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 %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 446 $51,053 90.10%
Information Technology Project Managers 423 $69,605 95.92%
Electrical Engineers 340 $74,045 83.54%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 297 $51,807 81.59%
Financial Analysts 281 $61,083 82.40%
Biological Scientists, All Other 273 $52,319 82.73%
Materials Scientists 261 $59,363 82.33%
Biological Technicians 224 $33,219 71.11%
Web Developers 221 $51,522 78.65%
Business Intelligence Analysts 215 $65,424 79.04%
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 %
Jordan 5 $67,299 31.25%
Honduras 5 $52,291 31.25%
Peru 5 $38,779 33.33%
Sudan 5 $76,885 33.33%
Guatemala 5 $31,744 33.33%
Ghana 5 $36,754 38.46%
Israel 4 $96,459 30.77%
Bahamas 4 $75,530 30.77%
Romania 4 $42,702 30.77%
Syria 4 $99,748 33.33%

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 %
Performing Arts Spectator Sports And Related Industries 1 $28,891 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $24,190 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $28,891 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 1 $23,275 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $29,661 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 1 $52,000 100.00%
Logging 1 $21,167 100.00%

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