - 36,460	17%	18%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	200	30,020	$22,160 - 39,120	11%	33%
49	Receptionists and information clerks	200	21,750	$15,430 - 29,910	17%	13%
50	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	190	26,090	$14,910 - 37,730	19%	14%
51	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	190	23,850	$16,780 - 33,730	-14%	0%
52	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	190	19,170	$13,180 - 24,980	18%	6%
53	Driver/sales workers	180	20,050	$11,900 - 35,630	-4%	4%
54	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	180	30,150	$21,280 - 38,660	5%	2%
55	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	170	20,190	$16,310 - 24,580	4%	0%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	45,420	$25,060 - 66,810	7%	13%
57	Food preparation workers	170	16,750	$12,200 - 22,950	15%	7%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	170	30,720	$22,320 - 41,380	8%	3%
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	170	23,030	$13,790 - 30,920	4%	15%
60	Industrial machinery mechanics	170	37,020	$24,470 - 49,870	9%	5%
61	Dishwashers	160	14,770	$11,880 - 18,120	10%	3%
62	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,880	$33,070 - 59,610	1%	11%
63	Pharmacy technicians	160	24,090	$18,520 - 30,610	32%	16%
64	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	150	32,300	$21,560 - 42,500	-12%	0%
65	Electricians	140	36,260	$26,540 - 47,840	7%	7%
66	Sales representatives, services, all other	140	42,170	$21,660 - 70,630	28%	48%
67	Parts salespersons	140	24,790	$18,520 - 32,140	-1%	6%
68	Loan officers	140	42,210	$13,950 - 79,340	12%	49%
69	Tellers	130	21,450	$16,980 - 27,400	14%	16%
70	Medical assistants	120	22,600	$16,810 - 29,580	35%	10%
71	Prepress technicians and workers	120	32,770	$23,450 - 39,870	-20%	16%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	120	39,540	$28,170 - 58,940	9%	10%
73	Child care workers	120	14,960	$11,860 - 18,770	18%	15%
74	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	110	27,690	$18,450 - 38,090	-8%	3%
75	Security guards	110	22,650	$13,480 - 39,740	17%	13%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	110	14,460	$11,820 - 18,000	10%	17%
77	Bill and account collectors	100	27,400	$20,200 - 32,830	23%	13%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	41,880	$28,050 - 51,900	13%	17%
79	Administrative services managers	100	43,730	$21,960 - 75,460	12%	40%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	100	110,840	$29,670 -	4%	38%
81	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	90	33,790	$18,310 - 49,870	4%	30%
82	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	29,430	$18,330 - 42,440	3%	18%
83	Roofers	90	28,030	$20,670 - 36,290	14%	3%
84	Counter and rental clerks	90	22,200	$12,510 - 36,040	23%	16%
85	Dental assistants	80	29,780	$18,830 - 38,690	29%	9%
86	Industrial production managers	80	75,330	$39,840 - 103,820	-5%	43%
87	Business operations specialists, all other	80	44,130	$22,570 - 73,650	21%	49%
88	Food service managers	80	31,810	$16,990 - 44,010	5%	24%
89	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	80	15,110	$11,980 - 18,400	10%	8%
90	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	70	23,690	$17,170 - 33,470	10%	24%
91	Radiologic technologists and technicians	70	42,280	$30,090 - 56,130	15%	25%
92	Insurance sales agents	70	45,110	$25,450 - 78,500	13%	45%
93	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	70	30,840	$14,330 - 50,130	2%	11%
94	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	70	21,100	$15,340 - 28,990	7%	3%
95	Computer support specialists	60	37,230	$20,680 - 58,670	13%	43%
96	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	60	26,470	$20,270 - 38,450	14%	11%
97	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	60	37,150	$31,610 - 45,940	16%	43%
98	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	42,740	$24,950 - 72,130	0%	42%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	37,820	$20,870 - 70,790	10%	17%
100	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	60	26,350	$21,580 - 31,520	-12%	4%

