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Infection preventionist jobs in Tennessee

6 open infection preventionist jobs in Tennessee at 6 employers. BLS measures a median of $46.78 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in Tennessee, opens in a new tab) for epidemiologists here.

6
Open in TN
6
Employers hiring
6
Towns
$46.78
BLS median in TN
10th of 43 states and territories

Newest infection preventionist jobs in Tennessee

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the infection preventionist 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 infection preventionists 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

$46.78/hr ($97,310 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in Tennessee, opens in a new tab)

Median for epidemiologists, against $41.93 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 220 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in Tennessee, opens in a new tab) employed in Tennessee.

Hourly wages in Tennessee, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Epidemiologists (19-1041)$36.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$39.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$46.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$53.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$66.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)220 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$30.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$36.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$39.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$45.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$50.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)72,200 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

Employers hiring infection preventionists in Tennessee

What the job takes

Usually an RN license or a public health or lab science degree, with clinical experience.

  • Certification

    Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC)

    Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

    Official page

Infection preventionist jobs in Tennessee: common questions

How much do infection preventionists make in Tennessee?

Too few open infection preventionist jobs in Tennessee post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $46.78/hr ($97,310 a year) for epidemiologists in Tennessee (May 2025), against $41.93 nationally, 10th highest of 43 states and territories.

Where in Tennessee are the most infection preventionist jobs?

Nashville (2), Bristol (1), Johnson City (1), Kingsport (1) and Knoxville (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring infection preventionists in Tennessee?

By open jobs on this board: American Medical Associates (1), Ascension (1) and Ballad Health (1). In all, 6 employers have infection preventionist jobs open in Tennessee.

What do you need to work as an infection preventionist in Tennessee?

Usually an RN license or a public health or lab science degree, with clinical experience. Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC) (Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Tennessee's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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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.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Tennessee, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1041), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC): Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Infection preventionist jobs in Tennessee. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/infection-preventionist/tennessee

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