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)

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 %
Nicaragua 2 $31,221 50.00%
Switzerland 2 $129,751 50.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $39,136 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $87,318 25.00%
Libya 1 $93,663 25.00%
Tanzania 1 $80,350 25.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $126,838 25.00%
Dominica 1 $63,960 25.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $75,546 33.33%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $166,400 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Radio Systems Corporation 27 $88,524 90.00%
App Of Tennessee Hm Pllc 27 $168,992 90.00%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Inc 26 $76,377 89.66%
Itelligence Inc 26 $78,176 89.66%
Kasai North America Inc 26 $60,262 89.66%
Shelby County Health Care Corporation 26 $67,644 89.66%
Procal Technologies Inc 26 $73,185 89.66%
Atn Hoelzel Lp 26 $70,951 89.66%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 26 $89,593 92.86%
Integrated Health Group 26 $78,477 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elvis L Bellar Dba Bellar Farms 7 $23,296 100.00%
Un Of Tn Highland Rim Ag Research Ed Center 7 $27,768 100.00%
Webb Farms 7 $26,056 100.00%
Spencer A Damer 7 $21,472 100.00%
Farm Fresh Fruits Vegetables Llc 7 $24,757 100.00%
Future Visions Farms Llc 7 $27,539 100.00%
Corby Brown 7 $27,878 100.00%
Albert Coning 7 $22,901 100.00%
Trivetts Nursery 7 $26,969 100.00%
Terry Vaughn 7 $28,353 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Williamssonoma Inc 2 $58,427 50.00%
Austin Powder Company 2 $90,272 50.00%
Abb Installation Products Inc 2 $104,063 50.00%
Mobilitie Management 2 $102,294 50.00%
Envision Physician Services Llc 2 $61,173 50.00%
Complete Car Care Solutions Llc 2 $21,445 50.00%
Broadcast Music Inc 2 $96,377 50.00%
Agranee Tech Inc 2 $87,797 50.00%
Bilo International Inc 2 $36,452 50.00%
Izakaya Sapporo Inc 2 $32,615 50.00%

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