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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Managers 9 $81,254 90.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 9 $49,550 90.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $51,878 90.00%
Credit Analysts 8 $55,258 80.00%
Medical and Health Services Managers 8 $75,642 80.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $40,895 80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 8 $52,239 80.00%
Chemical Engineers 8 $101,070 80.00%
Veterinarians 8 $69,777 80.00%
Web Developers 8 $53,688 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 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 %
The Sphere Institute 2 $55,630 100.00%
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions Llc 2 $44,075 100.00%
Bsn Sports Llc 2 $43,680 100.00%
Reckitt Benckiser Llc 2 $50,201 100.00%
Pickering Firm Inc 2 $63,939 100.00%
Delk Industries Inc 2 $48,090 100.00%
Hcca International 2 $50,284 100.00%
Harvestone Commodities Llc 2 $44,689 100.00%
Taco Metals Inc 2 $49,515 100.00%
Dresden Family Clinic Llc 2 $45,095 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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