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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 10 $59,677 76.92%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 10 $125,776 76.92%
Musicians and Singers 10 $29,151 76.92%
Mental Health Counselors 9 $31,439 75.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $49,736 81.82%
Purchasing Managers 9 $93,103 81.82%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 9 $45,527 81.82%
Cost Estimators 9 $49,479 81.82%
Veterinarians 8 $73,620 80.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $49,948 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Engineering Technicians 1 $62,192 50.00%
Physicists 1 $61,318 50.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $42,010 50.00%
Financial Managers 1 $112,570 50.00%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 1 $30,139 50.00%
Materials Scientists 1 $82,368 50.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $29,016 50.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $74,194 50.00%
Librarians 1 $44,928 50.00%
Economists 1 $67,496 50.00%
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 %
Synergy Home Furnishing Llc 2 $64,189 100.00%
V3tech Solutions Inc 2 $64,397 100.00%
Artificial Inventions Llc 2 $64,688 100.00%
Applab Systems Inc 2 $68,526 100.00%
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc 2 $84,896 100.00%
Okin America Inc 2 $65,512 100.00%
Paccar Inc 2 $71,365 100.00%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 2 $71,750 100.00%
Tara Therapy 2 $71,323 100.00%
Standex International Corporation 2 $68,099 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gene D Saucier 2 $23,358 100.00%
Azlin Planting Co 2 $28,434 100.00%
E E Farm Llc Petition 4 2 $29,328 100.00%
Lowe Farms 2 $24,658 100.00%
Mills Trucking And Custom Harvesting 2 $24,086 100.00%
Heartland Catfish Company Inc Petition 1 2 $27,165 100.00%
Griffith Farms Inc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Bhf Co 2 $17,627 100.00%
E3 Partnership 1 2 $25,896 100.00%
Miller Planting Co 2 $26,520 100.00%
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