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 %
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 %
Mphasis Corporation 938 $62,587 85.04%
Hcl America Inc 835 $68,438 87.16%
Atos Syntel Inc 825 $62,118 86.48%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 783 $64,613 89.18%
The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center 772 $44,856 91.47%
Amazoncom Services Llc 742 $67,733 93.22%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 711 $70,962 90.46%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 669 $70,656 91.77%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 659 $72,626 91.53%
Hca Management Services Lp 640 $86,519 93.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cleaners Of America Corporation 37 $16,786 28.03%
Magneti Marelli Of Tennessee Llc 35 $66,288 29.17%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee Inc 34 $85,366 30.63%
Svs Technologies Limited 33 $76,959 30.56%
Evicore Healthcare Msi Llc Dba Evicore Healthcare 32 $88,356 30.19%
Medhost Services Inc 29 $91,272 29.29%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 26 $94,712 26.80%
Volkswagen Of America 25 $93,640 27.47%
Apogee Medical Group Tennessee Pc 21 $124,122 25.00%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 21 $84,904 25.93%

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