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 %
Management Analysts	700	$66,107	91.03%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	673	$60,688	92.45%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	658	$64,107	91.90%
Mechanical Engineers	647	$69,200	91.13%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	646	$66,821	93.90%
Accountants and Auditors	569	$51,016	90.32%
Statisticians	492	$64,838	78.22%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	487	$47,759	90.69%
Economists	477	$64,690	89.49%
Operations Research Analysts	457	$56,647	85.90%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors	1	$33,051	1.79%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1	$45,760	1.96%
Nursery and Greenhouse Managers	1	$28,891	2.04%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	1	$26,957	2.08%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1	$25,792	2.27%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Systems Software	65	$91,319	59.63%
Accountants and Auditors	44	$62,263	40.74%
Mechanical Engineers	42	$77,948	38.89%
Internists, General	41	$118,735	63.08%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	36	$125,736	73.47%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	32	$77,160	78.05%
Economists	31	$59,065	81.58%
Statisticians	31	$53,966	83.78%
Database Administrators	31	$86,698	83.78%
Marketing Managers	30	$110,222	107.14%

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 %
Pakistan	40	$64,520	31.25%
Colombia	38	$30,598	37.25%
Nepal	35	$47,428	40.23%
United Kingdom	31	$81,409	39.24%
Iran	26	$29,360	38.24%
Germany	18	$73,048	28.57%
Nigeria	17	$72,887	28.81%
Albania	15	$31,950	34.09%
Taiwan	15	$43,344	35.71%
Serbia	13	$41,312	31.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Collaborate Solutions Inc	26	$78,219	89.66%
Populus Group Llc	26	$80,815	89.66%
E Giants Technologies Llc	26	$78,350	89.66%
Memphis Light Gas And Water	26	$95,195	89.66%
Integrated Health Group	26	$78,477	89.66%
Pic Usa Inc	26	$66,562	92.86%
Wonder Porcelain Group Llc	26	$51,257	92.86%
Astir It Solutions Inc	26	$57,014	92.86%
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare	26	$67,190	92.86%
Iheartmedia Entertainment Inc	26	$94,368	92.86%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Usa Llc	2	$76,596	50.00%
Iontech Consulting Llc	2	$98,010	50.00%
Cognate Bioservices Inc	2	$44,356	50.00%
Nucor Steel Memphis Inc	2	$64,803	50.00%
Dream Enterprise 2 Llc Dba Hananoki	2	$31,221	50.00%
Self Tucker Architects Inc	2	$41,195	50.00%
The North Highland Company	2	$77,252	50.00%
Golden Beauty Inc	2	$63,981	50.00%
Wright Medical Technology	2	$67,205	50.00%
The Loan Depot Llc	2	$47,174	50.00%

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.