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 %
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $62,105 86.49%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $40,527 83.78%
Social Science Research Assistants 30 $34,696 85.71%
Cost Estimators 29 $53,152 82.86%
Food Scientists and Technologists 28 $51,757 84.85%
Lawyers 28 $70,193 84.85%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 27 $66,559 87.10%
Validation Engineers 27 $72,332 87.10%
Credit Analysts 26 $46,845 86.67%
Actuaries 26 $75,376 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anesthesiologists 4 $127,785 57.14%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4 $29,806 57.14%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4 $50,466 57.14%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $34,717 50.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 3 $69,008 50.00%
Materials Scientists 3 $72,578 50.00%
Surgeons 3 $77,916 50.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 3 $54,697 50.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 3 $50,086 50.00%
Music Directors and Composers 3 $43,666 50.00%
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 %
South Africa 13 $80,917 31.71%
Ukraine 13 $65,320 37.14%
Italy 13 $69,711 41.94%
Venezuela 12 $58,379 40.00%
Spain 11 $50,702 36.67%
Turkey 11 $54,389 37.93%
Russia 10 $63,048 37.04%
France 9 $73,911 37.50%
Malaysia 8 $59,816 33.33%
Lebanon 8 $97,293 34.78%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 69 $95,426 92.00%
Vega Soft Inc 69 $62,260 92.00%
Optum Services Inc 66 $94,322 89.19%
Comspark International Inc 65 $53,693 90.28%
Tennessee Technological University 65 $49,772 91.55%
Ozburn Hessey Logistics 63 $76,826 88.73%
Meharry Medical College 63 $48,397 91.30%
Prospance Inc 63 $48,159 92.65%
Latitude 36 Inc 61 $87,341 89.71%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 61 $56,788 91.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mueller Industries Inc 4 $91,484 33.33%
Marelli North America Inc 4 $56,779 33.33%
Sylvamo North America Llc 3 $121,860 25.00%
Smarsh 3 $80,995 25.00%
Electronic Express Inc 3 $50,135 25.00%
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation 3 $61,471 25.00%
Faist Light Metals Tennessee Llc 3 $90,605 25.00%
Saargummi Tennessee Inc 3 $84,538 25.00%
Catalyst Design Group Pc 3 $51,944 27.27%
Kenco Management Group 3 $108,084 27.27%

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