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 %
Syria 4 $99,748 28.57%
Slovakia 4 $64,262 30.77%
Romania 4 $42,702 30.77%
Jamaica 4 $51,417 30.77%
Israel 4 $96,459 33.33%
Bahamas 4 $56,998 33.33%
Cameroon 3 $24,544 27.27%
Greece 3 $45,724 27.27%
Macedonia 3 $41,135 27.27%
Costa Rica 3 $80,260 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ut Lebonheur Pediatric Specialists 17 $185,255 89.47%
Fisk University 17 $47,671 89.47%
Berg Llc 17 $54,813 89.47%
Strategic Resources International Inc 17 $66,538 89.47%
Eminence It Solutions Inc 17 $76,090 89.47%
Objectstream Inc 17 $71,521 89.47%
Intellisoft Technologies Inc 17 $73,359 89.47%
Saxon Global Inc 17 $75,749 89.47%
Sbp Consulting Inc 17 $71,830 89.47%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 17 $69,503 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Donald Lamar Hughes 5 $28,558 100.00%
Joey Knight Dba 5 $23,051 100.00%
Samantha D Craun 5 $28,558 100.00%
Charles C Head Jr 5 $21,033 100.00%
H H Farm Labor Llc 5 $28,325 100.00%
Jackson 1 Farms 5 $23,063 100.00%
Mark Wofford 5 $26,778 100.00%
Trejo Bros Produce Llc 5 $24,328 100.00%
Lorenzo Martinez 5 $26,528 100.00%
Mcminnville Lawn Garden Llc 5 $28,325 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vanick Group Llc 1 $121,181 33.33%
Stellar Management Group I Llc 1 $61,256 33.33%
San Antonio Corporation 1 $49,254 33.33%
Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic 1 $80 33.33%
Dura Operating Llc 1 $80,621 33.33%
Gyrus Ent Llc 1 $87,589 33.33%
Adecco Usa Inc 1 $90,958 33.33%
Logan Patri Engineering Inc 1 $85,675 33.33%
Xerox Business Services Llc 1 $55,266 33.33%
The Karnjanapoomi Restaurant Llc 1 $25,376 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