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 %
Engineers, All Other 152 $61,616 87.86%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 138 $47,640 89.03%
Bioinformatics Scientists 135 $61,130 87.66%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 134 $107,677 87.01%
Computer Network Architects 127 $88,531 84.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 126 $43,563 83.44%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 125 $39,728 85.62%
Biomedical Engineers 124 $66,654 88.57%
Family and General Practitioners 123 $141,203 91.11%
Physical Therapists 116 $69,227 89.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family and General Practitioners 14 $110,519 87.50%
Managers, All Other 14 $93,821 93.33%
General and Operations Managers 12 $95,606 80.00%
Pediatricians, General 12 $91,448 85.71%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $54,761 85.71%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 12 $71,438 85.71%
Purchasing Managers 11 $78,490 84.62%
Information Security Analysts 11 $87,617 84.62%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $56,837 91.67%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 11 $25,272 91.67%
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 %
El Salvador 9 $52,118 34.62%
Malaysia 8 $59,816 30.77%
Poland 8 $45,630 30.77%
Japan 8 $55,689 32.00%
Hong Kong 8 $20,696 34.78%
Lebanon 8 $97,293 36.36%
Sudan 7 $81,663 31.82%
Argentina 7 $50,868 33.33%
Kenya 7 $53,334 33.33%
Ecuador 6 $67,475 30.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 12 $46,084 85.71%
Continental Expedited Services Inc 12 $47,456 85.71%
Pfizer Inc 12 $63,473 85.71%
Dal Tile Corporation 12 $77,286 85.71%
Cyberthink Inc 12 $66,073 85.71%
Inficare Inc 12 $45,906 85.71%
Magneti Marelli Of Tennessee Llc 12 $68,302 85.71%
Genesco Inc 12 $82,209 85.71%
Indigo Ag Inc 12 $75,298 85.71%
Southwestern Great American Inc 12 $70,722 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Triplet Farmsterry Jenkins 3 $19,809 100.00%
Steve Parks Farms 3 $29,148 100.00%
Templeton Farms 3 $25,258 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Altn 2 3 $30,569 100.00%
S V Farms 3 $22,617 100.00%
Garland Pitt Dba Garland Pitt Farms 3 $20,038 100.00%
L C Farms Llc 3 $30,881 100.00%
Shelton Sons Farms 3 $20,301 100.00%
Un Of Tn Highland Rim Ag Research Education Center 3 $21,778 100.00%
Rmr Tobacco Farms 3 $30,625 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emj Corporation 1 $66,581 50.00%
Fresh Red Sun Buffet Llc 1 $24,877 50.00%
Sns Properties Llc Dba Summer Avenue Shell 1 $43,638 50.00%
Against The Wind Inc 1 $28,018 50.00%
Celanese International 1 $115,523 50.00%
Extendicare Home Health Of West Tennessee 1 $96,387 50.00%
Peoplefirst Partnershipseeding Success 1 $82,638 50.00%
Elite Cleaning Team 1 $43,035 50.00%
Diversicare Management Services Co 1 $87,693 50.00%
Eyeconic Eye Center Inc 1 $87,069 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