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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 %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 23 $42,885 82.14%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $58,220 85.19%
Psychiatrists 23 $129,127 85.19%
Optometrists 22 $93,127 84.62%
Life Scientists, All Other 22 $39,760 84.62%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 21 $33,011 80.77%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 21 $54,533 80.77%
Public Relations Specialists 21 $39,485 84.00%
Mathematicians 21 $60,151 87.50%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 20 $42,436 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 3 $54,697 50.00%
Surgeons 3 $77,916 50.00%
Animal Trainers 3 $28,225 50.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 3 $50,086 50.00%
Occupational Therapists 3 $64,154 50.00%
Interpreters and Translators 3 $31,643 50.00%
Music Directors and Composers 3 $43,666 50.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 3 $54,358 50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $26,755 33.33%
Environmental Engineers 2 $83,897 33.33%
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 %
Croatia 3 $29,716 37.50%
Dominican Republic 3 $69,319 37.50%
Hungary 3 $56,833 37.50%
Portugal 3 $48,748 37.50%
Zambia 3 $17,285 37.50%
Sweden 3 $50,128 42.86%
Zimbabwe 2 $39,136 33.33%
Rwanda 2 $50,274 33.33%
Tunisia 2 $23,421 33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $62,733 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Health System Inc 20 $192,791 90.91%
Hospital Medicine Services Of Tennessee Pc 20 $193,963 90.91%
Christian Brothers University 19 $54,132 86.36%
Mlgw 19 $73,952 86.36%
Genome International Corporation 19 $52,678 86.36%
Smart Works Llc 19 $62,860 86.36%
Southern Adventist University 19 $51,342 86.36%
Techdemocracy Llc 19 $66,446 90.48%
Read Foundation 19 $50,897 90.48%
Infomerica Inc 19 $54,817 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Old Salem Nurseries 5 $27,435 100.00%
Phillips Farm 5 $29,719 100.00%
Battle Ditch Sod Farms 5 $28,005 100.00%
Buy Sod Usa Llc 5 $41,920 100.00%
Mccurdy Sod Farms Llc 5 $28,005 100.00%
Michael T Lewis 5 $29,253 100.00%
Timothy Farmer 5 $27,398 100.00%
Terry Hughes Farm 5 $19,793 100.00%
G R Farms Llc 5 $23,234 100.00%
Mountain View Farms 5 $22,826 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brentwood Cleanersllc 1 $26,603 33.33%
Wagner General Contractors Inc 1 $23,816 33.33%
Bloomingdale Investments Llc 1 $34,320 33.33%
Direct Administration 1 $41,621 33.33%
Eaton Inoac Company 1 $53,290 33.33%
Germantown Internal Medicine Associatespc 1 $119,746 33.33%
Twin City Clarage Inc 1 $63,253 33.33%
Nashville Pain Center 1 $70,970 33.33%
Amteck Llc 1 $49,525 33.33%
Encapsula Nanosciences Llc 1 $51,917 33.33%

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