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 %
Instructional Coordinators 6 $36,948 75.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 6 $41,680 75.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $42,933 75.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $41,107 75.00%
Business Intelligence Analysts 6 $57,640 75.00%
Accountants 6 $46,724 85.71%
Speech-Language Pathologists 6 $61,360 85.71%
Veterinarians 6 $72,388 85.71%
Aerospace Engineers 6 $75,098 100.00%
Construction Managers 5 $38,234 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
University Of Mississippi Medical Center 660 $119,191 78.85%
Mississippi State University 585 $50,042 80.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 395 $56,635 99.50%
The University Of Mississippi 233 $43,961 72.81%
Infosys Limited 121 $55,286 95.28%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 108 $66,534 85.04%
Jackson State University 99 $42,224 79.20%
University Of Southern Mississippi 98 $51,654 80.99%
University Of Mississippi 85 $48,098 79.44%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Mississippi 72 $75,532 77.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biloxi Lodging Llc 210 $17,622 78.95%
Consolidated Catfish Producers Llc 63 $17,531 30.00%
Holmes County School District 20 $40,995 14.93%
Alcorn State University 20 $47,498 18.18%
South Central Regional Medical Center 12 $75,270 13.04%
Baptist Memorial Medical Group Inc 11 $107,290 16.18%
Glittersoft Group Llc 11 $92,144 16.18%
Plantscape Inc Dba Us Lawns Of Jackson 10 $25,146 15.87%
L C Restaurant Inc 8 $32,854 14.29%
Entergy Services Llc 7 $67,041 12.50%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 63 $22,548 100.00%
Soybean Farming 63 $24,643 100.00%
Aquaculture 50 $25,694 100.00%
Crop Production 50 $25,647 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 39 $22,268 100.00%
Apiculture 38 $23,318 100.00%
Corn Farming 30 $24,035 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $25,362 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 26 $23,122 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 21 $25,153 100.00%

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