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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 74 $71,982 91.36%
Pharmacists 73 $105,450 90.12%
Sales Engineers 72 $77,808 91.14%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 69 $61,555 92.00%
Database Architects 62 $65,827 82.67%
Biostatisticians 62 $57,469 86.11%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $52,997 83.33%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 60 $44,086 85.71%
Nuclear Engineers 54 $76,779 79.41%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $48,325 80.30%
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 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 %
Agreeya Solutions Inc 22 $69,791 91.67%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 22 $79,186 91.67%
Vastek Inc 22 $67,453 95.65%
Tri State Neurology Pllc 22 $161,360 95.65%
Tekwissen Llc 21 $61,002 91.30%
Ao Smith Corporation 21 $80,051 91.30%
Neotek Solutions Llc 21 $76,922 91.30%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Llc 21 $94,838 91.30%
Healthspring Inc 21 $84,377 91.30%
Bg Staffing Llc 21 $92,319 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Collierville C Stores Llc 1 $45,614 33.33%
American Healthways Services Inc 1 $58,261 33.33%
Gibson Guitar Corp 1 $40,498 33.33%
Meharry Medical College 1 $34,154 33.33%
New Breed Inc 1 $73,341 33.33%
Comsys Services Llc 1 $41,621 33.33%
Pittman Internal Medicine 1 $35,131 33.33%
Morgan Keegan Company Inc 1 $84,781 33.33%
Covenant Allergy Asthma Care Pllc 1 $33,613 33.33%
Subway No3623 1 $33,384 33.33%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Performing Arts Spectator Sports And Related Industries 1 $28,891 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $24,190 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $28,891 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 1 $23,275 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $29,661 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 1 $52,000 100.00%
Logging 1 $21,167 100.00%

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