Blount County Workforce

Industries

Average Annual Employment

Total Wages

*Average Annual Salary

Manufacturing

8,660

$635,680,000

$51,818

Natural/Resources/Mining

100

$6,900,000

$35,585

Construction

5,930

$249,470,000

$35,565

Trade/Transportation/Utilities

16,410

$496,150,000

$34,074

Financial Activities

4,940

$125,610,000

$37,556

Services
(Professional/Business & Leisure/Hospitality Services)

15,580

$466,370,000

$42,180

Government

     Local & State

6,970

$296,350,000

$31,260

     Federal - Military

390

$9,560,000

$25,927

     Federal - Civilian

260

$20,560,000

$47,488

All Industries

61,040

$2,310,030,000

$36,201

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployed

Unemp. Rate

Knoxville,TN MSA

358,660

344,740

13,930

3.9

Anderson County

36,560

34,960

1,600

4.4

Blount County

62,740

60,1150

2,630

4.2

Knox County

227,150

218,820

8,340

3.72

Loudon County

22,990

22,060

930

4.1

Union County

9,220

8,800

420

4.6

1980

1990

2000

2015

2030

Manufacturing

26.35%

17.51%

17.91%

12.96%

11.41%

Services

16.53%

22.686%

22.36%

27.47%

29.84%

Farming

5.61%

4.18%

2.77%

1.76%

1.33%

Government

13.70%

13.19%

12.48%

12.116%

11.65%

Occupation

Entry

Median

Experienced

Dispatchers, Except Police,Fire,Ambulance

$10.55

$13.70

$16.90

Executive Secretaries andAdmin

$10.70

$14.05

$16.85

File Clerks

$7.90

$10.05

$12.25

First Line Supervisors/Managers

12.50

$17.40

$21.80

Hotel/Motel/Resort Desk Clerks

$7.40

$7.90

$8.70

Human Resource Assistants

$10.05

$13.50

$15.85

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

$11.45

$15.35

$18.30

Interviewers

$9.00

$10.45

$12.75

Library Assistants

$9.30

$11.65

$12.45

Loan Interviewers and Clerks

$9.35

$12.05

$14.90

Mail Clerks/Mail Machine Operators

$8.40

$12.25

$14.25

Medical Secretaries

$9.40

$11.05

$13.40

Meter Readers/Utilities

$11.30

$17.20

$18.95

Office Clerks

$8.10

$11.15

$13.35

Office Machine Operators

$9.10

$11.05

$13.10

Order Clerks

$7.70

$8.95

$10.95

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$8.40

$13.45

 $16.50

Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers

$7.45

$11.90

$14.30

Postal Service Clerk

$17.60

$22.55

$23.85

Postal Service Mail Carriers

$15.85

$21.20

$23.10

Postal Service Mail Sorters

$16.40

$20.70

$22.40

Procurement Clerks

$8.70

$12.05

$14.50

Production Planning/Expediting Clerks

$8.50

$13.45

$18.20

Receptionist and Information Clerks

$7.95

$10.05

$11.45

Reservation/TransportationTicket Agents

$8.15

$11.00

$14.70

Secretaries Except Legal, Medical and Executive

$8.15

$10.85

$12.80

Shipping/Receiving/Traffic Clerks

$7.90

$10.55

$12.50

Stocking Clerks and Order Fillers

$6.85

$9.35

$11.35

SwitchboardOperators

$7.60

$9.80

$11.70

Tellers

$7.75

$9.60

$10.95

Weighers/Measurers/Checkers and Samplers

$10.65

$17.90

$18.85

Word Processors and Typist

$7.70

$10.80

$13.55

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Manufacturing Construction/Natural

40,800

39,700

38,700

38,400

38,700

Resources/Mining

15,100

15,700

16,500

16,800

18,000

Trade/Transportation/Utilities

66,000

66,400

68,400

69,900

71,000

Finance

14,900

16,200

16,700

17,300

17,400

Professional/Business Services

38,200

38,400

39,000

39,200

39,400

Leisure/Hospitality Services

31,300

31,400

33,200

34,800

35,200

Government

54,200

52,800

52,900

52,500

52,200

Blount

6.4%

Tennessee

7.2%

United States

6.1%