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 %
Physicists	214	$62,485	84.58%
Information Security Analysts	199	$74,800	84.68%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	195	$76,616	87.05%
Chemists	188	$51,709	85.07%
Internists, General	181	$147,668	82.27%
Logisticians	164	$54,181	78.85%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	157	$61,366	77.34%
Engineers, All Other	150	$61,376	85.23%
Marketing Managers	145	$88,992	88.41%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$53,355	86.96%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Operations Research Analysts	17	$58,476	94.44%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	17	$90,159	100.00%
Civil Engineers	17	$69,549	100.00%
Team Assemblers	16	$21,216	100.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$31,052	100.00%
Managers, All Other	14	$93,821	93.33%
Family and General Practitioners	14	$110,519	93.33%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$68,173	86.67%
Materials Engineers	13	$69,912	86.67%
Financial Managers	13	$88,053	92.86%

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 %
Correctional Institutions	2	$115,399	66.67%
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	2	$51,252	66.67%
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical And Emergency Centers	2	$53,987	66.67%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	2	$69,077	66.67%
Motor Vehicle Parts Used Merchant Wholesalers	2	$85,259	66.67%
Motor Vehicle Transmission And Power Train Parts Manufacturing	2	$87,090	66.67%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	2	$90,553	66.67%
Office Supplies Except Paper Manufacturing	2	$78,634	66.67%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	2	$72,228	66.67%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$100,506	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.