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 %
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $73,695 87.50%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 7 $181,258 87.50%
Urban and Regional Planners 7 $38,712 87.50%
Social Science Research Assistants 6 $33,336 75.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 6 $41,680 75.00%
Business Intelligence Analysts 6 $57,640 75.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 6 $61,360 75.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $42,933 75.00%
Aerospace Engineers 6 $75,098 85.71%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $41,107 85.71%
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 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%
Canada 15 $91,899 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Mississippi 100 $78,940 86.21%
Cyient Inc 73 $54,330 75.26%
Alcorn State University 66 $45,032 70.97%
Entergy Services Inc 66 $64,069 83.54%
The Univeristy Of Southern Missisippi 64 $37,898 82.05%
Jindal Tubular Usa Llc 63 $81,309 86.30%
Hattiesburg Clinic P A 63 $213,254 88.73%
Implementation Technologies Consulting Inc 51 $53,973 79.69%
Seven Seas Technologies Inc 46 $51,224 86.79%
Baptist Memorial Medical Group 46 $177,971 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pure Harvest Llc 18 $25,170 100.00%
Pemble Farms Partnership Ii 17 $22,809 100.00%
C E Farm 17 $20,583 100.00%
Triple Run Farms 16 $24,031 100.00%
Ryan Alexander Farms Llc 16 $26,341 100.00%
Adron Farms 16 $23,858 100.00%
Longhorn Farms Partnership 15 $22,913 100.00%
Bailey Company 15 $21,789 100.00%
Forrest City Farms 15 $22,314 100.00%
Breckenridge Farms Llc 15 $21,522 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Entergy Services Llc 7 $67,041 17.07%
Jindal Tubular Usa Llc 7 $76,437 17.07%
Abb Inc 5 $75,721 12.82%
Delta Regional Medical Center 5 $119,087 13.16%
Clarksdale Municipal School District 5 $35,788 15.15%
Saks Fifth Avenue Llc 5 $77,372 19.23%
Vicksburg Healthcare Llc 5 $206,111 22.73%
Sofidel America Corp 5 $90,588 25.00%
Reel Neet Lawn Service Inc 5 $23,358 25.00%
Pharma Pac Llc 4 $50,721 20.00%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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