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 %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 53 $67,882 84.13%
Medical and Health Services Managers 52 $73,537 83.87%
Human Resources Specialists 52 $46,536 86.67%
Construction Managers 52 $72,004 86.67%
Financial Managers 50 $80,877 83.33%
Soil and Plant Scientists 49 $45,117 83.05%
Manufacturing Engineers 46 $70,050 83.64%
Natural Sciences Managers 45 $82,321 83.33%
Compliance Officers 45 $52,101 86.54%
Financial Specialists, All Other 45 $47,195 86.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 7 $41,814 77.78%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $32,067 75.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $37,050 75.00%
Clergy 6 $30,881 75.00%
Pharmacists 6 $96,720 75.00%
Chemists 6 $63,877 75.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $47,295 75.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $25,424 75.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 5 $28,791 62.50%
Sales Engineers 5 $65,262 62.50%
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 %
Bastian Solutions Llc 2 $75,286 66.67%
Findrhire Corp 2 $73,040 66.67%
Healthcare Management Partners Llc 2 $80,798 66.67%
Marelli Tennessee Usa Llc 2 $68,973 66.67%
Istream Solutions Inc 2 $67,195 66.67%
Jtekt Automotive North America Inc 2 $67,850 66.67%
Vibrant Inc 2 $75,837 66.67%
Lee Company 2 $66,820 66.67%
Skypa Systems Llc 2 $74,246 66.67%
Crown Laboratories Inc 2 $69,306 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wood Container And Pallet Manufacturing 1 $68,578 100.00%
Sound Recording Industries 1 $40,830 100.00%
All Other Legal Services 1 $89,918 100.00%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing 1 $42,994 100.00%
Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 1 $112,112 100.00%
Sound Recording Studios 1 $33,155 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 1 $76,981 100.00%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction 1 $62,088 100.00%
Timber Tract Operations 1 $47,445 100.00%
Bottled Water Manufacturing 1 $67,122 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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