Washington County, TN
FIPS 47179 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 63,747 jobs across 3,896 establishments, paying $3.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
63,747
-1.9% YoY
Establishments
3,896
Total Wages
$3.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,766
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 | 7,081 | 312 | $478 | $158.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 6,624 | 52 | $1,165 | $370.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,070 | 331 | $1,477 | $464.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,600 | 206 | $729 | $174.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,671 | 1 | $1,920 | $266.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,176 | 444 | $1,456 | $164.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,953 | 10 | $2,221 | $101.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,711 | 138 | $1,671 | $148.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,644 | 42 | $540 | $46.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,595 | 46 | $506 | $42.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,590 | 161 | $675 | $54.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,501 | 33 | $1,662 | $129.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,280 | 199 | $1,063 | $70.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,243 | 64 | $1,209 | $78.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,071 | 104 | $1,471 | $81.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 974 | 13 | $1,341 | $67.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 875 | 59 | $844 | $38.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 868 | 42 | $798 | $36.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 714 | 96 | $511 | $19.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 697 | 52 | $1,239 | $44.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 668 | 144 | $1,052 | $31.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 666 | 94 | $2,189 | $22.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 644 | 18 | $1,087 | $36.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 524 | 108 | $1,260 | $34.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 514 | 9 | $2,325 | $62.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 499 | 37 | $554 | $14.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 496 | 22 | $481 | $12.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 475 | 66 | $466 | $11.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 448 | 24 | $1,268 | $29.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 410 | 47 | $898 | $19.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 395 | 77 | $1,006 | $20.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 365 | 101 | $1,388 | $26.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 353 | 9 | $1,611 | $23.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 345 | 40 | $1,242 | $22.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 334 | 56 | $615 | $10.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 317 | 14 | $1,291 | $21.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 302 | 8 | $3,555 | $36.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 294 | 9 | $1,285 | $19.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 271 | 14 | $1,187 | $16.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 255 | 7 | $764 | $10.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 249 | 10 | $1,084 | $14.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 201 | 37 | $797 | $8.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 201 | 10 | $2,531 | $15.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 195 | 16 | $1,354 | $10.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 163 | 10 | $973 | $8.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 160 | 103 | $2,035 | $16.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 112 | 14 | $982 | $5.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 99 | 8 | $1,666 | $8.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 81 | 21 | $1,810 | $7.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 75 | 1 | $1,086 | $4.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 74 | 10 | $727 | $2.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 69 | 8 | $2,434 | $8.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 66 | 12 | $863 | $3.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 65 | 10 | $647 | $2.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 61 | 6 | $1,114 | $3.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 56 | 3 | $870 | $2.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 55 | 8 | $567 | $1.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 55 | 4 | $1,476 | $4.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 52 | 60 | $777 | $2.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 44 | 10 | $1,490 | $3.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 38 | 3 | $1,782 | $2.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 28 | 19 | $2,127 | $3.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 26 | 6 | $714 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 17 | 13 | $661 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,192
jobs · $97,352 avg pay
State Government
4,451
jobs · $62,116 avg pay
Local Government
5,061
jobs · $53,402 avg pay
Private
51,043
jobs · $52,846 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.
- Davidson County 555,404 jobs
- 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