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 %
Fedex Dataworks Inc 57 $94,546 91.94%
Unique Key Resourcesinc 56 $74,424 90.32%
Southeastern Physician Services Pc 56 $181,574 90.32%
Sun Soft Technologies Inc 55 $61,196 88.71%
Ntt Data Inc 55 $81,291 91.67%
Fedex Freight Inc 55 $82,287 91.67%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc 55 $101,010 91.67%
Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority 54 $172,076 90.00%
Sl Tennessee Llc 54 $55,179 91.53%
Electrolux Home Products Inc 53 $76,253 91.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wayne Lehman 12 $23,861 100.00%
Bryant Warren Jr 12 $21,232 100.00%
Rodriguez Produce 12 $23,422 100.00%
Mike Gray 12 $27,132 100.00%
Ferguson Family Farms Llc 12 $27,733 100.00%
Hidden Hollow Nursery Llc 12 $24,095 100.00%
Woffords Nursery Of Clarksville Llc 12 $24,508 100.00%
Timothy Elliott 12 $22,923 100.00%
Farmac Inc 12 $24,320 100.00%
A T Farms Llc 12 $27,733 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Well Child 3 $53,997 30.00%
Inpatient Consultants Of Tennessee Pc 3 $144,872 30.00%
Aegis Sciences Corporation 3 $58,295 30.00%
Primetime Technologies Inc 3 $93,122 30.00%
Shelby County Government 3 $70,144 33.33%
Sam Dong Inc 3 $91,180 33.33%
Wacker Chemical Corp 3 $92,297 33.33%
Brookdale Employee Services Corporate Llc 3 $66,948 33.33%
Orhans Alterations 3 $23,913 33.33%
Asp Web Solutions Llc 3 $54,080 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