Statewide pay Government data
Appliance repair technicians in Tennessee earn a statewide median of $49,580 a year, 2% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #25 of 50 states. About 690 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near Tennessee
See all states on the appliance repair technician overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes appliance repair technician pay for 6 Tennessee metros. The highest-paying is Nashville at $53,700, followed by Clarksville and Knoxville.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| NashvilleTENNESSEE · TN | $53,700 | $55,741 | 260 |
| ClarksvilleTENNESSEE · TN | $49,400 | $54,317 | 30 |
| KnoxvilleTENNESSEE · TN | $48,990 | $52,923 | 60 |
| MemphisTENNESSEE · TN | $48,660 | $52,789 | 110 |
| ChattanoogaTENNESSEE · TN | $47,860 | $52,327 | 40 |
| Johnson CityTENNESSEE · TN | $47,620 | $54,158 | 40 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for Tennessee's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1.9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,800 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, appliance repair technicians have 327 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 3.8× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.
What the work is like Government data
How often appliance repair technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Where to train in Tennessee Government data
8 schools in Tennessee offer electrical and electronics repair programs below the bachelor's level, 6 of them at public colleges. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit | Certificate | $31,140 | 17 | — |
| TCAT Athens Athens, TN · Public | Certificate | $13,742 | 10 | — |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | Certificate | $20,038 | 5 | — |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | Associate degree | $20,038 | 4 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis, TN · Public | Certificate | $16,493 | 4 | $34,893 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN · Public | Associate degree | $13,153 | 1 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald, TN · Public | Certificate | $20,488 | 1 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson, TN · Public | Certificate | $14,715 | — | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in Tennessee Official source
The main state licensing office in Tennessee is the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors. It can point you to the right license for appliance repair technicians.
Official Tennessee licensing site ↗
Requirements for appliance repair technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 4.8% of wage and salary workers in Tennessee were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#42 of 51 states and D.C.), and 5.7% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only appliance repair technicians.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in Tennessee
All trades in Tennessee.