Family nurse practitioner jobs in Tennessee

6 open family nurse practitioner jobs in Tennessee at 2 employers. BLS measures a median of $56.54 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Tennessee, opens in a new tab) for nurse practitioners here.

Open in TN

Employers hiring

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BLS median in TN

50th of 51 states and territories

Newest family nurse practitioner jobs in Tennessee

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

Family Nurse Practitioner
Fast Pace Health · Lexington and Bartlett, TN · today
Family Nurse Practitioner - $10k Sign-on Bonus
Fast Pace Health · Covington, TN · 1d ago
Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Ascension · Smithville, TN · 1d ago
Family Nurse Practitioner - Extensive New Grad Training Offered!
Fast Pace Health · Covington, TN · 3w ago

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Where the family nurse practitioner jobs are in Tennessee

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What family nurse practitioners earn in Tennessee

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Tennessee

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Tennessee, May 2025

$56.54/hr ($117,590 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Tennessee, opens in a new tab)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 12,150 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Tennessee, opens in a new tab) employed in Tennessee. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$58.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, opens in a new tab) · 4,540 (source: BLS OEWS, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, opens in a new tab) employed
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, opens in a new tab) · 1,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, opens in a new tab) employed
Knoxville, TN$52.76/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Knoxville, TN, opens in a new tab) · 1,630 (source: BLS OEWS, Knoxville, TN, opens in a new tab) employed
Chattanooga, TN-GA$56.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA, opens in a new tab) · 1,000 (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA, opens in a new tab) employed
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$56.96/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, opens in a new tab) · 480 (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, opens in a new tab) employed
Jackson, TN$52.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, TN, opens in a new tab) · 410 (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, TN, opens in a new tab) employed
Johnson City, TN$49.25/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Johnson City, TN, opens in a new tab) · 380 (source: BLS OEWS, Johnson City, TN, opens in a new tab) employed
Clarksville, TN-KY$55.37/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY, opens in a new tab) · 300 (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY, opens in a new tab) employed
Cleveland, TN$51.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cleveland, TN, opens in a new tab) · 170 (source: BLS OEWS, Cleveland, TN, opens in a new tab) employed
Morristown, TN$50.75/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Morristown, TN, opens in a new tab) · 120 (source: BLS OEWS, Morristown, TN, opens in a new tab) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nurse Practitioners; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring family nurse practitioners in Tennessee

Fast Pace Health5 open in Tennessee
Ascension1 open in Tennessee

What the job takes

An RN license, then a family nurse practitioner MSN or DNP program and the FNP board exam.

License
Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN)
State board of nursing. Required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first
Official page
Certification
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. One of the two national FNP boards states accept
Official page
Certification
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Official page

What family nurse practitioners bring to work

Gear people in this work often buy for themselves, beyond what an employer provides.

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3M Littmann Cardiology IV stethoscope on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
Littmann's diagnostic model for faint heart and lung sounds, common in ICUs and emergency departments and among NPs and PAs.
Otoscope and ophthalmoscope set on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For ear and eye exams. Many NP and PA programs ask students to have one for physical assessment courses.
Reflex hammer on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For deep tendon reflexes in a neuro exam.
Penlight with a pupil gauge on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For pupil checks in a neuro assessment; the gauge printed on the side measures pupil size.

Family nurse practitioner jobs in Tennessee: common questions

How much do family nurse practitioners make in Tennessee?

Too few open family nurse practitioner jobs in Tennessee post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $56.54/hr ($117,590 a year) for nurse practitioners in Tennessee (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 50th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Tennessee are the most family nurse practitioner jobs?

Covington (2), Bartlett (1), Bolivar (1), Lafayette (1) and Lexington (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring family nurse practitioners in Tennessee?

By open jobs on this board: Fast Pace Health (5) and Ascension (1). In all, 2 employers have family nurse practitioner jobs open in Tennessee.

What do you need to work as a family nurse practitioner in Tennessee?

An RN license, then a family nurse practitioner MSN or DNP program and the FNP board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first), Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C) (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board; one of the two national FNP boards states accept) and Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Tennessee's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Tennessee, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Tennessee, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN): State board of nursing
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C): American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Family nurse practitioner jobs in Tennessee. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/family-nurse-practitioner/tennessee

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