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 %
Japan 8 $55,689 36.36%
Hong Kong 8 $20,696 40.00%
Malaysia 8 $59,816 42.11%
Thailand 7 $22,501 36.84%
Australia 6 $68,992 31.58%
Singapore 6 $43,871 33.33%
Argentina 6 $55,993 33.33%
Sri Lanka 6 $51,751 33.33%
Poland 6 $47,241 35.29%
Kenya 6 $48,599 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Citiustech Inc 625 $68,697 91.51%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 599 $58,734 90.08%
The University Of Tennessee 586 $53,438 90.71%
Accenture Llp 571 $69,477 97.77%
Ernst Young Us Llp 549 $70,792 99.46%
Conch Technologies Inc 517 $59,186 97.36%
Autozone Inc 434 $82,114 83.46%
Capgemini America Inc 407 $75,166 83.92%
Cummins Inc 396 $64,171 81.65%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 394 $64,870 83.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 20 $77,988 25.00%
Pic Usa Inc 19 $64,692 24.05%
Jeans Lawn Landscapesinc 17 $19,198 21.79%
Thomas Betts Corporation 16 $76,137 20.78%
Autozone Inc 16 $63,326 21.92%
Uniquekeyresources Inc 16 $84,865 22.22%
Memphis Light Gas And Water 16 $98,398 22.86%
Flextronics International Usa 14 $78,756 20.59%
Wellmont Medical Associates 14 $158,786 21.21%
The University Of The South 14 $49,059 25.00%

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