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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 %
Librarians 3 $42,210 75.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 3 $28,115 75.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $33,880 100.00%
Radiologists 3 $139,568 100.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3 $37,689 100.00%
Counselors, All Other 3 $29,307 100.00%
Compliance Managers 3 $60,230 100.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 3 $73,167 100.00%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 3 $47,091 100.00%
Geneticists 3 $57,977 100.00%
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 1,146 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Tennessee From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barbados 1 $44,886 33.33%
Lesotho 1 $23,504 33.33%
Uganda 1 $23,421 33.33%
New Zealand 1 $63,794 33.33%
Ethiopia 1 $69,701 33.33%
Burundi 1 $71,053 33.33%
Mongolia 1 $22,610 50.00%
Georgia 1 $32,822 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $35,485 50.00%
Morocco 1 $46,830 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wonder Porcelain Group Llc 33 $54,489 89.19%
Emdeon Business Services Llc 33 $79,910 89.19%
Natsoft Corporation 33 $71,114 89.19%
Eclat Integrated Software Solutions Inc 33 $74,942 91.67%
Ut Medical Group 33 $151,020 91.67%
It Division Inc 32 $56,809 88.89%
Thomas Betts Corporation 32 $64,157 88.89%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 32 $59,581 91.43%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 32 $77,193 91.43%
Cook Systems International Inc 32 $75,881 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tommy Culwell 9 $26,982 100.00%
Ray Eidson 9 $20,203 100.00%
Woffords Nursery Tree Farm Llc 9 $25,385 100.00%
Grant Garst 9 $28,736 100.00%
Mayfield Farm Nursery Llc 9 $25,217 100.00%
Bobby G Ogg Jr 9 $26,414 100.00%
Silver Bait Llc 9 $28,866 100.00%
Warren Brothers Farm Llc 9 $26,973 100.00%
A W Southern Sod Farms Llc 9 $25,808 100.00%
Fulton Tobacco Farms 9 $26,250 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Super Tj Llc 2 $37,596 40.00%
Fashion Express Inc 2 $39,302 40.00%
4th Source 2 $105,748 40.00%
Edgeaq Llc 2 $82,868 40.00%
Earl Swensson Associates Inc 2 $51,678 40.00%
Gondolier Steak Pizza Of Sweetwater Inc 2 $26,541 40.00%
Quality Manufacturing Systems Inc 2 $69,358 40.00%
Silicon Ranch Corporation 2 $110,074 40.00%
Honeywell International Inc 2 $89,315 40.00%
Ksp Corporation Dba All Brite Cleaners 2 $22,620 40.00%

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