Tennessee
Tennessee's tech scene is centered on Nashville, which has grown fast on the back of healthcare IT, music-tech, and a wave of companies relocating for the low costs and no state income tax. Built Technologies and a cluster of health-IT firms anchor it, and Oak Ridge near Knoxville adds serious national-lab research. The roles span fintech, health IT, and enterprise software.
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Where Tennessee’s tech talent studies
Vanderbilt anchors the talent pool with a strong engineering and business pipeline, and the University of Tennessee produced PetSafe founder Randy Boyd. Belmont's music-business program feeds Nashville's entertainment-tech scene, a genuinely local specialty.
Vanderbilt University
- Muhammad YunusNobel laureate, founder of Grameen Bank
- James PattersonBestselling author, former chairman of J. Walter Thompson
- Amy GrantGrammy-winning artist and entrepreneur
- David WilliamsFormer executive at Deloitte
- Muhtar KentFormer Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Randy BoydFounder of PetSafe, University of Tennessee System president
- Clarence BrownPioneering Hollywood film director
- Kenneth WalkerBusiness leader and philanthropist
- Pat SummittLegendary coach and leadership author
- Bill DanceFounder of an outdoor-media and products business
University of Memphis
- Fred SmithFounder and CEO of FedEx
- Penny HardawayNBA star, investor and head coach
- Kevin KaneLongtime tourism-business leader in Memphis
Belmont University
- Mike CurbFounder of Curb Records
- Brad PaisleyGrammy-winning country artist
- Trisha YearwoodGrammy-winning artist and media entrepreneur
Middle Tennessee State University
- Kix BrooksCountry music star and entrepreneur
- Chris YoungGrammy-nominated country artist
- Andy WomackBusinessman and Tennessee state senator
Unicorn startups in Tennessee
Tennessee's private unicorn bench is thin, led by Built Technologies, a Nashville construction-and-real-estate lending software company. The state's tech growth is newer and more relocation-driven than venture-native, so the homegrown unicorn count is still small.
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Tech jobs in Tennessee: common questions
How many tech jobs are open in Tennessee right now?
Feeny is tracking about 396 open tech roles in Tennessee from 110 companies hiring. The listings refresh straight from employer career pages, so the count tracks real openings instead of aging on a board. A lot of that growth traces back to companies relocating to the state for its low costs and no income tax.
Which Tennessee cities have the most tech jobs?
Nashville is the clear center, and it has been booming as companies move in for the cost and tax picture. Memphis adds its own base, and Knoxville sits near serious research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Across the 2 Tennessee cities we index, Nashville accounts for most of the open tech roles.
What companies are hiring for tech roles in Tennessee?
Nashville's tech scene runs heavily on healthcare IT, with Built Technologies and a cluster of health-IT firms anchoring the hiring. Music-tech has its own niche, fitting for the city. Near Knoxville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory brings a different kind of employer entirely, one doing serious national-lab research that most states never touch.
What kinds of tech roles are common in Tennessee?
Health IT is the biggest lane, a natural fit for Nashville's long history as a healthcare hub. Fintech and enterprise software fill out much of the rest, especially at the companies relocating in. Oak Ridge adds research and scientific-computing roles that sit closer to the lab bench than the typical SaaS job, giving the state an unusual high end.
What is it like to work in tech in Tennessee?
The pitch is straightforward: cost of living runs about 10 percent below the national average, and Tennessee has no state income tax, so your paycheck goes noticeably further. Nashville is genuinely booming, which means a growing scene but also rising housing costs chasing the older affordability. If you want a fast-growing city and a real tax break, Tennessee is one of the strongest cases in the South.
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