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
68,904 86.74% $71,652 H-1B
5,536 6.97% $24,854 H-2A
4,330 5.45% $64,599 PERM
670 0.84% $76,912 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Tennessee has seen a total of 79,440 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Tennessee is the H-1B visa with 68,904 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.74% of Tennessee's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 5,536 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 6.97% of Tennessee's total visas.

Top Occupations in Tennessee (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineers, All Other 152 $61,616 87.86%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 138 $47,640 89.03%
Bioinformatics Scientists 135 $61,130 87.66%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 134 $107,677 87.01%
Computer Network Architects 127 $88,531 84.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 126 $43,563 83.44%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 125 $39,728 85.62%
Biomedical Engineers 124 $66,654 88.57%
Family and General Practitioners 123 $141,203 91.11%
Physical Therapists 116 $69,227 89.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Managers, All Other 14 $93,821 87.50%
Family and General Practitioners 14 $110,519 93.33%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $54,761 80.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 12 $71,438 85.71%
General and Operations Managers 12 $95,606 85.71%
Pediatricians, General 12 $91,448 85.71%
Engineers, All Other 11 $70,486 84.62%
Information Security Analysts 11 $87,617 84.62%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $56,837 91.67%
Purchasing Managers 11 $78,490 91.67%
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 1,146 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Tennessee From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,297 $86,261 45.83%
Mexico 219 $48,104 24.94%
Bangladesh 195 $22,872 36.72%
China 151 $47,759 43.52%
Cambodia 109 $24,396 37.59%
South Korea 81 $47,558 31.40%
Canada 79 $71,124 38.73%
Vietnam 78 $23,520 42.16%
Philippines 66 $29,261 36.26%
Brazil 64 $67,380 35.96%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialist Resources Global Inc 83 $93,296 91.21%
Ut Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 82 $168,924 91.11%
Jackson National Life Insurance Company 82 $87,654 92.13%
Wellmont Medical Associates 82 $129,740 92.13%
Global Touchpoints Inc Duns 13 8058305 81 $72,504 91.01%
Americas Collectibles Network Inc 80 $76,432 94.12%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 79 $82,193 94.05%
Shelby County Schools 77 $50,055 91.67%
Spartan Solutions Inc 77 $59,420 91.67%
Amazon Web Services Inc 76 $85,490 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jones Church Farms Inc 15 $27,208 100.00%
Smoky Mountain Family Farm 14 $30,707 100.00%
Ronald Worley 14 $24,202 100.00%
Tommy Pinson 14 $22,919 100.00%
Shelton And Sons Farms Inc 14 $27,172 100.00%
Jeffrey D Ellis 14 $25,285 100.00%
William G Balthrop 14 $24,181 100.00%
Wright Brothers Construction Co Llc 14 $22,875 100.00%
Baggett Grain Inc 14 $23,745 100.00%
Cody Moss 14 $24,181 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mueller Industries Inc 4 $91,484 26.67%
Dollar General Corporation 4 $80,813 26.67%
Patient Logic Services Inc 4 $87,412 26.67%
Ajk Enterprise Llc 4 $28,475 26.67%
Ruby Imports Inc 4 $48,069 26.67%
Chetu Inc 4 $67,741 28.57%
Raymond James Associates 4 $72,608 28.57%
Horizon Trades Inc 4 $82,784 28.57%
Ul Llc 4 $89,648 28.57%
First Tennessee Bank N A 4 $90,558 28.57%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

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 $71,652. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage