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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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $39,520 50.00%
Lawyers 1 $123,573 50.00%
Computer Programmers 1 $59,800 50.00%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1 $52,562 50.00%
Economists 1 $67,496 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 1 $61,714 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1 $52,291 50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $49,930 50.00%
Prosthodontists 1 $77,026 50.00%
Operations Research Analysts 1 $46,696 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 %
True Temper Sports Inc 1 $38,355 50.00%
Ms Acheivement School District 1 $38,400 50.00%
St Andrews Episcopal Day School 1 $38,493 50.00%
Warren Inc 1 $38,522 50.00%
The Sunflower County School District 1 $38,580 50.00%
The University Of Kansas 1 $38,771 50.00%
Lula Rich Educational Foundation Inc 1 $38,820 50.00%
Vtekh Inc 1 $38,979 50.00%
Lamar School Foundation 1 $39,110 50.00%
Vensiti Inc 1 $39,374 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jimmy Ferguson 1 $17,290 100.00%
Williamson Williamson Ptnrs Et Al 1 $18,892 100.00%
Field And Flower Plant Co 1 $24,710 100.00%
E Farm Llc Petition 5 1 $28,434 100.00%
Henley Farm General Partnership 1 $30,222 100.00%
Crj Farms Llc 1 $24,710 100.00%
Shipland Farms 1 $28,434 100.00%
Waye Farms 1 $23,566 100.00%
Ryan Alexaner Farms 1 $15,080 100.00%
David White Farms Llc 1 $18,892 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 83 $25,836 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 68 $23,060 100.00%
Aquaculture 63 $26,931 100.00%
Apiculture 57 $25,533 100.00%
Crop Production 50 $25,647 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 49 $27,091 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 41 $22,656 100.00%
Corn Farming 39 $25,234 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 28 $26,292 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $26,885 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Full Service Restaurants 24 $22,586 58.54%
Computer Systems Design Services 20 $78,867 80.00%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors 19 $69,655 79.17%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 19 $64,958 79.17%
Electric Power Generation 18 $73,849 78.26%
Soybean Farming 17 $2,184,843 85.00%
Temporary Help Services 17 $17,971 89.47%
Landscaping Services 15 $22,929 78.95%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 14 $76,412 77.78%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 12 $32,003 70.59%

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