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 %
Software Developers, Applications 11,791 $77,475 92.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 8,686 $62,919 93.02%
Computer Programmers 4,159 $62,485 92.86%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,827 $62,732 94.35%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,573 $47,649 83.14%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,221 $102,428 92.15%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,172 $79,094 91.71%
Industrial Engineers 998 $72,428 86.78%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 968 $142,954 87.29%
Database Administrators 836 $71,661 91.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 2,555 $26,185 185.28%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 1,130 $26,966 206.96%
Nursery Workers 120 $26,254 24.90%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 118 $29,200 75.64%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45 $28,064 29.22%
Commercial Pilots 5 $43,430 3.52%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $27,602 2.94%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 3 $50,128 3.49%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 2 $30,576 2.44%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2 $49,608 2.94%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 658 $85,228 88.80%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 385 $21,812 72.92%
Computer Systems Analysts 212 $78,917 58.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 113 $73,692 36.22%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 103 $32,822 40.71%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 102 $19,760 49.76%
Industrial Engineers 97 $75,695 47.32%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 93 $22,152 51.10%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 84 $117,419 48.00%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 82 $18,866 53.25%
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 %
Kazakhstan 1 $87,318 33.33%
Libya 1 $93,663 33.33%
Tanzania 1 $80,350 33.33%
Sierra Leone 1 $126,838 33.33%
Dominica 1 $63,960 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $75,546 33.33%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $166,400 50.00%
Finland 1 $109,117 50.00%
Palestine 1 $87,901 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $64,792 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Health System Inc 20 $192,791 90.91%
Hospital Medicine Services Of Tennessee Pc 20 $193,963 90.91%
Christian Brothers University 19 $54,132 86.36%
Mlgw 19 $73,952 86.36%
Genome International Corporation 19 $52,678 86.36%
Smart Works Llc 19 $62,860 86.36%
Southern Adventist University 19 $51,342 86.36%
Techdemocracy Llc 19 $66,446 90.48%
Read Foundation 19 $50,897 90.48%
Infomerica Inc 19 $54,817 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Old Salem Nurseries 5 $27,435 100.00%
Phillips Farm 5 $29,719 100.00%
Battle Ditch Sod Farms 5 $28,005 100.00%
Buy Sod Usa Llc 5 $41,920 100.00%
Mccurdy Sod Farms Llc 5 $28,005 100.00%
Michael T Lewis 5 $29,253 100.00%
Timothy Farmer 5 $27,398 100.00%
Terry Hughes Farm 5 $19,793 100.00%
G R Farms Llc 5 $23,234 100.00%
Mountain View Farms 5 $22,826 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brentwood Cleanersllc 1 $26,603 33.33%
Wagner General Contractors Inc 1 $23,816 33.33%
Bloomingdale Investments Llc 1 $34,320 33.33%
Direct Administration 1 $41,621 33.33%
Eaton Inoac Company 1 $53,290 33.33%
Germantown Internal Medicine Associatespc 1 $119,746 33.33%
Twin City Clarage Inc 1 $63,253 33.33%
Nashville Pain Center 1 $70,970 33.33%
Amteck Llc 1 $49,525 33.33%
Encapsula Nanosciences Llc 1 $51,917 33.33%

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