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 %
Nepal 50 $42,204 31.45%
Pakistan 47 $59,276 35.61%
Colombia 39 $31,134 30.71%
United Kingdom 33 $89,089 32.35%
Iran 26 $29,360 29.55%
Germany 21 $75,414 24.42%
Nigeria 18 $70,592 21.43%
Thailand 18 $26,148 27.69%
Taiwan 17 $42,918 29.82%
Albania 15 $31,950 30.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Primary Care Group Llc 14 $172,594 93.33%
Buckman Laboratories Inc 14 $75,370 93.33%
Saia Burgess Automotive Actuators Inc 14 $68,380 93.33%
Dh Usa Corporation 14 $77,229 93.33%
Arroyo Consulting Llc 14 $86,556 93.33%
Ameya Infotech Llc 14 $81,864 93.33%
Certide Inc 14 $80,449 93.33%
Trane Technologies Company Llc 14 $95,459 93.33%
Partners Information Technology Inc 14 $80,083 93.33%
Wellmont Cardiology Services 14 $185,218 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ryan Family Farm Llc 3 $26,825 100.00%
Donnie Jones And Sons 3 $22,568 100.00%
William J Boyd 3 $30,014 100.00%
Moseley Bros Farm 1 3 $20,301 100.00%
Rojas Farm Llc 3 $28,246 100.00%
Mike Nixon 3 $21,653 100.00%
Carl Dean Sircy 3 $20,460 100.00%
Corn Silk Family Farms Llc 3 $29,404 100.00%
Tosh Pork 3 $32,691 100.00%
Garland Pitt Farms 3 $19,802 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First Baptist Church Of Cookeville Tennessee 1 $27,394 50.00%
Heavenward Inc 1 $45,365 50.00%
Freedom Prep Academy Charter Schools 1 $44,886 50.00%
Lakhani Enterprises Llc 1 $26,146 50.00%
Urban Science 1 $110,677 50.00%
Nyrstar Clarksville Inc 1 $89,274 50.00%
Mahi Granite Private Limited 1 $141,627 50.00%
Novita Technology Inc 1 $78,021 50.00%
Jones And Church Farms 1 $23,587 50.00%
Trg Customer Solutions Inc Dba Ibex Global 1 $78,915 50.00%

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