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 %
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 %
Amazoncom Services Llc 1,068 $71,382 95.19%
Syntel Consulting Inc 1,050 $57,393 95.19%
Atos Syntel Inc 966 $63,186 88.62%
Hcl America Inc 909 $69,151 84.40%
The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center 854 $46,412 83.07%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 783 $64,613 85.20%
Hca Management Services Lp 779 $90,690 95.23%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 776 $70,884 95.21%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 771 $74,581 96.25%
Citiustech Inc 711 $70,132 89.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blh Farms Llc 27 $24,322 100.00%
Frank S Shepard 27 $23,472 100.00%
Fridy Farms Llc 26 $24,132 100.00%
Don Carter 26 $24,403 100.00%
Riverside Fuqua Farms Llc 26 $25,992 100.00%
Charles Hutchison 25 $24,368 100.00%
Davis Tobacco Farms Llc 25 $24,564 100.00%
Jepson Family Farm Partnership 25 $24,023 100.00%
Charles Hancock 24 $25,923 100.00%
Jimmy Underwood 24 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Monterey Mushrooms Inc 43 $23,421 30.71%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee Inc 39 $90,371 28.47%
Evicore Healthcare Msi Llc Dba Evicore Healthcare 38 $88,376 29.46%
Cleaners Of America Corporation 37 $16,786 31.36%
Magneti Marelli Of Tennessee Llc 35 $66,288 30.43%
Svs Technologies Limited 34 $77,360 32.08%
Medhost Services Inc 29 $91,272 28.16%
Volkswagen Of America 28 $93,943 28.87%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 26 $94,712 29.55%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 24 $85,912 28.92%

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