State trend · TN

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in Tennessee

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in Tennessee, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
13,980
Employers (2026)
330
Median Wage (2026)
$36,816

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Tennessee-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. Prestigious Placement 1,158 PERM
  2. 2. National Healthcare Corporation 961 PERM
  3. 3. FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES 394 PERM
  4. 4. GDI Services Inc. 297 PERM
  5. 5. HES FACILITIES, LLC 209 PERM
  6. 6. HCA Management Services LP 206 PERM
  7. 7. ASURION 183 PERM
  8. 8. AUTOZONE 174 PERM
  9. 9. Tractor Supply Company 167 PERM
  10. 10. KOCH FOODS 154 PERM
  11. 11. Amazon.com Services LLC 152 PERM
  12. 12. SPARTAN SOLUTIONS INC. 146 PERM
  13. 13. Big G Express, Inc. 140 PERM
  14. 14. Vanderbilt University 136 PERM
  15. 15. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE 133 PERM
  16. 16. CENTURION PRODUCTS, INC. 128 PERM
  17. 17. Conch Technologies, Inc. 121 PERM
  18. 18. UBS Business Solutions US LLC 114 PERM
  19. 19. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE 108 PERM
  20. 20. Geodis Logistics LLC 106 PERM

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