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 %
India 1,159 $85,602 46.01%
Mexico 208 $47,387 25.21%
Bangladesh 188 $22,515 39.83%
China 151 $35,072 46.04%
Cambodia 109 $24,396 41.92%
South Korea 75 $38,439 36.76%
Canada 71 $71,414 38.17%
Vietnam 70 $23,668 40.46%
Philippines 65 $28,227 39.16%
Brazil 52 $72,323 34.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 169 $68,685 96.02%
Fujitsu America Inc 165 $79,107 94.29%
System Soft Technologies Llc 157 $63,221 89.71%
Deloitte Touche Llp 157 $53,160 92.90%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee 155 $69,679 93.94%
Bridgestone Americas Inc 154 $82,455 97.47%
Alsacst Jude Childrens Research Hospital 147 $75,800 97.35%
Federal Express Corporation 138 $73,532 93.88%
Ntt Data Services Llc 136 $83,046 93.79%
Smith Nephew Inc 134 $78,353 93.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philips Electronics North America Corporation 8 $65,842 25.00%
Healthspring Inc 8 $82,490 26.67%
Deloitte Touche Llp 8 $57,094 27.59%
Healthstream Inc 8 $64,977 27.59%
Gestamp Chattanooga Llc 7 $68,117 24.14%
Chspsc Llc 7 $76,390 25.93%
Green Thumb Of Dyersburg Llc 7 $23,795 26.92%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc 7 $105,839 28.00%
Marelli Tennessee Usa Llc 7 $62,127 28.00%
Ignify Inc 6 $94,332 24.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 42 $27,578 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 39 $22,941 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 34 $26,149 100.00%
Crop Production 28 $27,614 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $29,053 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 21 $22,663 100.00%
Hay Farming 20 $27,844 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 19 $24,090 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 13 $25,002 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 10 $27,670 100.00%

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