Davidson County, TN
FIPS 47037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Davidson County had an annual average of 555,404 jobs across 34,919 establishments, paying $46.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
555,404
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
34,919
Total Wages
$46.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$83,096
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 48,190 | 2,338 | $656 | $1,643.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 46,121 | 40 | $2,316 | $4,460.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 44,770 | 5,836 | $2,524 | $5,856.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 43,474 | 2,123 | $1,464 | $2,372.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 32,713 | 522 | $1,634 | $2,449.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 30,155 | 2,075 | $2,512 | $2,767.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 20,203 | 1,265 | $1,552 | $1,630.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 18,953 | 36 | $2,068 | $1,473.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 15,914 | 308 | $2,277 | $1,884.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 14,965 | 1,438 | $1,910 | $1,486.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 10,746 | 301 | $1,006 | $562.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,797 | 671 | $2,751 | $1,203.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 9,746 | 337 | $1,146 | $580.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,556 | 771 | $857 | $377.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 8,212 | 1,048 | $4,315 | $1,842.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 7,941 | 1,372 | $1,656 | $679.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 7,902 | 381 | $727 | $298.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 7,699 | 710 | $1,564 | $328.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,407 | 653 | $1,787 | $688.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,382 | 100 | $1,099 | $421.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,941 | 145 | $1,173 | $354.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,906 | 159 | $636 | $228.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 6,784 | 666 | $2,714 | $955.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 6,119 | 637 | $2,099 | $667.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5,671 | 1,536 | $3,053 | $900.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,554 | 401 | $1,425 | $411.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 5,324 | 22 | $1,710 | $432.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,140 | 527 | $2,026 | $291.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 4,892 | 115 | $1,940 | $493.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,784 | 273 | $1,590 | $157.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,547 | 498 | $657 | $155.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,291 | 506 | $1,348 | $300.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,285 | 520 | $1,093 | $243.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,203 | 306 | $1,586 | $346.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,123 | 110 | $1,165 | $249.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,949 | 30 | $2,371 | $382.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,929 | 177 | $1,108 | $226.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 3,908 | 434 | $2,096 | $425.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,569 | 632 | $5,108 | $948.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,509 | 196 | $2,013 | $278.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 3,440 | 40 | $1,977 | $353.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,074 | 22 | $2,042 | $287.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,050 | 379 | $941 | $149.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,885 | 236 | $1,229 | $184.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,640 | 75 | $1,212 | $166.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,561 | 318 | $2,815 | $374.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,235 | 76 | $1,404 | $163.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,080 | 29 | $1,424 | $153.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,050 | 99 | $1,423 | $151.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,032 | 233 | $1,978 | $209.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,013 | 309 | $717 | $75.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,764 | 98 | $1,382 | $126.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,587 | 36 | $2,833 | $203.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,567 | 116 | $1,334 | $108.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,453 | 116 | $1,496 | $113.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,317 | 50 | $1,494 | $102.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,293 | 8 | $1,950 | $100.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,266 | 22 | $952 | $62.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,248 | 94 | $1,850 | $120.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,201 | 65 | $1,234 | $77.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,160 | 1,220 | $847 | $51.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,140 | 71 | $1,723 | $102.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,117 | 71 | $1,464 | $85.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,050 | 216 | $2,385 | $130.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 995 | 97 | $2,356 | $121.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 941 | 30 | $1,637 | $80.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 922 | 35 | $1,541 | $73.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 861 | 3 | $2,224 | $71.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 849 | 22 | $1,677 | $74.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 598 | 54 | $1,141 | $35.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 521 | 26 | $1,301 | $35.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 314 | 194 | $1,413 | $23.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 244 | 27 | $1,464 | $18.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 230 | 7 | $1,792 | $21.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 212 | 10 | $5,735 | $63.2M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 194 | 10 | $952 | $9.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 129 | 10 | $1,443 | $9.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 108 | 2 | $2,323 | $8.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 108 | 19 | $842 | $4.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 86 | 22 | $2,220 | $10.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 78 | 10 | $1,287 | $5.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 73 | 15 | $910 | $3.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 38 | 12 | $5,328 | $10.7M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 34 | 5 | $1,601 | $2.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 7 | 5 | $1,113 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
9,131
jobs · $99,172 avg pay
State Government
21,086
jobs · $82,717 avg pay
Local Government
26,715
jobs · $69,398 avg pay
Private
498,472
jobs · $83,552 avg pay
TN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
Other TN Counties
The largest counties in TN by total employment.
- Shelby County 482,470 jobs
- Knox County 260,373 jobs
- Hamilton County 221,207 jobs
- Williamson County 149,365 jobs
- Rutherford County 149,355 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 127,193 jobs
- Sullivan County 70,256 jobs
- Wilson County 65,503 jobs