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 %
Mathematicians	21	$60,107	84.00%
Urban and Regional Planners	20	$43,305	80.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	20	$39,384	80.00%
Optometrists	20	$94,959	80.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	19	$41,337	79.17%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	19	$31,508	82.61%
Speech-Language Pathologists	19	$50,463	86.36%
Food Service Managers	18	$31,486	81.82%
Logistics Engineers	18	$56,613	81.82%
Computer Network Support Specialists	18	$55,125	85.71%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Materials Scientists	3	$72,578	50.00%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$25,869	50.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3	$54,697	50.00%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	2	$17,015	33.33%
Computer Programmers	2	$78,073	33.33%
Environmental Engineers	2	$83,897	33.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$25,730	33.33%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	2	$55,183	33.33%
Office Clerks, General	2	$21,986	33.33%
Construction Carpenters	2	$28,735	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 5,315 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Tennessee From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	1,159	$85,602	46.01%
Mexico	208	$47,387	25.21%
Bangladesh	188	$22,515	39.83%
China	151	$35,072	46.04%
Cambodia	109	$24,396	41.92%
South Korea	75	$38,439	36.76%
Canada	71	$71,414	38.17%
Vietnam	70	$23,668	40.46%
Philippines	65	$28,227	39.16%
Brazil	52	$72,323	34.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lanco Global Systems Inc	2	$61,838	66.67%
It Echelon Corporation	2	$63,544	66.67%
Themesoft Inc	2	$65,426	66.67%
Conglomerate It Services Inc	2	$64,335	66.67%
Smart Data Strategies Inc	2	$64,480	66.67%
Teradata Operations Inc	2	$71,760	66.67%
Icube Consultancy Services Inc	2	$73,965	66.67%
Sbs Info Systems Llc	2	$66,675	66.67%
Empro Systems Llc	2	$71,126	66.67%
Aimic Inc	2	$62,962	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Real Estate Credit	23	$85,728	92.00%
Pottery Ceramics And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing	21	$54,235	84.00%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners	21	$51,582	84.00%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	20	$76,871	80.00%
Janitorial Services	20	$81,907	80.00%
Manufactured Home Mobile Home Manufacturing	20	$85,146	83.33%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	20	$76,882	83.33%
Full Service Restaurants	20	$41,665	83.33%
Animal Food Manufacturing	20	$72,669	83.33%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	20	$65,557	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$63,939	25.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	2	$17,222	25.00%
Forging And Stamping	2	$61,277	28.57%
Limited Service Restaurants	2	$26,323	28.57%
Alumina Refining And Primary Aluminum Production	2	$82,576	28.57%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	2	$69,285	28.57%
Mining Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	2	$85,602	28.57%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	2	$58,948	28.57%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	2	$69,306	28.57%
Nonresidential Building Construction	2	$46,467	28.57%

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.