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 %
Mongolia 1 $22,610 50.00%
Georgia 1 $32,822 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $35,485 50.00%
Morocco 1 $46,830 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $59,800 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $208,000 50.00%
Netherlands 1 $94,578 50.00%
Armenia 1 $93,413 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $87,318 50.00%
Libya 1 $93,663 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rapidit Inc 17 $68,273 89.47%
West Tennessee Healthcare 17 $198,169 89.47%
Patient Logic Services Inc 17 $69,433 89.47%
Ip Heights Llc 17 $71,446 89.47%
Denken Solutions Inc 17 $78,679 89.47%
Seer Solutions Inc 17 $86,544 89.47%
21st Mortgage Corporation 17 $99,538 89.47%
Kpit Infosystems Incorporated 16 $60,980 84.21%
Vastika Inc 16 $62,887 88.89%
University Of Tennessee Chattanooga 16 $36,883 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Melvin Daniels 4 $22,506 100.00%
Billy D Moore 4 $23,993 100.00%
English Service Company Llc 4 $28,574 100.00%
Cody Nanney 4 $29,250 100.00%
William Wilson 4 $29,619 100.00%
Michael S Farmer 4 $20,571 100.00%
Mark Wofford Dba Wofford Farms 4 $22,994 100.00%
Samuel Osborne 4 $21,975 100.00%
Michael Pooler 4 $28,766 100.00%
Stuard Tobacco Llc 4 $30,576 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janiellcdba Nashville Cleaners 1 $27,851 33.33%
Accu Cast Inc 1 $43,514 33.33%
Dyersburg City Schools 1 $39,527 33.33%
Mp Hibachi Grill Llc 1 $21,133 33.33%
Illinois Tool Works 1 $60,445 33.33%
Kforce Inc 1 $89,502 33.33%
Syncada Llc 1 $70,450 33.33%
Rpm Transportation Consultants Llc 1 $55,515 33.33%
Dza Dba Global Jewelers 1 $27,893 33.33%
Higgins Himmelberg Piliponis 1 $35,131 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