Largest Employers
| Company | County | Total Employees | Description |
| Covenant Health | Regional | 11,357 | Health care system |
| Knox County Schools | Knox | 9,558 | Public education system |
| The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knox | 8,959 | State university |
| Y-12 National Security Complex | Roane | 7,800 | Refurbishing nuclear weapon components and storage and recycling of nuclear material. |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Regional | 6,863 | Discount stores and wholesale clubs |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Roane | 5,772 | Research and Development |
| University of Tennessee Medical Center (UHS) | Knox | 5,387 | Health care system |
| Clayton Homes, Inc. | Regional | 5,047 | Manufactured and modular homes; financier & insurer of manufactured homes |
| DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. | Blount | 5,000 | Advanced automotive components and systems |
| Dollywood Co./Dollywood Splash Country | Sevier | 4,500 | Theme park and water park |
| K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City) | Regional | 4,227 | Grocery stores and pharmacies |
| State of Tennessee - Regional Offices | Knox | 3,176 | State administrative offices |
| Sevier County Schools | Sevier | 3,000 | Local public education system |
| Tennova Healthcare | Regional | 2,900 | Health care system |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | Blount | 2,722 | Area hospital |
| Kroger Co. | Regional | 2,621 | Grocery stores |
| Knox County Government | Knox | 2,600 | County government |
| Tanger Five Oaks | Sevier | 2,500 | Retail |
| Blount County Government | Blount | 2,430 | County government |
| Team Health, Inc. | Knox/Blount | 2,260 | Health care providers |
| City of Knoxville | Knox | 2,136 | Municipal government |
| UCOR | Roane | 2,122 | Engineering, environmental management & clean-up |
| Yum! Brands RSC | Regional | 1,908 | Fast food restaurants |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital | Knox | 1,838 | Area children's hospital |
| Blount County Schools | Blount | 1,700 | Public education system |
| Summit Medical Group, PLLC | Regional | 1,700 | Primary care physician group |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Regional | 1,626 | Restaurants and general stores |
| McGhee Tyson ANG Base | Blount | 1,609 | Air National Guard unit |
| Pilot Flying J | Regional | 1,491 | Retail convenience stores and travel centers |
| CVS Caremark Corp. | Knox | 1,477 | Drugstores and pharmaceutical distribution |
| U.S. Postal Service | Knox | 1,470 | Mail service |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | Knox | 1,450 | Shipping and delivery operation |
| Copper Cellar Corp. | Knox | 1,402 | Full-service restaurants |
| Lowe's Home Improvement | Regional | 1,375 | Home improvement warehouses and building supplies |
| Darden Restaurants | Regional | 1,340 | Full-Service Restaurants: Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | Regional | 1,290 | Home improvement warehouses and building supplies |
| Roane County Schools | Roane | 1,257 | Public education system |
| Burleson Brands | Regional | 1,250 | Full-service restaurants: Aubrey's, Sunspot, Bistro by the Tracks, Barley's Taproom, Stefano's Pizza |
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | Knox | 1,232 | Regional power authority & development agency |
| Jewelry Television | Knox | 1,211 | Satellite-based gem/jewelry home-shopping cable network |
| JTEKT Automotive TN-Vonore Co. | Monroe | 1,200 | Automotive steering systems |
| Jefferson County Schools | Jefferson | 1,184 | Public school system |
| Arconic | Blount | 1,100 | Aluminum beverage can sheets |
| Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) | Knox | 1,073 | Local utilities provider |
| Pellissippi State Technical Community College | Knox | 1,063 | Two-year technical community college. |
| Anderson County Schools | Anderson | 1,050 | public education system |
| Target Corp. | Regional | 1,045 | Discount stores |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | Knox | 1,035 | Cable networks - HGTV, Food Network, Do-It-Yourself, Fine Living & GAC |
| Connor Concepts | Regional | 950 | Full Service Restaurants: The Chop House, Connor's Steaks & Seafood |
| Quality Home Health | Knox | 946 | Health Services - home health providers |
| Monroe County Schools | Monroe | 942 | Public school system |
| Eagle Bend Manufacturing | Anderson | 941 | Manufactures auto body parts |
| SL Tennessee | Anderson | 913 | Manufacture gear shift assemblies, park brake levers, head & rear lights |
| Keurig Green Mountain | Knox | 900 | Manufacturer/distributor of single-cup beverages & brewers |
| Newell Rubbermaid | Blount | 900 | Manufacturing - plastic office accessories |
| Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance | Blount | 900 | Manufactured homes financing |
| Sitel | Anderson/Knox | 855 | Global customer interaction solutions provider |
| Maryville City Schools | Blount | 842 | Government - Public School System |
| Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. | Sevier | 840 | Hot and cold mix asphalt; ready-mix concrete |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities | Anderson | 833 | University consortium, partnerships between scientific research, government & industry |
| Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc. | Anderson | 828 | Manufacture, casting, machining & assembly of timing chain covers, pistons, pumps, VVT's |
| ADT Security Services | Knox | 822 | Residential home security monitoring center |
| 21st Mortgage Corp. | Knox | 800 | Financing and servicing of manufactured home loans |
| Sea Ray Boats, Inc. | Knox/Monroe | 779 | Fiberglass pleasure boats |
| Union County Schools | Union | 743 | Public school system |
| Loudon County Schools | Loudon | 730 | public education system |
| Wilderness in the Smokies | Sevier | 718 | Hotel & water park complex |
| American Book Co. | Knox, Jefferson | 700 | Wholesale trade - books |
| Malibu Boats | Loudon | 700 | Manufactures wakeboard boats |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Knox/Loudon | 687 | Paper towels and bath tissue |
| Oak Ridge City Schools | Anderson | 680 | Local public education system |
| City of Sevierville | Sevier | 650 | Municipal government |
| Sevier County Government | Sevier | 650 | County government |
| Grainger Co Schools | Grainger | 635 | Public education system |
| Hillcrest Healthcare Communities, Inc. | Knox | 625 | Long-term care, assisted living, short-term & long-term rehab services |
| Labor Exchange, Inc. | Knox | 620 | Service - temp staffing agency |
| Cellular Sales | Knox | 612 | Service - largest Verizon wireless dealer |
| Mastercraft Boat Co | Monroe | 605 | Manufacturing - fiberglass leisure boats |
| Leidos Engineering | Anderson | 577 | Engineering, energy management & clean/renewable energy consulting |
| Carlex Glass Co. | Monroe | 558 | Manufactures automotive glass |
| Accenture Hospitality Services | Blount | 550 | Financial shared services center for Marriott International, Inc. |
| Collier Restaurant Group | Sevier | 544 | Restaurant operations, management |
| Comcast | Knox | 540 | Cable, internet and phone customer support |
| U.S. Cellular Corp. | Knox | 535 | Cell phone, data systems and customer service center |
| Roane County Government | Roane | 509 | Municipal government |
| Anderson County Government | Anderson | 507 | County government |
| Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment | Sevier | 501 | Entertainment attractions |
| AT&T, Inc. | Regional | 500 | Telecommunications provider - telephone and internet. |
| Bush Brothers & Co | Knox, Jefferson | 500 | Manufacturing-Bush Beans and pet food |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Monroe | 500 | Manufactures seats for heavy trucks & motorcoaches |
| G.C. Services | Knox | 500 | Service-financial services customer service center, collection agency |
| Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. | Loudon | 500 | Mushrooms |
| Ole Smoky Distillery | Sevier | 500 | Moonshine and whiskey |
| Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union | Knox | 495 | Credit union |
| Radio Systems Corp | Knox | 494 | Manufactures pet containment & training products |
| City of Oak Ridge | Anderson | 480 | Municipal government |
| Roane State College | Regional | 468 | 2 year community college |
| Shoffner Kalthoff | Knox | 464 | Construction - mechanical & electrical contractor |
| Truist Bank | Regional | 462 | Banks (SunTrust and BB&T) |
| Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing | Monroe | 460 | Manufactures sport boats |
| Siemens Healthcare | Knox | 457 | Clinical imaging, preclinical & biomarker solutions |
| Crete Carrier Corp | Loudon | 450 | Transportation - trucking |
| FedEx (Express, Freight & Ground) | Knox | 450 | Package distribution - motor freight |
| Ripley's in the Smokies | Sevier | 450 | Ripley's area attractions |
| ORNL Federal Credit Union | Regional | 447 | Credit union |
| Lenoir City Schools | Loudon | 437 | Public school system |
| Johnson University | Knox | 430 | 4 year private college |
| Loudon County Government | Loudon | 430 | Municipal government |
| Broadway Electric Service | Knox | 429 | Construction - electrical contractor |
| Havco Wood Products | Monroe | 420 | Manufactures laminated wood floors for trucks |
| City of Pigeon Forge | Sevier | 415 | Municipal government |
| Regions Financial Corp | Regional | 411 | Banks |
| Carlstar Group | Anderson | 400 | Manufacturing-industrial pneumatic tires for lawn, garden, heavy commercial vehicles |
| Custom Foods of America | Knox | 400 | Frozen foods |
| DeRoyal Industries | Knox | 400 | Manufactures medical devices and healthcare products |
| Elavon | Knox | 400 | Electronic payment, processing service center |
| Knoxville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | Knox | 400 | Bottling and soft drink distribution |
| Lifetime Products, Inc. | Knox | 400 | Plastic kayaks and playground equipment |
| Science applications International Corp. (SAIC) | Anderson | 399 | Science & engineering consulting, energy, national security |
| Home Federal Bank | Regional | 398 | Banks |
| Axle Logistics | Knox | 384 | Service – advanced third-party logistics |
| Exedy America Corp. | Knox | 380 | Automotive parts - torque converters |
| Maryville College | Blount | 366 | 4 year private college |
| EdFinancial Services | Knox | 363 | Student loan processing |
| Nashua Corp. | Jefferson | 360 | Paper rolls and labels |
| Tombras | Knox | 360 | Full-service independent advertising agency |
| City of Maryville | Blount | 353 | Municipal government |
| Hubbell Lenoir City | Loudon | 351 | Polymer Concrete products |
| Stokely Hospitality Enterprises | Sevier | 350 | Full service restaurants, resorts: Applewood Farmhouse Grill; Leconte Lodge; Edgewater Hotel; Baskin Robbins |
| YMCA of East Tennessee | Regional | 350 | Service - non-profit community organization |
| City of Gatlinburg | Sevier | 346 | Municipal government |
| Great Smoky Mtns National Park | Regional | 338 | Government - National Park |
| Bass Pro Shops | Sevier | 336 | Sporting goods store |
| Michael Dunn Center | Roane | 330 | Social, Residential, Day and Therapeutic Services for Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| Carson-Newman University | Regional | 320 | four year private college |
| Great Dane | Scott | 318 | Flat bed trailers |
| Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area & Amusement Park | Sevier | 316 | Entertainment attractions |
| Jacobs Engineering Group | Anderson | 315 | Engineering Services |
| Tennier Industries | Scott | 315 | Clothing |
| Techmer PM LLC | Anderson | 310 | Plastic additives and compounds |
| Pepsi Beverages Co | Knox | 305 | Manufacturing & transportation-soft drink bottling & distribution |
| Total Transportation of Mississippi | Loudon | 305 | Transportation - trucking |
| Whirlpool Corp | Knox | 305 | Appliance repair customer repair center; service center |
| HT Hackney Co. | Knox, Roane | 302 | Transportation - wholesale grocery distribution |
| Answer Financial Inc | Knox | 300 | Insurance customer service center |
| Bandit Lites | Knox | 300 | Full service design, management and producer of live events, theatrical productions, and live shows. |
| Melaluca, Inc. | Knox | 300 | Manufactures detergents, dental care, nutritional supplements, personal care |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Sevier | 290 | National Park |
| SSW Advanced Technologies (Gemtron) | Monroe | 280 | Tempered and decorative glass |
| DWK Life Sciences | Roane | 277 | Manufactures laboratory glassware |
| Travelers Insurance | Knox | 277 | Personal lines insurance sales & service |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | Knox | 275 | Newspaper publishing |
| Skier's Choice | Blount | 270 | Ski boats |
| Flowers Baking Co. of Knoxville | Knox | 269 | Breads, rolls, snack cakes |
| Best Buy Co. | Regional | 265 | Electronics & appliances stores |
| K12 Inc | Blount | 265 | Virtual homeschooling academy support contact center |
| LSI (Lending Solutions, Inc.) | Knox | 265 | Loan servicing and training center |
| Reinhart Foodservice ,LLC | Blount | 265 | Distributor of general line groceries to resaurants |
| Tenneco (Federal-Mogul) Sevierville | Sevier | 263 | Manufactures automotive engine valves |
| Viskase Corporation | Loudon | 260 | Synthetic meat casings |
| House-Hasson Hardware | Knox | 256 | Transportation - hardware distribution |
| Tate & Lyle | Loudon | 254 | Manufactures bio-products, corn syrup, ethanol |
| Camellia Home Health of East TN | Knox | 250 | Home healthcare |
| Cirrus Aircraft | Blount | 250 | Service – personal private plane training and vision center |
| EnergySolutions | Roane | 250 | Service – nuclear waste processing & disposal |
| Gold's Gym | Knox | 250 | Health club & fitness centers |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | Knox | 250 | Railroad freight serving 22 states |
| Protomet | Loudon | 250 | Manufactures products for marine industry |
| Sonoco Products Company | Cocke | 250 | Paperboard cores |
| Takahata Precision America | Scott | 250 | Plastic automotive parts |
| US Foods, Inc | Blount | 250 | Transportation-wholesale grocery distribution |
| Sysco Knoxville | Knox | 230 | Restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals food distribution |
| Averitt Express | Knox | 223 | Transportation - trucking |
| KaTom Restaurant Supply | Sevier | 215 | Wholesale distributor of restaurant equipment, supplies |
| England Furniture | Claiborne | 200 | Furniture manufacturer |
| Lisega | Sevier | 164 | Pipe Hangers |
Source: Book of Lists, community websites 2023