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KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
MERIT SYSTEM COUNCIL
Andrew Johnson Office Building
912 South Gay Street, Suite L-100
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
(865) 215-4446 FAX (865) 215-4448
In order to be an officer for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office you must first be twenty-one (21) years old and be a High School Graduate or have a GED. You cannot take the required Correctional Officer Examination for an officer position until you are twenty-one (21) years of age. Starting pay for a Correctional Officer Position is $27,424.44 annually. If you are eighteen (18) years of age or older and a High School Graduate or have a GED, you may qualify for a position within the Sheriff ’s Office such as:
| Correctional Officer (Corrections Exam required)* |
$27,972.93/yr |
| Communications Specialist I |
$27,972.93/yr |
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Support Services Clerk (requires typing speed of 25 wpm)
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$21,547.36/yr |
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Property Officer
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$20,327.70/yr |
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PBX/Receptionist
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$19,177.08/yr |
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Assistant Kitchen Manager
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$22,840.20/yr |
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Jail Commissary Assistant
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$18,091.58/yr |
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Warrants Clerk (requires typing speed of 45 wpm)
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$21,547.36/yr |
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Maintenance Specialists
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$22,840.20/yr |
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Registered Nurse (Entry level pay based on experience)
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$42,282.24/yr |
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Licensed Practical Nurse (Entry level pay based on experience)
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$32,399.26/yr |
Download the Application
(Typing tests will be given when application is turned in. Corrections Exam scheduled after application is processed.)
CLICK HERE to download an application
File is a 297KB PDF
To get a free viewer for the application click here
Questions about a career with The Knox County Sheriff's Office should be addressed to Gary Hall with the Sheriff's Office Merit System. CLICK HERE
BENEFITS: Retirement deductions are mandatory; the mandatory amount withheld is 6% of your gross pay. You may choose to have a higher amount withheld; however, 6% is automatically deducted. Cigna Consumer, Cigna Silver, Cigna Gold, Cigna Choice, Delta Dental, United Health EPO, and Spectera Vision are offered to all new employees. You may choose family, single, or single plus one coverage. However, it is not required that you take this insurance. Health insurance premiums and Dental insurance premiums are as follows:
| Health |
Family/Bi-Weekly |
Single/Bi-Weekly |
Single + 1/Bi-Weekly |
| Cigna Consumer |
$84.05 |
$12.31 |
$59.05 |
| Cigna Silver |
$96.49 |
$16.72 |
$71.49 |
| Cigna Gold |
$143.77 |
$30.65 |
$118.77 |
| Cigna Traditional |
$153.77 |
$33.15 |
$128.77 |
| Dental |
Family/Bi-Weekly |
Single/Bi-Weekly |
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| Delta |
$39.14 |
$13.42 |
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| United Health EPO |
$17.70 |
$4.78 |
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| Eye/Vision |
Family/Bi-Weekly |
Single/Bi-Weekly |
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| Spectera |
$8.85 |
$3.69 |
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You accrue one (1) day sick leave per month, and one (1) day annual leave per month. That gives you twelve (12) sick days leave per year, and twelve (12) annual days leave your first year. (Annual leave is vacation leave.) Questions regarding leave can be answered at your employment interview. Knox County also has an Employees Credit Union, which offers savings accounts, checking accounts, and loan services.
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