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 %
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 %
Nicaragua 2 $31,221 50.00%
Switzerland 2 $129,751 50.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $39,136 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $87,318 25.00%
Libya 1 $93,663 25.00%
Tanzania 1 $80,350 25.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $126,838 25.00%
Dominica 1 $63,960 25.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $75,546 33.33%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $166,400 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nantez Inc 15 $71,141 88.24%
Everest Computers Inc 15 $69,530 88.24%
Digital Reasoning Systems Inc 15 $84,097 88.24%
Icon Solutions Inc 15 $55,482 88.24%
Intone Networks Inc 15 $68,791 88.24%
Advansoft International Inc 15 $64,926 88.24%
First Consulting Group Llc 15 $70,913 88.24%
Indus Group Inc 15 $80,062 88.24%
Mimus Inc 15 $63,902 88.24%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 15 $78,266 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coning Family Farm Llc 4 $28,959 100.00%
Nicky Bridges 4 $20,946 100.00%
Winters Farm Llc 4 $21,975 100.00%
Kraus Angus Farm Llc 4 $28,475 100.00%
Jenkins Farm 4 $18,621 100.00%
Freedom Tree Holdings Llc 4 $30,576 100.00%
Charles C Head 4 $22,641 100.00%
Faron Green Nursery 4 $24,648 100.00%
Charles Head 4 $23,733 100.00%
Timothy D Weatherspoon 4 $29,734 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Matsuo Industries Usa Inc 1 $26,229 33.33%
Js Hairworld Beauty Supply Inc 1 $72,883 33.33%
Ut Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 1 $90 33.33%
Courtney Davis Inc 1 $22,526 33.33%
Staffordshire Resources Llc 1 $75,400 50.00%
West Fraser Inc 1 $40,477 50.00%
Sungard Systems International 1 $105,560 50.00%
Transcore Lp 1 $93,475 50.00%
Mireles Construction Inc 1 $61,942 50.00%
Sheena Llc Dba Firehouse Liqours 1 $60,736 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