H-1B by state · fiscal year 2026
H-1B Employers in Tennessee
5,111H-1B approvals
683employers
#16of 54 states
USCIS approved 5,111 H-1B petitions for 683 employers in Tennessee in fiscal year 2026 to date, counted by the location on each petition, usually a headquarters.
Top 25 employers in Tennessee
| Rank | Employer | Approvals in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cummins Inc. | 621 |
| 2 | Federal Express Corporation | 435 |
| 3 | Ubs Business Solutions US LLC | 281 |
| 4 | St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | 272 |
| 5 | The University of Tennessee | 194 |
| 6 | Ut-Battelle LLC Ornl | 179 |
| 7 | Fedex Freight Inc | 129 |
| 8 | Hca Management Services LP | 121 |
| 9 | Ubs Securities LLC | 93 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt University | 85 |
| 11 | Asurion LLC | 71 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 61 |
| 13 | Harvey Nash DBA Latitude 36 Inc | 48 |
| 14 | Alliancebernstein L P | 45 |
| 15 | Autozone, Inc. | 45 |
| 16 | Tractor Supply Company | 44 |
| 17 | Davita Inc | 42 |
| 18 | Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | 40 |
| 19 | Cummins Emission Solutions Inc. | 39 |
| 20 | Evicore Healthcare Msi LLC | 36 |
| 21 | Dollar General Corporation | 34 |
| 22 | Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas PLLC | 34 |
| 23 | First Horizon Bank | 32 |
| 24 | Sai Technologies, LLC. | 32 |
| 25 | Smith and Nephew Inc | 32 |
All states · Top 200 employers nationwide
Counts are USCIS decisions on H-1B petitions in fiscal year 2026 to date (new jobs, extensions, transfers and amendments), not people. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, data provided November 2, 2026. The numbers update every week.