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 %
Web Developers 221 $51,522 87.35%
Business Intelligence Analysts 205 $67,093 83.67%
Information Security Analysts 199 $74,800 83.97%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 190 $76,597 84.82%
Internists, General 181 $147,668 81.17%
Logisticians 181 $55,029 82.27%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 177 $64,174 85.10%
Civil Engineers 170 $68,350 86.73%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 156 $55,725 84.32%
Marketing Managers 154 $91,467 86.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 19 $70,800 86.36%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $76,267 85.71%
Logisticians 18 $58,162 85.71%
Operations Research Analysts 18 $58,284 94.74%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 17 $90,159 94.44%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $31,975 100.00%
Team Assemblers 16 $21,216 94.12%
Cooks, Restaurant 16 $27,643 94.12%
Financial Managers 14 $89,048 87.50%
Materials Engineers 14 $71,906 87.50%
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 %
Venezuela 15 $56,184 31.91%
South Africa 15 $73,967 32.61%
Ukraine 13 $65,320 28.89%
Turkey 13 $47,233 30.23%
Serbia 13 $41,312 32.50%
Italy 13 $69,711 35.14%
Spain 12 $58,119 35.29%
Russia 10 $63,048 33.33%
France 10 $77,365 37.04%
Honduras 9 $42,917 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Austin Peay State University 68 $55,656 90.67%
Tennessee Technological University 66 $50,352 88.00%
Meharry Medical College 66 $50,413 89.19%
Comspark International Inc 65 $53,693 90.28%
Avant Healthcare Professionals Llc 65 $67,883 90.28%
Prospance Inc 63 $48,159 88.73%
Ozburn Hessey Logistics 63 $76,826 91.30%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 61 $70,873 88.41%
Latitude 36 Inc 61 $87,341 89.71%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 61 $61,590 89.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orr Thompson Farms Llc 13 $26,848 100.00%
Gerald N Albright 13 $22,627 100.00%
Tony Slaughter 13 $25,677 100.00%
Odom Nursery Co Inc 13 $22,322 100.00%
Daniel Moseley 13 $21,624 100.00%
Joey Knight 13 $27,674 100.00%
Weakley Family Farms 13 $21,902 100.00%
Canyon Creek Ranch Llc 13 $24,862 100.00%
Russ Orr 13 $20,953 100.00%
Danny Rochelle 13 $24,288 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc 4 $22,693 33.33%
Behavioral Services Of Tennessee Inc 3 $66,019 25.00%
Fiberweb Inc 3 $71,150 25.00%
Va Tennessee Valley Healthcare System 3 $145,600 25.00%
Stamtec Inc 3 $63,946 25.00%
Mendelson Associates Llc 3 $28,392 25.00%
Hickman Community Healthcare Services Inc 3 $100,305 25.00%
Alorica Inc 3 $61,679 25.00%
Gaylord Entertainment 3 $85,772 27.27%
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc 3 $57,665 27.27%

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