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 %
Cigna Cglic 3 $77,875 100.00%
Premise Health Holding Corp 3 $101,171 100.00%
Suse Llc 3 $80,080 100.00%
Yj Infotech Llc 3 $76,482 100.00%
Aspect Software Inc 2 $61,288 66.67%
Grupo Antolin Kentucky Inc 2 $70,824 66.67%
Willis North America Inc 2 $67,569 66.67%
Valeo Front End Module Inc 2 $67,247 66.67%
Sitel Worldwide Corporation 2 $62,899 66.67%
Tsq Systems Inc 2 $70,679 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,656 $25,597 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 779 $25,937 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 143 $25,025 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 132 $21,325 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 122 $27,490 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 105 $26,596 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 82 $23,714 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 55 $26,194 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 52 $26,955 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 51 $27,839 100.00%

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