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 %
Square Inc 2 $81,318 66.67%
Infotechorg Llc 2 $67,267 66.67%
Fusion Global Solutions Llc 2 $67,267 66.67%
Ziddos Inc 2 $79,831 66.67%
Brightree Llc 2 $85,093 66.67%
Suntrust Banks Inc 2 $80,829 66.67%
Dressler Automation Corp 2 $74,422 66.67%
Datascud Inc 2 $67,850 66.67%
Cmh Homes Inc 2 $70,537 66.67%
Swiftwin Solutions Inc 2 $76,544 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