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 %
Pediatricians, General 79 $134,418 84.95%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 79 $73,198 87.78%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 77 $61,779 85.56%
Sales Engineers 76 $77,502 85.39%
Registered Nurses 74 $66,886 86.05%
Pharmacists 73 $105,450 86.90%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 68 $45,896 81.93%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 64 $55,730 81.01%
Nuclear Engineers 62 $77,397 78.48%
Soil and Plant Scientists 62 $46,442 80.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Nicaragua 2 $31,221 50.00%
Switzerland 2 $129,751 50.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $39,136 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $87,318 25.00%
Libya 1 $93,663 25.00%
Tanzania 1 $80,350 25.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $126,838 25.00%
Dominica 1 $63,960 25.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $75,546 33.33%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $166,400 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Questpay Inc 19 $74,214 90.48%
Inteli Platforms Inc 19 $72,737 90.48%
Cmh Services Inc 19 $96,328 90.48%
Ryder System Inc 19 $92,185 90.48%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 19 $82,314 90.48%
Greenbyte Technologies Llc 18 $53,225 90.00%
The Servicemaster Company Llc 18 $85,746 90.00%
Smartsoft International Inc 18 $48,329 90.00%
Maruthi Technologies Llc 18 $60,236 90.00%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 18 $72,741 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terry L Bell 5 $26,803 100.00%
Martha Adkins 5 $19,919 100.00%
Christopher B Brown 5 $22,909 100.00%
Holt Farms Llc 5 $21,033 100.00%
White Farms 5 $26,183 100.00%
Pinson Farms 5 $28,945 100.00%
Joey Haston 5 $28,870 100.00%
Cherry Springs Nursery Inc 5 $28,558 100.00%
Nicholas K Brown 5 $23,417 100.00%
Lafollettes Greenhouse Farms Inc 5 $30,048 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lopez Foods Inc 1 $42,078 33.33%
Clinton Physical Therapy Center 1 $17,285 33.33%
Thomson Reuters Healthcare Inc 1 $82,160 33.33%
Witec Instruments Corp 1 $63,461 33.33%
Krishna Associates 1 $54,517 33.33%
Saia Burgess Automotive Actuators Inc 1 $86,299 33.33%
Best American Hospitality Inc 1 $49,878 33.33%
Goodlife Medical Center Pllc 1 $121,597 33.33%
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center 1 $59,197 33.33%
Jabil Global Services Inc 1 $48,069 33.33%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,899 $26,316 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 899 $26,675 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 183 $26,526 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 152 $28,200 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 149 $28,002 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 132 $21,325 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 85 $23,988 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 81 $27,854 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 79 $28,886 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 66 $28,186 100.00%

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 $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