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 %
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 %
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 %
Htc Global Services Inc	90	$73,608	95.74%
Middle Tennessee State University	89	$41,152	95.70%
Ut Medical Group Inc	88	$161,346	95.65%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd	84	$59,249	91.30%
Ut Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists	82	$168,924	90.11%
Wellmont Medical Associates	82	$129,740	91.11%
Jackson National Life Insurance Company	81	$87,082	90.00%
Global Touchpoints Inc Duns 13 8058305	81	$72,504	91.01%
Ut Regional One Physicians Inc	81	$172,447	91.01%
Americas Collectibles Network Inc	79	$76,112	92.94%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ul Llc	4	$89,648	23.53%
Horizon Trades Inc	4	$82,784	25.00%
Chetu Inc	4	$67,741	25.00%
Raymond James Associates	4	$72,608	25.00%
Regional One Health	4	$70,710	25.00%
First Tennessee Bank N A	4	$90,558	26.67%
Ctbmcgraw Hill	4	$72,592	26.67%
Williams Sonoma Inc	4	$98,436	28.57%
Permobil Inc	4	$75,515	28.57%
Quanta Manufacturing Nashville Llc	4	$51,813	28.57%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	26,067	$66,397	93.49%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,743	$48,307	77.87%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,699	$70,321	90.54%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	1,857	$72,107	91.39%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,776	$54,124	93.87%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,200	$71,507	89.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,200	$98,877	91.81%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,169	$71,793	95.82%
Other Computer Related Services	868	$67,238	89.30%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	859	$145,863	91.38%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	536	$23,862	62.91%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	522	$22,378	74.25%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	236	$73,993	35.49%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	159	$78,700	29.66%
Poultry Processing	157	$18,087	30.08%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	156	$87,854	47.85%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	153	$120,855	64.83%
Computer Systems Design Services	150	$79,016	81.52%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	141	$32,928	88.68%
Engineering Services	100	$76,604	63.69%

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.