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 %
Citiustech Inc	625	$68,697	91.51%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	599	$58,734	90.08%
The University Of Tennessee	586	$53,438	90.71%
Accenture Llp	571	$69,477	97.77%
Ernst Young Us Llp	549	$70,792	99.46%
Conch Technologies Inc	517	$59,186	97.36%
Autozone Inc	434	$82,114	83.46%
Capgemini America Inc	407	$75,166	83.92%
Cummins Inc	396	$64,171	81.65%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	394	$64,870	83.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	20	$77,988	25.00%
Pic Usa Inc	19	$64,692	24.05%
Jeans Lawn Landscapesinc	17	$19,198	21.79%
Thomas Betts Corporation	16	$76,137	20.78%
Autozone Inc	16	$63,326	21.92%
Uniquekeyresources Inc	16	$84,865	22.22%
Memphis Light Gas And Water	16	$98,398	22.86%
Flextronics International Usa	14	$78,756	20.59%
Wellmont Medical Associates	14	$158,786	21.21%
The University Of The South	14	$49,059	25.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	26,067	$66,397	93.49%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,743	$48,307	77.87%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,699	$70,321	90.54%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	1,857	$72,107	91.39%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,776	$54,124	93.87%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,200	$71,507	89.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,200	$98,877	91.81%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,169	$71,793	95.82%
Other Computer Related Services	868	$67,238	89.30%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	859	$145,863	91.38%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	536	$23,862	62.91%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	522	$22,378	74.25%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	236	$73,993	35.49%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	159	$78,700	29.66%
Poultry Processing	157	$18,087	30.08%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	156	$87,854	47.85%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	153	$120,855	64.83%
Computer Systems Design Services	150	$79,016	81.52%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	141	$32,928	88.68%
Engineering Services	100	$76,604	63.69%

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.