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 %
Israel 4 $96,459 28.57%
Bahamas 4 $56,998 30.77%
Bolivia 4 $66,888 30.77%
Syria 4 $99,748 30.77%
Slovakia 4 $64,262 33.33%
Romania 4 $42,702 33.33%
Cameroon 3 $24,544 27.27%
Greece 3 $45,724 27.27%
Macedonia 3 $41,135 27.27%
Costa Rica 3 $80,260 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tror Llc 23 $76,499 92.00%
Infogain Corporation 23 $79,813 92.00%
Rays Technical Solutions Inc 23 $79,623 92.00%
Vidorra Llc 23 $81,574 92.00%
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Authority 23 $173,817 92.00%
Computer Sciences Corporation 22 $72,927 88.00%
Cognate Bioservices Inc 22 $55,790 88.00%
Ncr Corporation 22 $72,856 91.67%
Zycron Inc 22 $74,234 91.67%
Change Healthcare Operations Llc 22 $93,502 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmer Brothers Partnership 6 $23,393 100.00%
Slate Farms 6 $20,010 100.00%
Pedro R Carrera 6 $23,906 100.00%
Southern Light Farms 6 $22,662 100.00%
Vaughn Nursery Llc 6 $27,636 100.00%
David Templeton Ii Farms 6 $29,241 100.00%
S And J Richards Farms Llc 6 $24,419 100.00%
Hopkins And Hopkins Farms 6 $28,129 100.00%
Pirtle Nursery Inc 6 $28,097 100.00%
Jerry Carney Dba Hook C Farm 6 $23,393 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant 9 Inc 1 $25,605 25.00%
Pettits Lawnscapes Llc 1 $23,234 25.00%
Monroe Harding Inc 1 $27,352 25.00%
Publix Super Markets Inc 1 $88,067 25.00%
Clayton Bank And Trust 1 $47,611 25.00%
Khodiyar Corporation 1 $24,918 25.00%
Stix Restaurant 1 $61,256 25.00%
True Temper Sports Inc 1 $77,355 25.00%
Gisua Dry Clean Usa Inc 1 $25,522 25.00%
Mountain Empire Medical Surgical Assoc Pllc 1 $98,717 25.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,899 $26,316 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 899 $26,675 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 183 $26,526 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 152 $28,200 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 149 $28,002 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 132 $21,325 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 85 $23,988 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 81 $27,854 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 79 $28,886 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 66 $28,186 100.00%

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 $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