We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Tennessee Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
62,309 86.75% $69,978 H-1B
4,895 6.82% $23,998 H-2A
4,035 5.62% $64,244 PERM
587 0.82% $74,158 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Tennessee has seen a total of 71,826 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Tennessee is the H-1B visa with 62,309 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.75% of Tennessee's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 4,895 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 6.82% of Tennessee's total visas.

Top Occupations in Tennessee (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hospitalists 38 $152,528 90.48%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $38,289 85.71%
Purchasing Managers 36 $79,367 87.80%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $44,346 85.37%
Chief Executives 34 $140,672 85.00%
Epidemiologists 34 $60,843 85.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $44,608 82.05%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $50,912 84.21%
Mental Health Counselors 32 $31,703 84.21%
Accountants 32 $52,444 84.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tennessee Employees Over Time
Tennessee has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,630 employees were hired. Tennessee peaked in 2018 with 6,339 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,315 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Tennessee From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pakistan 40 $64,520 31.25%
Colombia 38 $30,598 37.25%
Nepal 35 $47,428 40.23%
United Kingdom 31 $81,409 39.24%
Iran 26 $29,360 38.24%
Germany 18 $73,048 28.57%
Nigeria 17 $72,887 28.81%
Taiwan 15 $43,344 34.09%
Albania 15 $31,950 35.71%
Serbia 13 $41,312 31.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wipro Limited 2,010 $63,992 95.53%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 1,954 $71,339 94.90%
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital 1,773 $54,622 87.47%
Synechron Inc 1,721 $68,136 92.63%
Infosys Limited 1,290 $62,560 71.04%
Ut Battelle Llc Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1,269 $65,899 95.70%
Syntel Inc 1,258 $61,034 95.02%
Vanderbilt University 1,178 $51,441 91.11%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,108 $58,451 99.28%
Syntel Consulting Inc 1,050 $57,393 94.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prestigious Placement 846 $21,126 100.00%
Williams Sausage Company Inc 524 $22,358 98.68%
Conch Technologies Inc 132 $69,006 25.19%
University Of Tennessee Health Science Center 91 $72,556 33.21%
Davita Inc 79 $84,858 45.14%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee 78 $75,049 49.68%
Eastman Chemical Company 55 $78,649 35.71%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 48 $75,287 33.33%
Cummins Filtration Inc 46 $70,766 32.86%
Specialist Resources Global Inc 40 $95,710 30.08%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,656 $25,597 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 779 $25,937 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 143 $25,025 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 132 $21,325 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 122 $27,490 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 105 $26,596 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 82 $23,714 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 55 $26,194 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 52 $26,955 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 51 $27,839 100.00%

Tennessee Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Tennessee to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Tennessee over all years is $69,978. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage