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Manufacturers in Tennessee

433 companies in Tennessee are listed in the Noramark directory, most often for CNC machining, finishing and heat treating and welding and fabrication. Browse by process below, or page through the full list.

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Manufacturing in Tennessee

Federal statistics for private manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 2024 annual averages, next to what the Noramark directory lists. Tennessee has 1.35x the national share of jobs in manufacturing.

Manufacturing jobs

362,430

2.8% of U.S. · −0.4% year over year

Establishments

9,654

BLS QCEW 2024

Average annual pay

$75,222

−12% vs. U.S. manufacturing

In the Noramark directory

433

manufacturers listed below

Largest subsectors

  1. Transportation equipment74,431 jobs · LQ 1.99
  2. Fabricated metal product41,963 jobs · LQ 1.38
  3. Food40,975 jobs · LQ 1.10
  4. Chemical27,079 jobs · LQ 1.44
  5. Plastics and rubber products24,556 jobs · LQ 1.62
  6. Machinery24,422 jobs · LQ 1.05

Top counties

  1. Hamilton County29,368 jobs · LQ 1.62
  2. Shelby County28,130 jobs · LQ 0.71
  3. Rutherford County27,971 jobs · LQ 2.28
  4. Davidson County20,085 jobs · LQ 0.44
  5. Anderson County14,852 jobs · LQ 3.93
  6. Knox County13,262 jobs · LQ 0.62

Top metro areas

  1. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN87,080 jobs · LQ 0.97
  2. Knoxville, TN45,123 jobs · LQ 1.31
  3. Chattanooga, TN-GA40,399 jobs · LQ 1.83
  4. Memphis, TN-MS-AR40,366 jobs · LQ 0.80
  5. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA20,454 jobs · LQ 2.11
  6. Jackson, TN14,776 jobs · LQ 2.14

Census County Business Patterns counts 5,787 manufacturing establishments with 357,878 employees in Tennessee (2023). The two federal counts differ because they define an establishment and its coverage differently.

LQ is the location quotient: the state's share of jobs in the industry divided by the U.S. share. BLS withholds some subsectors, counties and metros to protect confidentiality; those are left out of the lists above. Compare every state.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages; U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Noramark keeps each downloaded file with its checksum and retrieval date.

Processes in Tennessee

CNC Machining · 67Finishing & Heat Treating · 61Welding & Fabrication · 49Sheet Metal Fabrication · 30

Nearby states

Alabama · 426Arkansas · 187Georgia · 672Kentucky · 240Missouri · 461Mississippi · 110North Carolina · 814Virginia · 338