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 %
Civil Engineers 138 $66,065 86.25%
Computer Network Architects 126 $88,328 81.82%
Family and General Practitioners 123 $141,203 85.42%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 119 $42,995 83.22%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 116 $38,371 86.57%
Physical Therapists 115 $69,209 87.12%
Biomedical Engineers 114 $66,067 89.06%
Bioinformatics Scientists 113 $60,703 89.68%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 113 $103,886 91.13%
Computer User Support Specialists 103 $39,637 91.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pediatricians, General 12 $91,448 85.71%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 12 $71,438 100.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $54,761 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 11 $98,989 91.67%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $56,837 100.00%
Engineers, All Other 11 $70,486 100.00%
Nursing Assistants 10 $23,504 90.91%
Purchasing Managers 10 $79,275 90.91%
Information Security Analysts 10 $85,950 90.91%
Biomedical Engineers 10 $71,829 90.91%
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 %
Itg Voma Corp 3 $49,435 100.00%
Prolim Global Corporation 3 $58,191 100.00%
Fleet One Llc 3 $50,121 100.00%
Lifedoc Research Pllc 3 $46,904 100.00%
Epro Inc 3 $46,682 100.00%
Unicorn Tire Corp 3 $48,284 100.00%
Rentenbach Constuctors Incorporated 3 $47,458 100.00%
Rock Central Llc 3 $60,098 100.00%
Spirent Communications Inc 3 $47,930 100.00%
3d Technologies Llc 3 $59,578 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corn Farming 2 $25,574 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 2 $29,661 100.00%
Mushroom Production 2 $27,342 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $29,276 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 2 $27,342 100.00%
Other Animal Production 1 $29,661 50.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 1 $25,792 50.00%
Mining Quarrying And Oil And Gas Extraction 1 $21,382 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 1 $22,568 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $29,661 100.00%

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