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 %
Accountants 6 $46,724 85.71%
Training and Development Specialists 5 $35,252 71.43%
Economists 5 $48,996 83.33%
Music Directors and Composers 5 $40,760 83.33%
Managers, All Other 5 $80,849 83.33%
Bioinformatics Scientists 5 $57,325 83.33%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $57,954 83.33%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 5 $26,311 83.33%
Residential Advisors 5 $28,853 83.33%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 5 $38,958 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $58,718 50.00%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $68,869 50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $49,930 50.00%
Prosthodontists 1 $77,026 50.00%
Operations Research Analysts 1 $46,696 50.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $46,675 50.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $39,520 50.00%
Environmental Engineers 1 $63,773 50.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $27,248 50.00%
Dentists, General 1 $182,790 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 %
Dusti Bonge Art Foundation Inc 1 $36,109 50.00%
Dutch Oil Company 1 $36,109 50.00%
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1 $36,358 50.00%
Supersaver Systems Llc 1 $36,379 50.00%
Region Vii Mental Healthmental Retardation Commission 1 $36,442 50.00%
Coahoma Community College Ahs 1 $36,483 50.00%
Isg Lotus Inc 1 $36,650 50.00%
Advaitaa Technologies Inc 1 $36,858 50.00%
Scales Biological Laboratory Inc 1 $36,878 50.00%
Ocean Springs Seafood Market Inc 1 $36,878 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tri Delta Farms Partnership 1 $28,434 100.00%
Quentin Friesen 1 $30,222 100.00%
Walter Pillow Sons Planting Co 1 $20,530 100.00%
Oasis Planting 1 $28,434 100.00%
Baker Farms 1 $15,080 100.00%
Redland Farms 1 $24,606 100.00%
Dean Beth Tanner Tanner Farms 1 $19,531 100.00%
Oak Grove Farms Inc 1 $23,566 100.00%
Dutch Brothers Greenhouses Inc 1 $21,590 100.00%
Hw Farms 1 $24,710 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 28 $23,630 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 22 $25,517 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 20 $27,077 100.00%
Rice Farming 18 $22,876 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $27,127 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 17 $31,497 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 17 $30,969 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 17 $25,980 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 17 $25,770 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 13 $21,052 100.00%

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 $72,785. 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