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 %
Fashion Designers	2	$53,259	66.67%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	2	$54,163	66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	2	$20,950	66.67%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2	$21,861	66.67%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	2	$25,085	66.67%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	2	$41,725	66.67%
Art Directors	2	$60,404	66.67%
Chief Sustainability Officers	2	$115,232	66.67%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2	$36,057	66.67%
Agricultural Engineers	2	$48,163	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Iontech Consulting Llc	30	$65,488	90.91%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation	30	$60,228	90.91%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	30	$63,449	90.91%
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare	30	$69,001	90.91%
Erp Analysts Inc	30	$83,956	90.91%
Suprasoft Inc	30	$76,272	93.75%
The University Of Tennessee Knoxville	29	$47,633	90.63%
Arch Plastics Packaging Llc	29	$55,137	90.63%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc	29	$62,794	90.63%
Kirklands Inc	29	$95,292	90.63%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Boze Farms Inc	8	$21,918	100.00%
Chester Black	8	$27,908	100.00%
James Brennan Ricker	8	$29,588	100.00%
Dennison Family Farms Partnership	8	$26,387	100.00%
Winters Farms Llc	8	$22,321	100.00%
John B Holt Dba Holt Farms	8	$23,187	100.00%
Db Farms Llc	8	$27,123	100.00%
Charles S Ferguson	8	$22,485	100.00%
Thomas Thomas Farms Llc	8	$17,567	100.00%
K K Tobacco Farms Llc	8	$23,039	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Carpenter Avionics Inc	2	$65,427	40.00%
Sauter Timber Llc	2	$52,312	40.00%
Hydrodesign Usa Inc	2	$96,356	40.00%
Fleetcor Technologies Operating Company Llc	2	$76,274	40.00%
Center For Lung And Sleep Disorders Pc	2	$47,185	40.00%
Toyota Tsusho America Inc	2	$85,977	40.00%
Terra Llc	2	$46,467	40.00%
Tosh Pork Llc	2	$40,061	40.00%
Iqor Global Services Llc	2	$53,872	40.00%
Cardinal Health	2	$75,702	40.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	80	$62,999	86.02%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	77	$83,325	83.70%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	75	$66,608	84.27%
Architectural Services	71	$53,925	84.52%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	68	$67,761	83.95%
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation	68	$96,378	83.95%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	68	$96,467	90.67%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	67	$61,847	90.54%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	66	$87,353	90.41%
Professional Employer Organizations	65	$113,693	89.04%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Saw Blade And Handtool Manufacturing	1	$51,917	50.00%
Performing Arts Spectator Sports And Related Industries	1	$28,891	50.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	1	$23,275	100.00%
Logging	1	$21,167	100.00%
Racetracks	1	$29,661	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	1	$52,000	100.00%
Chicken Egg Production	1	$28,891	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	1	$24,190	100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries	1	$31,491	100.00%
Mining Quarrying And Oil And Gas Extraction	1	$21,382	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Temporary Help Services	28	$4,903,648	96.55%
General Freight Trucking Local	28	$41,222	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians	27	$115,062	96.43%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	26	$72,782	92.86%
Full Service Restaurants	23	$33,030	85.19%
Management Consulting Services	23	$79,938	88.46%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	23	$81,954	92.00%
All Other Insurance Related Activities	22	$78,570	95.65%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	20	$73,843	86.96%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	20	$71,912	86.96%

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.