We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Tennessee Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
65,359	81.44%	$69,279	H-1B
9,211	11.48%	$18,964	H-2A
5,070	6.32%	$66,352	PERM
613	0.76%	$73,812	E-3 Australian

As of May 2022, Tennessee has seen a total of 80,253 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Tennessee is the H-1B visa with 65,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 81.44% of Tennessee's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 9,211 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 11.48% of Tennessee's total visas.

Top Occupations in Tennessee (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	13,090	$78,713	93.79%
Computer Systems Analysts	8,576	$63,499	93.22%
Computer Programmers	4,295	$63,370	93.53%
Computer Occupations, All Other	3,707	$63,120	94.33%
Software Developers, Systems Software	1,429	$83,655	85.26%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,392	$45,078	91.34%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	998	$137,418	89.19%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	992	$95,635	91.51%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	860	$61,566	95.34%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	843	$64,706	93.56%

Tennessee Employees Over Time

Tennessee has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,950 employees were hired. Tennessee peaked in 2022 with 9,272 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Tennessee From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	1,763	$84,687	61.88%
Mexico	301	$49,094	22.84%
Bangladesh	237	$23,195	47.98%
China	200	$51,368	50.63%
Canada	92	$71,977	25.63%
Vietnam	89	$24,235	43.41%
South Korea	80	$45,015	43.72%
Philippines	71	$32,210	39.23%
Brazil	66	$70,167	50.77%
Colombia	52	$34,370	44.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fedex Corporate Services Inc	2,052	$70,445	91.53%
Wipro Limited	2,033	$63,893	94.21%
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital	1,850	$53,989	86.98%
Synechron Inc	1,748	$68,075	83.00%
Ut Battelle Llc Oak Ridge National Laboratory	1,638	$65,799	88.83%
Syntel Inc	1,272	$61,046	94.64%
Infosys Limited	1,254	$62,352	93.65%
Vanderbilt University	1,194	$50,137	94.31%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,137	$58,790	90.45%
Syntel Consulting Inc	1,054	$57,392	88.13%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	26,739	$66,147	93.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	4,131	$47,324	80.06%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,818	$69,929	91.11%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	1,934	$71,337	91.75%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,850	$53,610	93.86%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,240	$92,947	91.38%
Other Computer Related Services	890	$67,812	92.71%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	842	$145,969	88.17%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	736	$84,811	90.75%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	719	$80,829	94.61%

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 $69,279. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.