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 %
Management Analysts 765 $66,936 91.18%
Mechanical Engineers 699 $70,336 88.26%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 669 $60,705 93.44%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 656 $64,106 92.26%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 647 $66,832 94.04%
Accountants and Auditors 622 $52,501 90.80%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 531 $49,684 77.75%
Statisticians 531 $65,347 92.19%
Economists 496 $65,323 86.71%
Operations Research Analysts 490 $57,340 88.13%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Systems Software 65 $91,319 59.63%
Mechanical Engineers 47 $77,290 43.52%
Helpers--Production Workers 47 $22,947 43.52%
Accountants and Auditors 46 $63,154 45.54%
Internists, General 41 $118,735 63.08%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 37 $127,959 72.55%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 32 $77,160 74.42%
Statisticians 32 $54,522 74.42%
Database Administrators 31 $86,698 81.58%
Economists 31 $59,065 81.58%
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 %
India 1,297 $86,261 45.83%
Mexico 219 $48,104 24.94%
Bangladesh 195 $22,872 36.72%
China 151 $47,759 43.52%
Cambodia 109 $24,396 37.59%
South Korea 81 $47,558 31.40%
Canada 79 $71,124 38.73%
Vietnam 78 $23,520 42.16%
Philippines 66 $29,261 36.26%
Brazil 64 $67,380 35.96%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iontech Consulting Llc 30 $65,488 90.91%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 30 $60,228 90.91%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 30 $63,449 90.91%
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 30 $69,001 90.91%
Erp Analysts Inc 30 $83,956 90.91%
Suprasoft Inc 30 $76,272 93.75%
The University Of Tennessee Knoxville 29 $47,633 90.63%
Arch Plastics Packaging Llc 29 $55,137 90.63%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 29 $62,794 90.63%
Kirklands Inc 29 $95,292 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boze Farms Inc 8 $21,918 100.00%
Chester Black 8 $27,908 100.00%
James Brennan Ricker 8 $29,588 100.00%
Dennison Family Farms Partnership 8 $26,387 100.00%
Winters Farms Llc 8 $22,321 100.00%
John B Holt Dba Holt Farms 8 $23,187 100.00%
Db Farms Llc 8 $27,123 100.00%
Charles S Ferguson 8 $22,485 100.00%
Thomas Thomas Farms Llc 8 $17,567 100.00%
K K Tobacco Farms Llc 8 $23,039 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carpenter Avionics Inc 2 $65,427 40.00%
Sauter Timber Llc 2 $52,312 40.00%
Hydrodesign Usa Inc 2 $96,356 40.00%
Fleetcor Technologies Operating Company Llc 2 $76,274 40.00%
Center For Lung And Sleep Disorders Pc 2 $47,185 40.00%
Toyota Tsusho America Inc 2 $85,977 40.00%
Terra Llc 2 $46,467 40.00%
Tosh Pork Llc 2 $40,061 40.00%
Iqor Global Services Llc 2 $53,872 40.00%
Cardinal Health 2 $75,702 40.00%

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