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
8,156 63.08% $72,785 H-1B
3,756 29.05% $24,713 H-2A
964 7.46% $55,496 PERM
54 0.42% $67,866 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Mississippi has seen a total of 12,930 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Mississippi is the H-1B visa with 8,156 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 63.08% of Mississippi's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,756 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 29.05% of Mississippi's total visas.

Top Occupations in Mississippi (All Years)

Mississippi Employees Over Time
Mississippi has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 501 employees were hired. Mississippi peaked in 2024 with 681 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 115 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bangladesh 123 $19,305 32.80%
India 123 $72,106 41.41%
South Korea 60 $24,836 32.26%
China 48 $39,800 30.38%
Vietnam 39 $20,319 43.82%
Mexico 32 $49,841 40.51%
South Africa 30 $36,779 50.85%
Pakistan 21 $74,002 42.00%
Philippines 19 $29,206 38.78%
Nepal 15 $94,318 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cnn It Corp Inc 3 $79,546 100.00%
Itrending Solutions Llc 3 $72,363 100.00%
Murphy Martin Md Pllc 3 $111,779 100.00%
Pursue Energy Corporation 3 $75,268 100.00%
Hyr Global Source Inc 3 $77,341 100.00%
Rays Technical Solutions Inc 3 $76,066 100.00%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc An Abb Company 3 $79,269 100.00%
Cubic Technologies Llc 3 $80,850 100.00%
Resolve Tech Solutions Inc 3 $83,498 100.00%
Standex International Corportation 3 $83,027 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Integrity Feeders Llc 3 $23,629 100.00%
Bryant Parrish Farm Partnership 3 $25,036 100.00%
Bear Creek Fisheries 3 $18,151 100.00%
Fitts Fitts Pate Iv 3 $26,742 100.00%
Hh Farms 3 $28,184 100.00%
Jones Planting Co Iii 3 $22,707 100.00%
Roughrice Farms Llc 3 $25,917 100.00%
Reb Cane Creek Farm Inc 3 $20,273 100.00%
E3 Partnership 3 3 $26,347 100.00%
Paul Fortner Farms Partnership 3 $27,588 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

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 $72,785. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage