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 %
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	2	$20,950	66.67%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2	$21,861	66.67%
Marriage and Family Therapists	2	$31,512	66.67%
Musicians and Singers	2	$27,479	66.67%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	2	$25,085	66.67%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$34,490	66.67%
Financial Examiners	2	$36,187	66.67%
Education Administrators, All Other	2	$41,216	100.00%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	2	$34,195	100.00%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	2	$41,725	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 5,315 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	1,159	$85,602	46.01%
Mexico	208	$47,387	25.21%
Bangladesh	188	$22,515	39.83%
China	151	$35,072	46.04%
Cambodia	109	$24,396	41.92%
South Korea	75	$38,439	36.76%
Canada	71	$71,414	38.17%
Vietnam	70	$23,668	40.46%
Philippines	65	$28,227	39.16%
Brazil	52	$72,323	34.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Arvyn Technologies Inc	2	$53,487	100.00%
Bytes Of Knowledge Inc	2	$53,779	100.00%
Syus Inc	2	$53,779	100.00%
Technosoft Services Inc	2	$53,061	100.00%
E Deft Solutions Llc	2	$60,185	100.00%
Globallogic Inc	2	$66,123	100.00%
Accentuate It Solutions Llc	2	$75,358	100.00%
Health Catalyst Inc	2	$53,102	100.00%
Dataformix Technologiesinc	2	$59,405	100.00%
Syscons Corporation	2	$60,185	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	705	$85,658	80.11%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	688	$68,611	89.70%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	672	$80,252	91.93%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises	671	$85,986	93.58%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	635	$68,821	89.56%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	632	$63,974	90.16%
Engineering Services	569	$68,685	87.27%
Management Consulting Services	522	$64,699	80.31%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	475	$85,886	86.21%
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation	452	$67,787	83.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production	42	$27,578	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	39	$22,941	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	34	$26,149	100.00%
Crop Production	28	$27,614	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	25	$29,053	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	21	$22,663	100.00%
Hay Farming	20	$27,844	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	19	$24,090	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	13	$25,002	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	10	$27,670	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	82	$84,969	52.56%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	81	$64,556	52.94%
Other Computer Related Services	65	$80,113	43.33%
Landscaping Services	63	$23,005	44.06%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	58	$79,649	41.13%
Medical Laboratories	58	$78,638	43.28%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	56	$85,679	44.09%
Farm And Garden Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	50	$83,503	50.00%
Kidney Dialysis Centers	40	$82,883	48.78%
Roofing Contractors	32	$22,602	39.51%

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.