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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	28	$21,073	100.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	27	$54,575	100.00%
Electrical Engineers	25	$79,238	100.00%
Industrial Production Managers	24	$92,685	100.00%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	22	$25,587	95.65%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	20	$28,371	90.91%
Financial Analysts	20	$68,912	90.91%
Management Analysts	19	$69,919	86.36%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$42,178	85.71%
Logisticians	18	$58,162	94.74%

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 %
Pmc Biogenix Inc	2	$68,744	66.67%
Stg Inc	2	$66,893	66.67%
Safaltek Llc	2	$68,328	66.67%
Prolient Group Corp	2	$70,283	66.67%
Evs Inc	2	$74,131	66.67%
Vallourec Heat Exchanger Tubes Inc	2	$67,080	66.67%
Hsk Technologies Inc	2	$73,071	66.67%
Elsoft Consulting Llc	2	$68,110	66.67%
Congensys Corp	2	$76,035	66.67%
Dice It Solutions Llc	2	$71,458	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 %
Photographic Film Paper Plate Chemical And Copy Toner Manufacturing	2	$75,119	66.67%
Water And Sewer Line And Related Structures Construction	2	$61,277	66.67%
Public Finance Activities	2	$108,825	66.67%
Support Activities For Metal Mining	2	$55,682	66.67%
Sign Manufacturing	2	$41,663	66.67%
Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$100,579	66.67%
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising	2	$50,700	66.67%
Distilleries	2	$52,978	66.67%
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	2	$79,934	66.67%
Lumber And Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	2	$42,297	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.