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 %
Australia 1 $66,640 33.33%
Ukraine 1 $44,290 33.33%
Grenada 1 $187,199 33.33%
Albania 1 $44,699 50.00%
Argentina 1 $31,824 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $86,320 50.00%
Indonesia 1 $64,630 50.00%
Uganda 1 $32,950 50.00%
Macau 1 $59,821 50.00%
Germany 1 $67,880 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noxubee County School District 23 $38,171 82.14%
Clarksdale Municipal School District 23 $36,920 82.14%
Saks Fifth Avenue Llc 23 $75,370 88.46%
Glittersoft Group Llc 23 $54,635 88.46%
Entergy Services Llc 21 $86,874 84.00%
Hattiesburg Clinic Pa 21 $168,865 84.00%
Global Teachers Research Resources Inc 21 $32,476 84.00%
Yazoo City Municipal School District 21 $38,793 87.50%
Sunflower Consolidated School District 21 $37,605 87.50%
North Mississippi Medical Center Inc 21 $97,659 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coldwater Planting Company 2 $27,518 33.33%
E E Farm Llc 2 $27,664 33.33%
Opossum Ridge Planting Co 2 $20,717 33.33%
Hd Catfish Farm Inc 2 $22,422 33.33%
Pushen And Pullen Farms 2 $31,731 40.00%
Central Service Association 2 $74,859 40.00%
Tackett Fish Farms 2 $35,610 40.00%
Intuitive Surgical Inc 2 $63,336 40.00%
Cardiovascular Institute Of The South 2 $218,223 40.00%
Landau Uniforms 2 $96,086 40.00%

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