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 %
Landscape Architects 14 $51,698 82.35%
Aerospace Engineers 14 $65,761 82.35%
Technical Writers 14 $55,616 82.35%
Computer Hardware Engineers 14 $73,032 82.35%
Veterinarians 13 $81,004 81.25%
Health Educators 13 $43,623 81.25%
Bioinformatics Technicians 13 $46,408 86.67%
Instructional Coordinators 13 $44,408 86.67%
Logistics Analysts 13 $63,541 86.67%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $62,597 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Engineers 2 $83,897 40.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $26,755 40.00%
Human Resources Managers 2 $86,424 40.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2 $54,288 40.00%
Office Clerks, General 2 $21,986 40.00%
Actuaries 2 $96,377 40.00%
Exercise Physiologists 2 $36,702 40.00%
Construction Carpenters 2 $28,735 40.00%
Customer Service Representatives 2 $42,183 40.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2 $32,074 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 %
Spartan Solutions Inc 77 $59,420 91.67%
Evicore Healthcare Msi Llc 76 $99,119 90.48%
Lt Technology Services Limited 74 $57,016 88.10%
Specialist Resources Global Inc 74 $92,255 89.16%
First Tennessee Bank Na 73 $67,564 90.12%
Carecore National Llc Dba Evicore Healthcare 72 $86,080 90.00%
Regal It Services Inc 71 $63,352 89.87%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 71 $81,250 91.03%
Eksource Technologies Inc 70 $73,887 90.91%
Technosoft Corporation 69 $78,002 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ameriteam Services Llc 4 $91,650 28.57%
Aetna Resources Llc 4 $97,136 28.57%
Ultimate Ballroom Inc 4 $28,985 28.57%
Isha Foundation 4 $51,880 28.57%
Gresham Smith Partners 4 $79,206 30.77%
Tecnotiles Inc 4 $100,313 30.77%
Zycron Inc 4 $79,934 30.77%
Ruby Imports Inc 4 $48,069 30.77%
Ajk Enterprise Llc 4 $28,475 33.33%
Patient Logic Services Inc 4 $87,412 33.33%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Performing Arts Spectator Sports And Related Industries 1 $28,891 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $24,190 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $28,891 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 1 $23,275 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $29,661 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 1 $52,000 100.00%
Logging 1 $21,167 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage