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 %
India 1,297 $86,261 45.83%
Mexico 219 $48,104 24.94%
Bangladesh 195 $22,872 36.72%
China 151 $47,759 43.52%
Cambodia 109 $24,396 37.59%
South Korea 81 $47,558 31.40%
Canada 79 $71,124 38.73%
Vietnam 78 $23,520 42.16%
Philippines 66 $29,261 36.26%
Brazil 64 $67,380 35.96%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Radio Systems Corporation 27 $88,524 90.00%
App Of Tennessee Hm Pllc 27 $168,992 90.00%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Inc 26 $76,377 89.66%
Itelligence Inc 26 $78,176 89.66%
Kasai North America Inc 26 $60,262 89.66%
Shelby County Health Care Corporation 26 $67,644 89.66%
Procal Technologies Inc 26 $73,185 89.66%
Atn Hoelzel Lp 26 $70,951 89.66%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 26 $89,593 92.86%
Integrated Health Group 26 $78,477 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elvis L Bellar Dba Bellar Farms 7 $23,296 100.00%
Un Of Tn Highland Rim Ag Research Ed Center 7 $27,768 100.00%
Webb Farms 7 $26,056 100.00%
Spencer A Damer 7 $21,472 100.00%
Farm Fresh Fruits Vegetables Llc 7 $24,757 100.00%
Future Visions Farms Llc 7 $27,539 100.00%
Corby Brown 7 $27,878 100.00%
Albert Coning 7 $22,901 100.00%
Trivetts Nursery 7 $26,969 100.00%
Terry Vaughn 7 $28,353 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Williamssonoma Inc 2 $58,427 50.00%
Austin Powder Company 2 $90,272 50.00%
Abb Installation Products Inc 2 $104,063 50.00%
Mobilitie Management 2 $102,294 50.00%
Envision Physician Services Llc 2 $61,173 50.00%
Complete Car Care Solutions Llc 2 $21,445 50.00%
Broadcast Music Inc 2 $96,377 50.00%
Agranee Tech Inc 2 $87,797 50.00%
Bilo International Inc 2 $36,452 50.00%
Izakaya Sapporo Inc 2 $32,615 50.00%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

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