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 %
Chile 4 $42,473 33.33%
Israel 4 $96,459 33.33%
Bahamas 4 $75,530 33.33%
Romania 4 $42,702 36.36%
Egypt 3 $131,234 30.00%
Macedonia 3 $41,135 30.00%
Dominican Republic 3 $69,319 33.33%
Greece 3 $45,724 37.50%
Hungary 3 $56,833 37.50%
Croatia 3 $29,716 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Csc Covansys Corporation 38 $51,518 88.37%
Applied Computer Techniques 38 $64,689 92.68%
Fedex Freight Inc 37 $74,767 90.24%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 37 $63,349 90.24%
Tennessee State University 37 $57,625 92.50%
Marlabs Inc 37 $57,902 92.50%
Carecore National Llc 36 $81,328 90.00%
Oracle America Inc 36 $84,244 90.00%
Fedex Corporate Services 35 $49,993 87.50%
Williams Sonoma Inc 35 $71,674 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyh Corporation 2 $38,023 28.57%
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation 2 $76,149 28.57%
Informatics Corporation Of America 2 $83,928 28.57%
Valeo Inc 2 $80,236 28.57%
Integrity Tennessee Inc 2 $100,204 28.57%
Zoom International Inc 2 $60,622 28.57%
Dy Lee Inc Dba Town And Country Cleaners 2 $27,529 28.57%
Erlanger Health System 2 $166,400 28.57%
Quality Manufacturing Systems Inc 2 $69,358 28.57%
Silicon Ranch Corporation 2 $110,074 33.33%

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