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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 49 $48,598 84.48%
Compliance Officers 46 $52,058 82.14%
Graphic Designers 46 $41,601 83.64%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 46 $58,978 86.79%
Manufacturing Engineers 45 $70,917 86.54%
Sales Managers 45 $94,089 88.24%
Microbiologists 44 $49,662 86.27%
Environmental Engineers 44 $64,293 88.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $40,120 88.00%
Epidemiologists 42 $61,938 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pharmacists 6 $96,720 75.00%
Chemists 6 $63,877 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 6 $34,913 75.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,662 75.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 6 $55,505 75.00%
Clergy 6 $30,881 75.00%
Coaches and Scouts 6 $27,575 75.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 5 $28,791 62.50%
Sales Engineers 5 $65,262 62.50%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $50,855 62.50%
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 %
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