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 %
Logistics Analysts 17 $63,507 89.47%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 17 $64,462 89.47%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 17 $40,386 89.47%
Computer Hardware Engineers 16 $73,394 84.21%
Health Educators 16 $44,718 88.89%
Veterinarians 16 $83,294 88.89%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $64,033 83.33%
Auditors 15 $49,182 83.33%
Aerospace Engineers 14 $65,761 82.35%
Robotics Engineers 14 $72,185 82.35%
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 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 %
Cays Inc 16 $78,591 94.12%
Caremark Llc 16 $105,915 94.12%
Maxum Petroleum Operating Company 16 $98,774 94.12%
Hss Systems Llc 15 $79,838 88.24%
Louisiana Pacific Corporation 15 $83,711 88.24%
Lipscomb University 15 $54,130 88.24%
Us Xpress Inc 15 $83,644 88.24%
Infolob Solutions Inc 15 $66,527 88.24%
Ksoft Systems Inc 15 $67,475 88.24%
Cambay Consulting Llc 15 $62,924 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Benjamin Gilbert 4 $29,250 100.00%
Simpson Farms Partnership 4 $29,250 100.00%
Jackson Family Farms Llc 4 $28,283 100.00%
Mayfield Farm And Nursery Llc 4 $22,341 100.00%
Elliott And Jordan Partnership 4 $26,083 100.00%
Deer Valley Farm Llc 4 $28,283 100.00%
Nick Robinson 4 $24,133 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 4 $25,792 100.00%
Smith Farms 4 $18,574 100.00%
Tony L Slaughter 4 $24,622 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Badru Inc 1 $40,747 33.33%
First Choice Sales And Marketing Group Inc 1 $37,211 33.33%
Gresham Associates Cardiology Group Pllc 1 $90 33.33%
Magotteaux Pulaski Inc 1 $74,838 33.33%
Wacker Polysilicon Na Llc 1 $113,963 33.33%
Knoxville Football Club 1 $30,722 33.33%
Informa Economics Inc 1 $33,696 33.33%
Stoneworld Tn Inc 1 $50,398 33.33%
Cowart Reese Sargent Pc 1 $50,773 33.33%
Mig Athens Llc 1 $57,533 33.33%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,899 $26,316 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 899 $26,675 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 183 $26,526 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 152 $28,200 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 149 $28,002 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 132 $21,325 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 85 $23,988 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 81 $27,854 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 79 $28,886 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 66 $28,186 100.00%

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 $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