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Companies hiring Mechanical Engineers, R&D in Tennessee: 80 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026

3 employers had 80 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Mechanical Engineers, R&D (occupation code 17-2144) with a worksite in Tennessee, decided through June 11, 2026; the median offered wage is $117,624 a year.

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Employers hiring Mechanical Engineers, R&D in Tennessee

EmployerWorksite citiesCasesJob titlesMedian offeredMedian prevailingLatest decisionSource
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)Oak Ridge76Advanced Mobility Research and Development Staff; Assc R&D Staff Member-Multifunctional Equipment Integration; Postdoctoral Research Associate-Thermal Energy Storage Group$118,668$70,346June 11, 2026dol.gov
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville2Postdoctoral Research Scholar$67,320$57,117March 31, 2026dol.gov
The University Of TennesseeKnoxville2Research Assistant Professor; Research Associate II$71,000$64,230August 8, 2023dol.gov

Updated June 11, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.