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 %
Interpreters and Translators 11 $35,572 91.67%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 11 $46,267 91.67%
Geographers 10 $39,757 83.33%
Sociologists 10 $51,682 83.33%
Statistical Assistants 10 $41,257 83.33%
Music Directors and Composers 10 $49,662 90.91%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 10 $47,657 90.91%
Quality Control Systems Managers 9 $100,556 81.82%
Lodging Managers 9 $38,032 81.82%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 9 $71,806 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil and Plant Scientists 1 $79,498 20.00%
Optometrists 1 $87,069 20.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $22,090 20.00%
Bill and Account Collectors 1 $41,579 20.00%
Carpenters 1 $39,998 20.00%
Music Directors 1 $16,890 25.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $39,832 25.00%
Training and Development Specialists 1 $48,339 25.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 1 $65,000 25.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 1 $48,152 25.00%
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 1,146 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palestine 1 $87,901 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $64,792 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $47,819 50.00%
Norway 1 $32,060 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $55,141 50.00%
South Sudan 1 $22,693 50.00%
Niger 1 $107,973 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $67,850 50.00%
Ireland 1 $92,061 50.00%
Belgium 1 $32,822 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital 2,160 $55,909 88.96%
Wipro Limited 2,126 $64,803 95.42%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 2,015 $72,119 92.73%
Synechron Inc 1,739 $68,310 82.03%
Ut Battelle Llc Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1,507 $66,854 82.04%
Infosys Limited 1,349 $62,876 94.67%
Vanderbilt University 1,275 $52,721 94.30%
Syntel Inc 1,258 $61,034 95.02%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,185 $59,382 97.61%
Mphasis Corporation 1,068 $63,740 89.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greg Hutchison 33 $23,169 100.00%
Long Jackson Llc 30 $23,557 100.00%
Pero Tennessee Farms Llc 30 $27,407 100.00%
Hsw Partnership 29 $23,782 100.00%
Mark Bourne 28 $23,920 100.00%
Bss Farms 28 $23,903 100.00%
Teasley Farms Llc 28 $26,422 100.00%
William D Jones Son Farms 27 $24,989 100.00%
Palmore Farms 27 $24,088 100.00%
Scott Lamberth 27 $24,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prestigious Placement 846 $21,126 100.00%
Williams Sausage Company Inc 528 $22,375 64.08%
Conch Technologies Inc 137 $69,219 25.95%
University Of Tennessee Health Science Center 97 $73,488 32.01%
Davita Inc 83 $84,809 39.71%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee 78 $75,049 41.94%
Eastman Chemical Company 56 $78,222 36.36%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 54 $75,469 36.49%
Cummins Filtration Inc 46 $70,766 31.72%
Specialist Resources Global Inc 45 $94,815 31.25%

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