BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Knoxville, TN was 92.6, or 7.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 82.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$178,256
WageScope divides the published Physicists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-2012 and BLS area 28940.
Questions, answered
Physicists pay in Knoxville, TN: common questions
What is the median wage for Physicists in Knoxville, TN?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $165,010 per year for Physicists in Knoxville, TN. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Physicists pay higher in Knoxville, TN than nationally?
Knoxville, TN's published median was 4.2% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Knoxville, TN?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 92.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Physicists jobs does BLS estimate in Knoxville, TN?
BLS published an employment estimate of 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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Knoxville, TN was 4.2% below the U.S. median for Physicists. It ranked 22 of 60 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Physicists median in Knoxville, TN at $165,010 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-2012 and BLS area 28940.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $156,290 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Knoxville, TN's Physicists median is 4.2% below the U.S. Physicists median of $172,250 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-2012 and area 28940. SOC 19-2012 names Physicists. Area 28940 names Knoxville, TN. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-2012/28940 row reports 120 wage and salary jobs, 0.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 2.17 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-2012/28940, the annual median is $165,010 per year, while the matching mean is $156,290 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 28940 reports 424,600 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $59,890. Its annual median is $47,080. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-2012 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Knoxville, TN runs from $28,210 at the 10th percentile to $101,680 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,370. The median is $47,080. The 75th percentile is $68,890. This is a place check, not a pay range for Physicists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 28940. They do not show related skills or a path into Physicists.
1. Area 28940, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 12,730 jobs, $27,720 annual median, 29.97 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
2. Area 28940, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 12,430 jobs, $31,150 annual median, 29.27 jobs per 1,000, and 1.17 location quotient.
3. Area 28940, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 10,120 jobs, $37,400 annual median, 23.84 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Knoxville, TN wage ladder for Physicists
The 10th percentile is $104,890 per year. The 25th percentile is $136,570 per year. The median is $165,010 per year. The 75th percentile is $165,010 per year. The 90th percentile is $225,520 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $136,570 per year to $165,010 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $120,630. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Knoxville, TN has a annual median of $165,010 per year. Tennessee has $165,010 per year. The U.S. row has $172,250 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Knoxville, TN and Tennessee have the same published median after rounding. Knoxville, TN is 4.2% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Knoxville, TN ranks 22 of 60 among metro areas with a published annual median for Physicists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 22 of 60 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
19. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has a Physicists median of $168,450 per year, 80 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.3.
20. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Physicists median of $166,140 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.57.
21. Albuquerque, NM has a Physicists median of $165,340 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 6.17.
23. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a Physicists median of $164,850 per year, 150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.38.
Pay leaders
Where Physicists medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 19-2012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has the highest published median in this set, at $272,480 per year. Knoxville, TN sits at $165,010 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Physicists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has a Physicists median of $272,480 per year, or $107,470 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 0.27.
2. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has a Physicists median of $266,260 per year, or $101,250 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 0.35.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Physicists jobs
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has the largest published metro job estimate for Physicists in this same-source set, at 1,520 jobs. Knoxville, TN has 120. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 1,520 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 1,400 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $171,580 per year, or $6,570 above Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 3.69.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1,510 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 1,390 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $137,140 per year, or $27,870 below Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 2.54.
Local-share leaders
Where Physicists takes the largest share of local jobs
Boulder, CO has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 33.89. Knoxville, TN has 2.17. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Physicists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 33.89, a gap of 31.72 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 860 Physicists jobs and a median of $104,580 per year, or $60,430 below Knoxville, TN.
2. Lansing-East Lansing, MI has a location quotient of 8.11, a gap of 5.94 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 230 Physicists jobs and a median of $71,580 per year, or $93,430 below Knoxville, TN.
3. Albuquerque, NM has a location quotient of 6.17, a gap of 4.00 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 330 Physicists jobs and a median of $165,340 per year, or $330 above Knoxville, TN.
Job scale and share
How common Physicists is in Knoxville, TN
BLS lists 120 Physicists jobs in Knoxville, TN. It also lists 0.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 2.17. A value of 1 means Physicists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Knoxville, TN is $47,080 per year. The Physicists median is $165,010 per year. Physicists is 250.5% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Knoxville, TN. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Physicists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Knoxville, TN median of $104,590 per year. BLS lists 8,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
2. Project Management Specialists, SOC 13-1082, has a Knoxville, TN median of $91,690 per year. BLS lists 3,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Knoxville, TN median of $77,240 per year. BLS lists 9,500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Knoxville, TN
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Knoxville, TN table, at 12,730 jobs. Physicists has 120 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 424,600. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Physicists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 12,730 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 12,610 from Physicists. Its median is $27,720 per year, or $137,290 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.21.
2. Retail Salespersons has 12,430 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 12,310 from Physicists. Its median is $31,150 per year, or $133,860 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.17.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 10,120 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 10,000 from Physicists. Its median is $37,400 per year, or $127,610 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Knoxville, TN
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Knoxville, TN role table, at $104,590 per year. Physicists has $165,010 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,080 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $104,590 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $60,420 below Physicists. BLS lists 8,660 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.91.
2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $91,690 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $73,320 below Physicists. BLS lists 3,650 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.25.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,240 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $87,770 below Physicists. BLS lists 9,500 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Knoxville, TN
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Knoxville, TN role table, at 2.39. Physicists has 2.17. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Physicists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.39 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.22 from Physicists. BLS lists 6,280 jobs and a median of $38,420 per year, or $126,590 below Physicists.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.57 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.60 from Physicists. BLS lists 6,170 jobs and a median of $63,580 per year, or $101,430 below Physicists.
Price-level view
What $165,010 may mean after the Knoxville, TN price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Knoxville, TN is 92.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $165,010 Physicists median by 92.6 divided by 100. The result is $178,256 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 82.8. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 71.9. Other services are 95.1. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Physicists row is 4.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 2%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $156,290 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Physicists. It uses a Knoxville, TN place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $165,010 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Physicists row for Knoxville, TN does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.17 is not a growth score. Rank 22 of 60 is not a place score. The 92.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-2012 in BLS area 28940. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 28940, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 9,500 jobs, $77,240 annual median, 22.37 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
5. Area 28940, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 8,660 jobs, $104,590 annual median, 20.39 jobs per 1,000, and 0.91 location quotient.
6. Area 28940, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 8,130 jobs, $59,100 annual median, 19.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.44 location quotient.
24. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has a Physicists median of $163,990 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
25. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA has a Physicists median of $163,210 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.15.
3. Cleveland, OH has a Physicists median of $239,360 per year, or $74,350 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 1.75.
4. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN has a Physicists median of $236,920 per year, or $71,910 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is Not published.
5. Pittsburgh, PA has a Physicists median of $224,160 per year, or $59,150 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 0.54.
6. Richmond, VA has a Physicists median of $218,290 per year, or $53,280 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 0.45.
7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has a Physicists median of $199,770 per year, or $34,760 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 0.31.
8. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a Physicists median of $199,170 per year, or $34,160 above Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 120 in Knoxville, TN. The location quotient is 0.56.
3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 1,070 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 950 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $181,970 per year, or $16,960 above Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 1,060 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 940 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $106,000 per year, or $59,010 below Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 2.98.
5. Boulder, CO has 860 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 740 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $104,580 per year, or $60,430 below Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 33.89.
6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 550 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 430 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $160,270 per year, or $4,740 below Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 0.67.
7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has 440 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 320 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $173,450 per year, or $8,440 above Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 2.98.
8. Albuquerque, NM has 330 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Knoxville, TN. Its median is $165,340 per year, or $330 above Knoxville, TN. Its location quotient is 6.17.
4. Huntsville, AL has a location quotient of 5.18, a gap of 3.01 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 180 Physicists jobs and a median of $149,990 per year, or $15,020 below Knoxville, TN.
5. Lexington Park, MD has a location quotient of 4.41, a gap of 2.24 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 40 Physicists jobs and a median of $132,770 per year, or $32,240 below Knoxville, TN.
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a location quotient of 3.69, a gap of 1.52 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 1,520 Physicists jobs and a median of $171,580 per year, or $6,570 above Knoxville, TN.
7. Charlottesville, VA has a location quotient of 3.62, a gap of 1.45 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 50 Physicists jobs and a median of $148,950 per year, or $16,060 below Knoxville, TN.
8. Las Cruces, NM has a location quotient of 3.14, a gap of 0.97 from Knoxville, TN. BLS lists 30 Physicists jobs and a median of $112,400 per year, or $52,610 below Knoxville, TN.
4. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Knoxville, TN median of $75,380 per year. BLS lists 3,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Knoxville, TN median of $63,580 per year. BLS lists 6,170 jobs and a location quotient of 1.57.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Knoxville, TN median of $61,980 per year. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Knoxville, TN median of $59,430 per year. BLS lists 3,110 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Knoxville, TN median of $59,100 per year. BLS lists 8,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.44.
4. Registered Nurses has 9,500 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 9,380 from Physicists. Its median is $77,240 per year, or $87,770 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
5. General and Operations Managers has 8,660 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 8,540 from Physicists. Its median is $104,590 per year, or $60,420 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.91.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 8,130 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 8,010 from Physicists. Its median is $59,100 per year, or $105,910 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.44.
7. Cashiers has 8,030 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 7,910 from Physicists. Its median is $29,110 per year, or $135,900 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.95.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 7,730 jobs in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 7,610 from Physicists. Its median is $35,410 per year, or $129,600 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $75,380 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $89,630 below Physicists. BLS lists 3,240 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.82.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $63,580 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $101,430 below Physicists. BLS lists 6,170 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.57.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $61,980 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $103,030 below Physicists. BLS lists 3,360 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.89.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $59,430 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $105,580 below Physicists. BLS lists 3,110 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.92.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $59,100 per year in Knoxville, TN, or $105,910 below Physicists. BLS lists 8,130 jobs, compared with 120 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.44.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.55 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.62 from Physicists. BLS lists 5,940 jobs and a median of $39,220 per year, or $125,790 below Physicists.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.44 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.73 from Physicists. BLS lists 8,130 jobs and a median of $59,100 per year, or $105,910 below Physicists.
5. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.42 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.75 from Physicists. BLS lists 3,820 jobs and a median of $39,330 per year, or $125,680 below Physicists.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.26 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.91 from Physicists. BLS lists 10,120 jobs and a median of $37,400 per year, or $127,610 below Physicists.
7. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.25 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.92 from Physicists. BLS lists 3,650 jobs and a median of $91,690 per year, or $73,320 below Physicists.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.24 in Knoxville, TN, a gap of 0.93 from Physicists. BLS lists 4,150 jobs and a median of $41,380 per year, or $123,630 below Physicists.