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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.*
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	20,190	170	22.4
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	19,890	370	21.1
Butchers and meat cutters	28,380	610	17.3
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	22,020	360	10.7
Machinists	33,080	1,210	10.5
Sewing machine operators	17,800	550	10.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,770	250	9.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	27,960	740	9.5
Helpers--production workers	20,600	1,200	8.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	28,290	300	8.3
Prepress technicians and workers	32,770	120	6.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,360	610	6.3
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,690	110	6.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40,440	110	5.4
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,300	150	4.2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	39,830	750	4
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,090	190	3.9
Team assemblers	20,950	1,080	3.5
Child, family, and school social workers	30,100	250	3.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,340	1,410	3
Cooks, fast food	13,960	500	3
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	30,980	210	2.9
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,850	190	2.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	24,880	370	2.7
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	29,050	160	2.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,020	170	2.4
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	31,820	100	2.3
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	18,150	230	2.2
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,320	1,590	2.2
Parts salespersons	24,790	140	2.1
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,210	430	2.1
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	24,150	480	2
Packers and packagers, hand	22,430	460	2
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	32,400	540	1.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,150	180	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	41,880	100	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	24,090	160	1.8
Chief executives	139,640	150	1.6
Driver/sales workers	20,050	180	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,720	170	1.6
Medical secretaries	24,520	210	1.6
Postal service mail carriers	43,880	160	1.5
Cashiers	15,320	1,530	1.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,870	260	1.4
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,270	410	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	21,300	320	1.3
Teacher assistants	16,030	480	1.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,480	530	1.3
Administrative services managers	43,730	100	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	45,420	170	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Morristown, Tennessee Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	32,400	1.17	540
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,300	1.16	150
Packers and packagers, hand	22,430	1.13	460
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,270	1.09	440
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,340	1.08	1,410
Customer service representatives	30,810	1.06	510
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	27,960	1.06	740
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,770	1	250
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,320	1	1,590
Accountants and auditors	57,340	1	140
Office clerks, general	24,440	1	970
Postal service mail carriers	43,880	1	160
Chief executives	139,640	0.98	150
Retail salespersons	23,350	0.97	1,130
Butchers and meat cutters	28,380	0.96	610
Prepress technicians and workers	32,770	0.96	120
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,090	0.94	660
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,690	0.94	110
Security guards	22,650	0.94	110
Receptionists and information clerks	21,750	0.94	200
Construction laborers	28,070	0.94	250
Tellers	21,450	0.93	130
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,150	0.92	380
Machinists	33,080	0.91	1,210
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,110	0.91	480
Helpers--production workers	20,600	0.9	1,200
Food preparation workers	16,750	0.9	170
Dishwashers	14,770	0.89	160
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,230	0.89	380
Pharmacy technicians	24,090	0.88	160
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,150	0.88	180
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	24,150	0.87	480
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,410	0.87	550
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,350	0.87	470
Medical secretaries	24,520	0.86	210
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,290	0.86	650
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,090	0.86	190
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,870	0.85	260
Cashiers	15,320	0.85	1,530
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,460	0.85	110
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,020	0.85	170
Waiters and waitresses	14,940	0.84	570
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	28,290	0.84	300
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,850	0.84	190
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	31,360	0.84	300
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,270	0.84	410
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,480	0.84	530
Cooks, fast food	13,960	0.83	500
Sales managers	78,920	0.83	120
Registered nurses	48,950	0.83	660

Highest Paying Jobs in Morristown, Tennessee Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	188,100
Chief executives	139,640	150
Pharmacists	113,060	90
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110,840	100
Physician assistants	103,690
Lawyers	88,210	40
Sales managers	78,920	120
Engineering managers	77,140	40
Industrial production managers	75,330	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	68,050	50
Financial managers	66,530	150
Business teachers, postsecondary	66,090	40
Education administrators, postsecondary	65,670	40
Physical therapists	64,880	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,270	70
Medical and health services managers	63,310	30
Purchasing managers	62,320	40
General and operations managers	61,070	640
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,270	440
Industrial engineers	60,010	80
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	59,550	50
Computer and information systems managers	58,380	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	58,200	30
Accountants and auditors	57,340	140
Computer software engineers, applications	56,940	30
Construction managers	54,990	50
Mechanical engineers	54,680	40
Computer programmers	52,870	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	52,170	50
Registered nurses	48,950	660
Cost estimators	47,670	40
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	45,730
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	45,420	170
Insurance sales agents	45,110	70
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	44,210	30
Business operations specialists, all other	44,130	80
Postal service mail carriers	43,880	160
Administrative services managers	43,730	100
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	42,740	60
Radiologic technologists and technicians	42,280	70
Loan officers	42,210	140
Sales representatives, services, all other	42,170	140
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	41,880	100
Respiratory therapists	41,830	40
Special education teachers, secondary school	41,780	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,270	410
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40,940	60
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	40,440	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	39,830	750
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	39,680	70

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