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
62,309 86.75% $69,978 H-1B
4,895 6.82% $23,998 H-2A
4,035 5.62% $64,244 PERM
587 0.82% $74,158 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Tennessee has seen a total of 71,826 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Tennessee is the H-1B visa with 62,309 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.75% of Tennessee's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 4,895 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 6.82% of Tennessee's total visas.

Top Occupations in Tennessee (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 11,809 $77,482 93.05%
Computer Systems Analysts 8,688 $62,921 93.05%
Computer Programmers 4,163 $62,494 92.94%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,827 $62,732 94.35%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,321 $46,281 81.54%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,182 $79,085 92.49%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,081 $97,875 91.92%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 971 $142,835 87.56%
Industrial Engineers 877 $70,618 86.92%
Database Administrators 836 $71,661 91.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 2,003 $24,807 161.66%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 1,130 $26,966 207.72%
Nursery Workers 120 $26,254 24.90%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 70 $27,917 56.91%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 29 $26,229 28.43%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $27,602 4.17%
Commercial Pilots 3 $52,000 4.35%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $40,456 1.45%
Logging Workers, All Other 1 $21,167 1.56%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1 $29,661 1.79%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 658 $85,228 88.80%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 381 $21,803 72.71%
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%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 93 $22,152 47.94%
Industrial Engineers 90 $74,335 49.45%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 82 $117,290 46.86%
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 5,315 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Tennessee From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,159 $85,602 46.01%
Mexico 208 $47,387 25.21%
Bangladesh 188 $22,515 39.83%
China 151 $35,072 46.04%
Cambodia 109 $24,396 41.92%
South Korea 75 $38,439 36.76%
Canada 71 $71,414 38.17%
Vietnam 70 $23,668 40.46%
Philippines 65 $28,227 39.16%
Brazil 52 $72,323 34.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Tennessee (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mphasis Corporation 938 $62,587 85.04%
Hcl America Inc 835 $68,438 87.16%
Atos Syntel Inc 825 $62,118 86.48%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 783 $64,613 89.18%
The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center 772 $44,856 91.47%
Amazoncom Services Llc 742 $67,733 93.22%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 711 $70,962 90.46%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 669 $70,656 91.77%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 659 $72,626 91.53%
Hca Management Services Lp 640 $86,519 93.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cleaners Of America Corporation 37 $16,786 28.03%
Magneti Marelli Of Tennessee Llc 35 $66,288 29.17%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee Inc 34 $85,366 30.63%
Svs Technologies Limited 33 $76,959 30.56%
Evicore Healthcare Msi Llc Dba Evicore Healthcare 32 $88,356 30.19%
Medhost Services Inc 29 $91,272 29.29%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 26 $94,712 26.80%
Volkswagen Of America 25 $93,640 27.47%
Apogee Medical Group Tennessee Pc 21 $124,122 25.00%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 21 $84,904 25.93%

Top Industries in Tennessee (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 42 $27,578 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 39 $22,941 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 34 $26,149 100.00%
Crop Production 28 $27,614 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $29,053 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 21 $22,663 100.00%
Hay Farming 20 $27,844 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 19 $24,090 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 13 $25,002 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 10 $27,670 100.00%

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 $69,978. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage