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Map of Tennessee showing 10 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Tennessee: 10 metros with trade pay data

Fence Installer pay in Tennessee

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$45,330statewide median a year
$21.79median an hour
#31of 45 states
550fence installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Fence installers in Tennessee earn a statewide median of $45,330 a year, 6% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #31 of 45 states. About 550 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$36,410Entry · 10th$38,20025th$45,330Median$47,23075th$55,080Top · 90th

States ranked near Tennessee

Arkansas$46,150
Michigan$45,800
Florida$45,550
Tennessee$45,330
Maine$45,310
West Virginia$45,040
Oregon$44,580

See all states on the fence installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes fence installer pay for 4 Tennessee metros. The highest-paying is Nashville at $46,820, followed by Jackson and Memphis.

NashvilleTENNESSEE · TN$46,820
JacksonTENNESSEE · TN$45,800
MemphisTENNESSEE · TN$44,610
ChattanoogaTENNESSEE · TN$39,720
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
NashvilleTENNESSEE · TN$46,820$48,600210
JacksonTENNESSEE · TN$45,800$53,55350
MemphisTENNESSEE · TN$44,610$48,39570
ChattanoogaTENNESSEE · TN$39,720$43,42740

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating fence installer work in Tennessee
Fence Installer pay in Tennessee: $45,330 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,500 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, fence installers have 118 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.4× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often fence installers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningSometimes
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOften
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesSometimes
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseVery often
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingRarely

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.

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 fence installers.

Official Tennessee licensing site ↗

Requirements for fence installers 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 fence installers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Tennessee

NashvilleTENNESSEE · TN+8.7%population since 2020 · 3.0% unemployment
JacksonTENNESSEE · TN+2.2%population since 2020 · 3.9% unemployment
MemphisTENNESSEE · TN-0.4%population since 2020 · 4.4% unemployment
ChattanoogaTENNESSEE · TN+5.3%population since 2020 · 3.3% unemployment

All trades in Tennessee.

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