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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 49 $48,598 84.48%
Compliance Officers 46 $52,058 82.14%
Graphic Designers 46 $41,601 83.64%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 46 $58,978 86.79%
Manufacturing Engineers 45 $70,917 86.54%
Sales Managers 45 $94,089 88.24%
Microbiologists 44 $49,662 86.27%
Environmental Engineers 44 $64,293 88.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $40,120 88.00%
Epidemiologists 42 $61,938 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pharmacists 6 $96,720 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 6 $34,913 75.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,400 75.00%
Chemists 6 $63,877 75.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 6 $55,505 75.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,662 75.00%
Coaches and Scouts 6 $27,575 75.00%
Sales Engineers 5 $65,262 62.50%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 5 $28,791 62.50%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 5 $29,661 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 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 %
Accelerated Engineering 75 $81,503 89.29%
Appex Innovation Solutions Llc 74 $71,202 91.36%
First Tennessee Bank Na 73 $67,564 90.12%
Carecore National Llc Dba Evicore Healthcare 72 $86,080 88.89%
Pilot Travel Centers Llc 71 $79,885 89.87%
Eksource Technologies Inc 71 $74,239 91.03%
Regal It Services Inc 71 $63,352 92.21%
Technosoft Corporation 69 $78,002 89.61%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 69 $95,426 92.00%
Vega Soft Inc 69 $62,260 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tosh Farms 14 $23,516 100.00%
El Campesino Llc 14 $29,594 100.00%
Hamilton Growers Inc 14 $28,401 100.00%
Douglas Miller 14 $27,954 100.00%
Michael Ingram 14 $23,702 100.00%
Jerry Stuard 14 $22,558 100.00%
Blick Farms 14 $24,254 100.00%
Hobgood Farms Gptr 14 $27,096 100.00%
Four Seasons Nursery Garden Center Llc 13 $23,451 100.00%
Moulton Farms 13 $27,390 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regional One Health 4 $70,710 28.57%
Isha Foundation 4 $51,880 30.77%
Ultimate Ballroom Inc 4 $28,985 30.77%
Tecnotiles Inc 4 $100,313 30.77%
Gresham Smith Partners 4 $79,206 30.77%
Aetna Resources Llc 4 $97,136 30.77%
Fedex Freight Inc 4 $89,123 30.77%
Marelli North America Inc 4 $56,779 30.77%
Sylvamo North America Llc 4 $100,943 33.33%
Lg Electronics Usa Inc 4 $75,624 33.33%

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