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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursing Assistants 10 $23,504 90.91%
Biomedical Engineers 10 $71,829 90.91%
Animal Scientists 9 $67,537 81.82%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $48,464 90.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 9 $25,533 90.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 9 $35,966 90.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 9 $59,356 90.00%
Web Developers 8 $53,688 80.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 8 $50,401 80.00%
Sales Managers 8 $74,519 80.00%
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 %
Csc Covansys Corporation 38 $51,518 88.37%
Applied Computer Techniques 38 $64,689 92.68%
Fedex Freight Inc 37 $74,767 90.24%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 37 $63,349 90.24%
Tennessee State University 37 $57,625 92.50%
Marlabs Inc 37 $57,902 92.50%
Carecore National Llc 36 $81,328 90.00%
Oracle America Inc 36 $84,244 90.00%
Fedex Corporate Services 35 $49,993 87.50%
Williams Sonoma Inc 35 $71,674 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyh Corporation 2 $38,023 28.57%
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation 2 $76,149 28.57%
Informatics Corporation Of America 2 $83,928 28.57%
Valeo Inc 2 $80,236 28.57%
Integrity Tennessee Inc 2 $100,204 28.57%
Zoom International Inc 2 $60,622 28.57%
Dy Lee Inc Dba Town And Country Cleaners 2 $27,529 28.57%
Erlanger Health System 2 $166,400 28.57%
Quality Manufacturing Systems Inc 2 $69,358 28.57%
Silicon Ranch Corporation 2 $110,074 33.33%

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