Peer support specialist jobs in Tennessee

55 open peer support specialist jobs in Tennessee at 4 employers4 employers. BLS measures a median of $19.38 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Tennessee) for social and human service assistants here.

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BLS median in TN

35th of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$14.56/hr
25th percentile$17.15/hr
Median$19.38/hr
75th percentile$22.19/hr
90th percentile$25.09/hr
People employed in it4,380

Social and Human Service Assistants (SOC 21-1093), all industries, Tennessee: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $22.08 an hour. 35th highest of the 52 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants, Tennessee).

BLS median in TN

35th of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$14.56/hr
25th percentile$17.15/hr
Median$19.38/hr
75th percentile$22.19/hr
90th percentile$25.09/hr
People employed in it4,380

Newest peer support specialist jobs in Tennessee

Checked 2 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

Peer Support Specialist
Acadia Healthcare · Clarksville, TN · 5d ago
Peer Support Specialist
Youth Villages · Columbia and Nashville, TN · 6d ago
$23/hr
Recovery Coach - Team Firefly | FT – Days | Vanderbilt Health
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 1w ago
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Centerstone · Columbia, TN · 2w ago
TN Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Centerstone · Chattanooga, TN · 2w ago

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Where the peer support specialist 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 peer support specialists 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

$19.38/hr ($40,310 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Tennessee)

Median for social and human service assistants, against $22.08 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants, national) for the whole US; 4,380 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Tennessee) employed in Tennessee.

By metro area

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$21.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN) · 1,270 (source: BLS OEWS, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN) employed
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$19.49/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 980 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
Knoxville, TN$17.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Knoxville, TN) · 560 (source: BLS OEWS, Knoxville, TN) employed
Chattanooga, TN-GA$19.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA) · 400 (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA) employed
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$17.94/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA) · 270 (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA) employed
Clarksville, TN-KY$17.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY) · 200 (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY) employed
Johnson City, TN$17.36/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Johnson City, TN) · 180 (source: BLS OEWS, Johnson City, TN) employed
Jackson, TN$19.63/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, TN) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, TN) employed
Morristown, TN$17.31/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Morristown, TN) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Morristown, TN) employed
Cleveland, TN$18.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cleveland, TN) · 40 (source: BLS OEWS, Cleveland, TN) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring peer support specialists in Tennessee

Centerstone2 open in Tennessee
Acadia Healthcare1 open in Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center1 open in Tennessee
Youth Villages1 open in Tennessee

What the job takes

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course.

Depends on the state
Peer recovery credential
State certification board; exams by IC&RC

Peer support specialist jobs in Tennessee: common questions

How much do peer support specialists make in Tennessee?

Too few open peer support specialist jobs in Tennessee post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $19.38/hr ($40,310 a year) for social and human service assistants in Tennessee (May 2025), against $22.08 nationally, 35th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Tennessee are the most peer support specialist jobs?

Columbia (2), Nashville (2), Chattanooga (1) and Clarksville (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring peer support specialists in Tennessee?

By open jobs on this board: Centerstone (2), Acadia Healthcare (1) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1). In all, 4 employers have peer support specialist jobs open in Tennessee.

What do you need to work as a peer support specialist in Tennessee?

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course. Peer recovery credential (State certification board; exams by IC&RC). 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 every night from each employer's own careers site, published 2 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants (SOC 21-1093), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
Peer recovery credential: State certification board; exams by IC&RC

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Peer support specialist jobs in Tennessee. Data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/peer-support-specialist/tennessee

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