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 %
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3 $37,689 75.00%
Surveyors 3 $41,337 75.00%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 3 $40,227 75.00%
Librarians 3 $42,210 75.00%
Loan Officers 3 $59,544 75.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 3 $47,625 75.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 3 $42,889 75.00%
Geneticists 3 $57,977 75.00%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $51,770 75.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 3 $64,903 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
El Salvador 8 $55,796 36.36%
Japan 8 $55,689 40.00%
Hong Kong 8 $20,696 42.11%
Thailand 7 $22,501 36.84%
Australia 6 $68,992 31.58%
Singapore 6 $43,871 33.33%
Argentina 6 $55,993 33.33%
Sri Lanka 6 $51,751 33.33%
Poland 6 $47,241 35.29%
Kenya 6 $48,599 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wipro Limited 2,010 $63,992 95.53%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 1,954 $71,339 94.90%
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital 1,773 $54,622 87.47%
Synechron Inc 1,721 $68,136 92.63%
Infosys Limited 1,290 $62,560 71.04%
Ut Battelle Llc Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1,269 $65,899 95.70%
Syntel Inc 1,258 $61,034 95.02%
Vanderbilt University 1,178 $51,441 91.11%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,108 $58,451 99.28%
Syntel Consulting Inc 1,050 $57,393 94.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prestigious Placement 846 $21,126 100.00%
Williams Sausage Company Inc 524 $22,358 98.68%
Conch Technologies Inc 132 $69,006 25.19%
University Of Tennessee Health Science Center 91 $72,556 33.21%
Davita Inc 79 $84,858 45.14%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee 78 $75,049 49.68%
Eastman Chemical Company 55 $78,649 35.71%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 48 $75,287 33.33%
Cummins Filtration Inc 46 $70,766 32.86%
Specialist Resources Global Inc 40 $95,710 30.08%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming 5 $28,002 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 5 $27,498 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 5 $28,812 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $29,468 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 4 $28,116 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 4 $27,300 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 3 $24,981 100.00%
Sheep Farming 3 $22,439 100.00%
Educational Support Services 2 $24,190 100.00%
Other Performing Arts Companies 2 $24,190 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage