Oak Ridge Jobs

Oak Ridge is an incorporated city in Anderson and Roane Counties in East Tennessee, about 25 miles northwest of Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 27,387 people at the 2000 census. The portion of the city located in Anderson County is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the portion located in Roane County is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area; both of these areas are components of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames are the Atomic City, the Secret City, The Ridge and the City Behind the Fence.

The federal government projects at Oak Ridge are reduced in size and scope, but are still the city's principal economic activity and one of the biggest employers in the Knoxville metropolitan area. The Department of Energy owns the federal sites and maintains a major office in the city. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest multipurpose lab in the Department of Energy's National Laboratory system, and is also home to the Spallation Neutron Source, a 1.4 billion dollar project slated for completion by 2010. The Y-12 National Security Complex is a component of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex. Bechtel Jacobs is the Department of Energy's primary contractor conducting an extensive program of decontamination and decommissioning, environmental cleanup, and waste management that aims to remove or stabilize the residues remaining from decades of government production and research activities. The Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information, which disseminates...more

Among the most common occupations in Oak Ridge are Management, professional, and related occupations, 44%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Oak Ridge, Tennessee are Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 25%; Educational, health and social services, 21%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Oak Ridge job listings indicate that the following industries in Oak Ridge are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is $36,324, and the median income of households in Oak Ridge was $41,950.

According to our Oak Ridge Trends data, the number of Oak Ridge, Tennessee jobs has decreased by 21% since October 2011.

Population of Oak Ridge Total population 27,387 Male 46.83% Female 53.17% Median age 43.4     Oak Ridge Housing Owner-occupied homes 68.4% Median cost of a home $98,200 Median mortgage payment $667 Renter-occupied homes 31.6% Vacant housing 10.1% Median monthly rent $487     Average Income Median for all male full-time $45,149 Median for all female full-time $27,500     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 20% Graduate degree 18%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 57% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 13%     Race White 88% Black or African American 8% Asian 2% Other 1%     Oak Ridge Commute Carpool 8.9% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 18 minutes