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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 %
Supply Chain Managers	18	$82,467	90.00%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	17	$40,079	89.47%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	17	$40,386	89.47%
Budget Analysts	17	$51,459	89.47%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	17	$52,722	94.44%
Training and Development Specialists	15	$44,593	83.33%
Auditors	15	$49,182	83.33%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	15	$64,341	83.33%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$43,652	77.78%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	14	$32,560	82.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction Carpenters	2	$28,735	40.00%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	2	$17,015	40.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2	$44,564	40.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2	$61,100	40.00%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	2	$30,982	40.00%
Computer Programmers	2	$78,073	40.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2	$67,996	40.00%
Human Resources Specialists	2	$54,943	40.00%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$25,730	40.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	2	$47,642	40.00%

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 %
Rwanda	2	$50,274	40.00%
Austria	2	$42,349	40.00%
Nicaragua	2	$31,221	40.00%
Switzerland	2	$129,751	40.00%
Latvia	2	$43,482	40.00%
United States Of America	2	$60,404	50.00%
Zimbabwe	2	$39,136	50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago	2	$62,733	50.00%
Cote D'ivoire	1	$55,141	25.00%
Tanzania	1	$80,350	25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wipro Limited	2,010	$63,992	95.53%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc	1,954	$71,339	94.90%
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital	1,773	$54,622	87.47%
Synechron Inc	1,721	$68,136	92.63%
Infosys Limited	1,290	$62,560	71.04%
Ut Battelle Llc Oak Ridge National Laboratory	1,269	$65,899	95.70%
Syntel Inc	1,258	$61,034	95.02%
Vanderbilt University	1,178	$51,441	91.11%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,108	$58,451	99.28%
Syntel Consulting Inc	1,050	$57,393	94.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Prestigious Placement	846	$21,126	100.00%
Williams Sausage Company Inc	524	$22,358	98.68%
Conch Technologies Inc	132	$69,006	25.19%
University Of Tennessee Health Science Center	91	$72,556	33.21%
Davita Inc	79	$84,858	45.14%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee	78	$75,049	49.68%
Eastman Chemical Company	55	$78,649	35.71%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	48	$75,287	33.33%
Cummins Filtration Inc	46	$70,766	32.86%
Specialist Resources Global Inc	40	$95,710	30.08%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Accounting Services	113	$75,047	92.62%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	105	$76,466	86.78%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing	98	$83,803	91.59%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	91	$92,935	91.92%
Educational Support Services	82	$62,890	91.11%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	79	$73,494	89.77%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	78	$77,040	89.66%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	76	$60,934	87.36%
Health And Welfare Funds	74	$104,416	89.16%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing	71	$76,349	85.54%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Corn Farming	2	$25,574	100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming	2	$29,661	100.00%
Mushroom Production	2	$27,342	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$29,276	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	2	$27,342	100.00%
Other Animal Production	1	$29,661	50.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	1	$25,792	50.00%
Mining Quarrying And Oil And Gas Extraction	1	$21,382	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	1	$22,568	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	1	$29,661	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	8	$74,557	22.86%
Utilities	8	$92,659	24.24%
Pet Care Except Veterinary Services	7	$72,729	21.88%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills	7	$70,910	21.88%
Real Estate Credit	7	$75,356	22.58%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	7	$81,257	23.33%
Landscape Architectural Services	6	$35,395	20.00%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	6	$90,837	20.00%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	6	$107,120	20.69%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	6	$45,743	21.43%

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.