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 %
Techdemocracy Llc 17 $63,043 89.47%
Eminence It Solutions Inc 17 $76,090 89.47%
Objectstream Inc 17 $71,521 89.47%
Yapp Usa Automotive Systems Inc 17 $57,491 89.47%
Harvey Nash Inc 17 $94,493 89.47%
Sbp Consulting Inc 17 $71,830 89.47%
Softnice Inc 17 $62,488 89.47%
Microsoft Corporation 17 $75,383 89.47%
Brunswick Corporation 17 $76,307 89.47%
Patient Logic Services Inc 17 $69,433 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agency For The Performing Arts Inc Aka Apa Inc 1 $33,904 33.33%
Lkim Llc 1 $44,242 33.33%
Proquest 1 $128,398 33.33%
Mind Over Data Llc 1 $72,613 33.33%
Tibco Software Inc 1 $70,533 33.33%
Kimberly Clark Corporation 1 $84,906 33.33%
Cowart Reese Sargent Pc 1 $50,773 33.33%
Stoneworld Tn Inc 1 $50,398 33.33%
Wacker Polysilicon Na Llc 1 $113,963 33.33%
Informa Economics Inc 1 $33,696 33.33%

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