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 %
Qualifacts Systems Inc 24 $79,298 92.31%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 24 $89,203 92.31%
Amazoncom Services Inc 24 $76,895 92.31%
Elavon Inc 24 $78,575 92.31%
Aetna Resources Llc 24 $80,076 92.31%
Bricks It Solutions Llc 24 $76,066 92.31%
Larsen Toubro Limited 24 $45,280 92.31%
Nci Information Systems Inc 24 $44,007 92.31%
Isr Info Way Inc 23 $78,478 88.46%
Mars Petcare Us Inc 23 $66,589 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curtiss Wright Flow Control Corporation 2 $66,737 50.00%
Dr Eric K Wood 2 $38,730 50.00%
Hollingshead Concrete Construction Llc 1 $30,618 25.00%
Mandarin House Merchants 1 $28,205 25.00%
Kl Us Inc 1 $47,861 25.00%
Moreno Concrete Construction 1 $30,264 25.00%
Pettits Lawnscapes Llc 1 $23,234 25.00%
Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant 9 Inc 1 $25,605 25.00%
Publix Super Markets Inc 1 $88,067 25.00%
Monroe Harding Inc 1 $27,352 25.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming 5 $28,002 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 5 $27,498 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 5 $28,812 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $29,468 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 4 $28,116 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 4 $27,300 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 3 $24,981 100.00%
Sheep Farming 3 $22,439 100.00%
Educational Support Services 2 $24,190 100.00%
Other Performing Arts Companies 2 $24,190 100.00%

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