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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 %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 61 $51,345 85.92%
Human Resources Specialists 61 $47,256 87.14%
Database Architects 60 $66,251 86.96%
Construction Managers 60 $73,774 86.96%
Medical and Health Services Managers 58 $76,269 85.29%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 57 $70,284 87.69%
Natural Sciences Managers 56 $87,082 87.50%
Financial Managers 54 $83,749 85.71%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 50 $60,296 80.65%
Financial Specialists, All Other 49 $46,799 80.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $40,895 80.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $101,133 77.78%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 7 $22,363 77.78%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $39,266 77.78%
Construction Managers 7 $77,189 77.78%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 7 $81,171 77.78%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $34,836 77.78%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 7 $41,814 77.78%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,400 66.67%
Pharmacists 6 $96,720 66.67%
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 %
Sri Lanka 6 $51,751 31.58%
Guatemala 6 $29,598 31.58%
Australia 6 $68,992 33.33%
Egypt 6 $58,727 33.33%
Singapore 6 $43,871 33.33%
Chile 6 $46,876 37.50%
Ghana 6 $34,532 37.50%
Peru 5 $38,779 33.33%
Jordan 5 $67,299 33.33%
Romania 4 $42,702 26.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Centraprise Corp 13 $65,904 86.67%
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Llp 13 $55,597 86.67%
Anveta Inc 13 $67,429 86.67%
Pvr America Inc 13 $61,426 86.67%
Peritus Inc 13 $63,686 86.67%
Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc 13 $72,045 86.67%
Infozeal Solutions Inc 13 $81,126 92.86%
Web Yoga Inc 13 $59,997 92.86%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 13 $59,041 92.86%
Loginsoft Consulting Llc 13 $84,448 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernie Ferguson Dba Ernie Ferguson Farms 3 $18,758 100.00%
Hermans Nursery 3 $19,101 100.00%
Shawn Stinson 3 $23,393 100.00%
Green Acres Berry Farm 3 $16,786 100.00%
Wilchers Nursery 3 $24,960 100.00%
Elliott Jordan Partnership 3 $29,148 100.00%
Thomas Valentine 3 $30,014 100.00%
S J L Land Holdings Llc 3 $29,758 100.00%
Berry Farms 3 $30,014 100.00%
High Performance Properties Llc 3 $30,014 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bsh Home Appliances 1 $101,774 50.00%
Evergreen Express Inc 1 $25,626 50.00%
Vikus Corporation 1 $67,454 50.00%
Fee Inc 1 $128,398 50.00%
Aicomp Consulting Inc 1 $113,901 50.00%
Apex Cardiology Pc 1 $201,531 50.00%
Sitehawk Llc 1 $97,822 50.00%
Bellhops Inc 1 $126,963 50.00%
Dunan Precision Mfg Inc 1 $72,571 50.00%
Denark Construction Inc 1 $62,379 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