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 %
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 %
India 1,297 $86,261 45.83%
Mexico 219 $48,104 24.94%
Bangladesh 195 $22,872 36.72%
China 151 $47,759 43.52%
Cambodia 109 $24,396 37.59%
South Korea 81 $47,558 31.40%
Canada 79 $71,124 38.73%
Vietnam 78 $23,520 42.16%
Philippines 66 $29,261 36.26%
Brazil 64 $67,380 35.96%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciber Inc 52 $70,188 89.66%
Ventois Inc 51 $81,805 87.93%
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc 51 $76,864 89.47%
Prolifics Inc 50 $70,571 87.72%
Electric Power Research Institute Inc 49 $64,844 85.96%
Navihealth Inc 49 $86,669 87.50%
Virtusa Corporation 49 $62,027 89.09%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 48 $55,319 90.57%
Nike Tn Inc 48 $90,128 90.57%
Codescience Inc 48 $89,013 90.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Frank Flynn 12 $24,320 100.00%
Larry Henry 12 $22,827 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 11 $29,629 100.00%
Jones Orchard Partnership 11 $27,511 100.00%
Tim Welker 11 $23,009 100.00%
Shaw Farms 11 $28,262 100.00%
Smoky Mountain Family Farms 11 $27,694 100.00%
Matthew Ryan Underwood 11 $27,910 100.00%
Hidden Valley Nursery Llc 11 $27,706 100.00%
John H Smith Dba 11 $22,059 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nike Usa Inc 3 $84,303 33.33%
Franke Foodservice Solutions Inc 3 $132,350 33.33%
Covenant Medical Group 3 $174,512 33.33%
Cbre Inc 3 $77,272 37.50%
Kiesner Training Inc 3 $18,144 37.50%
Johnston Polo Llc 3 $26,457 37.50%
Narkan Inc 3 $17,285 37.50%
Colortech Inc 3 $67,482 37.50%
Acadia Management Company Llc 3 $97,517 37.50%
Faist Light Metals Tennessee Llc 3 $90,605 37.50%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

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