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
68,904 86.74% $71,652 H-1B
5,536 6.97% $24,854 H-2A
4,330 5.45% $64,599 PERM
670 0.84% $76,912 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Tennessee has seen a total of 79,440 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Tennessee is the H-1B visa with 68,904 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.74% of Tennessee's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 5,536 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 6.97% of Tennessee's total visas.

Top Occupations in Tennessee (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $45,514 87.50%
Food Scientists and Technologists 34 $54,042 85.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $50,960 84.62%
Lawyers 33 $76,197 84.62%
Cost Estimators 33 $54,449 89.19%
Social Science Research Assistants 32 $35,678 86.49%
Accountants 30 $51,455 81.08%
Dentists, General 30 $112,145 83.33%
Logistics Engineers 28 $61,012 84.85%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 28 $70,636 84.85%
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 1,146 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palestine 1 $87,901 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $64,792 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $47,819 50.00%
Norway 1 $32,060 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $55,141 50.00%
South Sudan 1 $22,693 50.00%
Niger 1 $107,973 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $67,850 50.00%
Ireland 1 $92,061 50.00%
Belgium 1 $32,822 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veloce It Group Llc 25 $69,984 92.59%
Menschforce Llc 25 $77,775 96.15%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Llc 25 $99,796 96.15%
Terminix International Company Lp 25 $97,830 96.15%
Isr Info Way Inc 24 $79,007 92.31%
Larsen Toubro Limited 24 $45,280 92.31%
Nci Information Systems Inc 24 $44,007 92.31%
Universal Robotics Inc 24 $72,870 92.31%
Amazoncom Services Inc 24 $76,895 92.31%
Nucor Steel Memphis Inc 24 $69,998 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cumberland Valley Nurseries Inc 7 $27,180 100.00%
Bejma Farms 7 $19,439 100.00%
A T Farms 7 $22,473 100.00%
Candelario Sepulveda Juarez 7 $25,926 100.00%
Bucksnort Rr Ranch Llc 7 $32,484 100.00%
J Michael Brown Farms 7 $19,117 100.00%
Blankenship Farms And Nursery 7 $26,523 100.00%
Robert H Young 7 $26,969 100.00%
Adkins Farm 7 $22,990 100.00%
Joel Shell 7 $24,586 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Porter Roofing Contractors Inc 2 $23,026 50.00%
Hankookcompany Es America Corp 2 $90,522 50.00%
Sedgwick 2 $80,974 50.00%
Mbt Systems Llc Dba Mathias Metal Systems 2 $49,379 50.00%
Ecoenergy Llc 2 $93,580 50.00%
Jtc Farm Llc 2 $18,637 50.00%
Carl Dean Sircy 1 $27,414 25.00%
Hardeman County Board Of Education 1 $31,780 25.00%
Cowart Sargent Webb Cpas Pc 1 $37,398 25.00%
Yokohama M Incorporation 1 $63,419 25.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,899 $26,316 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 899 $26,675 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 183 $26,526 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 152 $28,200 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 149 $28,002 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 132 $21,325 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 85 $23,988 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 81 $27,854 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 79 $28,886 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 66 $28,186 100.00%

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 $71,652. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage