Welder market brief · Knoxville, TN
Welder Jobs in Knoxville, TN
24 welder openings are live in the Knoxville, TN area from 15 employers, led by Express Employment Professionals, Honey Creek Staffing, and American Equipment. The middle half of posted salaries runs $40,040–$46,540 a year (median $43,680), from the 50% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 24
- Live welder openings currently tracked in the Knoxville market.
Companies hiring
- 15
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $43,680
- 50% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 42%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
24
Hiring employers
15
Salary coverage
50%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
14
8 companies · $43,680 median
Established employers
6
3 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$40,040
P50
$43,680
P75
$46,540
P90
$52,000
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live welder listings in Knoxville
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare welder opportunities in Knoxville, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 24 live roles tracked in this market.
- 15 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Welder in Knoxville
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
24 welder openings across 15 employers establish the current Knoxville opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Express Employment Professionals is one of the most active visible employers, with 5 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Knoxville market view into active employers and representative welder openings
Employer activity · 15 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 24 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
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- Welder - 2nd Shift · Miratech
- Pipe Welder · Honey Creek Staffing
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- FABRICATOR/WELDER-1st Shift · Allegiant Manufacturing
- Pipe Welder · Honey Creek Staffing
- Pipe Welder · Honey Creek Staffing
Welder jobs in Knoxville: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many welder jobs are open in Knoxville?
Metaintro tracks 24 live welder openings from 15 employers in the Knoxville, TN area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do welder jobs in Knoxville pay?
The median posted salary is $43,680 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $40,040 to $46,540. Based on the 50% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for welder jobs in Knoxville?
Express Employment Professionals, Honey Creek Staffing, American Equipment, and Comfort Systems USA have the most open welder roles here right now, out of 15 hiring employers.
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Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Knoxville market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
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