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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Mississippi Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
7,445 65.11% $72,685 H-1B
3,052 26.69% $23,543 H-2A
889 7.78% $56,985 PERM
48 0.42% $61,885 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Mississippi has seen a total of 11,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Mississippi is the H-1B visa with 7,445 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 65.11% of Mississippi's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,052 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 26.69% of Mississippi's total visas.

Top Occupations in Mississippi (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 625 $73,325 93.14%
Computer Systems Analysts 553 $53,370 92.17%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 418 $159,230 81.01%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 335 $40,400 83.75%
Computer Programmers 332 $53,922 85.57%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 317 $179,794 86.38%
Electrical Engineers 179 $74,920 85.24%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 143 $43,091 70.44%
Industrial Engineers 138 $66,941 72.63%
Internists, General 134 $173,739 84.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 103 $17,467 32.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 57 $17,344 24.78%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $168,151 39.18%
Internists, General 34 $133,188 50.00%
Software Developers, Applications 27 $87,888 69.23%
Electrical Engineers 26 $66,171 68.42%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 23 $40,267 67.65%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $141,298 79.31%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 20 $45,042 80.00%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 18 $17,493 75.00%
Mississippi Employees Over Time
Mississippi has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 501 employees were hired. Mississippi peaked in 2016 with 659 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 577 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Japan 4 $34,414 66.67%
Syria 3 $164,084 50.00%
Chile 3 $64,288 50.00%
Greece 3 $38,850 60.00%
Peru 3 $125,103 75.00%
Spain 2 $34,172 50.00%
Panama 2 $59,540 50.00%
Hungary 2 $179,837 50.00%
Ecuador 2 $126,350 50.00%
Bahamas 2 $187,199 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dutch Pharmacies Inc 1 $113,131 50.00%
Ltc Pharmacy Solutions Llc 1 $113,651 50.00%
North Hills Dental Llc 1 $113,734 50.00%
Agilesoft Inc 1 $114,088 50.00%
Entergy Operations Inc 1 $114,275 50.00%
International Paper 1 $114,670 50.00%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Usa Corp 1 $116,584 50.00%
Van Zyverden Inc 1 $117,042 50.00%
Grenada Lake Medical Center 1 $119,163 50.00%
Gulf Coast Childrens Clinic 1 $121,930 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,032 $70,153 78.58%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,448 $61,872 94.39%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 503 $39,830 82.06%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 483 $162,146 87.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 295 $112,385 75.84%
Computer Systems Design Services 253 $58,953 77.13%
Other Computer Related Services 206 $64,154 88.03%
Engineering Services 134 $62,888 88.74%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 85 $76,114 85.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 75 $68,889 87.21%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 496 $23,455 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 428 $25,629 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 270 $25,420 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 202 $20,599 100.00%
Potato Farming 194 $24,339 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 181 $25,961 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 89 $24,291 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 88 $26,727 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 88 $23,222 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 76 $23,479 100.00%

Mississippi Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Mississippi to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Mississippi over all years is $72,685. 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