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 %
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 %
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%
Lithuania 1 $59,800 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $208,000 50.00%
Netherlands 1 $94,578 50.00%
Armenia 1 $93,413 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $87,318 50.00%
Libya 1 $93,663 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ltimindtree Limited 36 $72,891 90.00%
Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp 36 $77,747 90.00%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 35 $77,276 87.50%
Sarah Cannon Research Institute Scri 35 $64,537 89.74%
Fedex Corporate Services 35 $49,993 89.74%
Williams Sonoma Inc 35 $71,674 89.74%
Smith Nephew Inc Orthopaedics Division 35 $73,906 89.74%
Raymond James Associates Inc 35 $84,137 92.11%
Vbj Tech Llc 35 $70,604 92.11%
Fedex Supply Chain Inc 35 $87,888 92.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Donnie Jones Sons Partnership 10 $28,442 100.00%
Matthew Hancock 10 $21,507 100.00%
Garland L Pitt 10 $28,442 100.00%
William A Rawls 10 $27,895 100.00%
Turners Landscaping Llc 10 $25,873 100.00%
Rmr Tobacco Farms Llc 10 $26,389 100.00%
Jenkins Farms 10 $21,611 100.00%
Todd Dickerson 10 $25,881 100.00%
John B Holt 10 $28,442 100.00%
David Gregory 10 $21,611 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chinese Today Inc Dba Lee Kans Asian Grill 2 $23,566 28.57%
Informatics Corporation Of America 2 $83,928 33.33%
Cyh Corporation 2 $38,023 33.33%
Chow Time 1 Llc 2 $24,929 33.33%
Dover Energy Inc Dba Cook Compression 2 $76,472 33.33%
Csc Enterprises 2 $86,944 33.33%
Cyh Corporation Dba Samurai 2 $23,099 33.33%
Nashville Korean United Methodist Church 2 $31,668 33.33%
Thyssenkrupp Automotive Systems Of America Llc 2 $60,559 33.33%
Zoom International Inc 2 $60,622 33.33%

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