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 %
Lodging Managers 4 $37,393 100.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 4 $58,349 100.00%
Teacher Assistants 3 $18,156 75.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 3 $64,029 75.00%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 3 $53,491 75.00%
Biomedical Engineers 3 $49,400 75.00%
Airfield Operations Specialists 3 $28,295 75.00%
Sociologists 3 $58,185 75.00%
Sales Managers 3 $78,319 75.00%
Neurologists 3 $130,118 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%
Nepal 15 $94,318 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mississippi Blood Services 2 $19,530 66.67%
Clarksdale Regional Physicians Llc 2 $97,091 66.67%
Premier Medical Group Of Mississippi Llc 2 $37,188 66.67%
Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Lndians Choctaw Tribal 2 $25,656 66.67%
Sunflower County School District 2 $25,626 66.67%
The Brewpaddle Cafe Llc 2 $23,213 66.67%
Christian Witness Center 2 $28,226 66.67%
Tupelo Sports Council 2 $30,837 66.67%
Us Legal Forms Inc 2 $25,646 66.67%
Jackies International Inc 2 $31,377 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Howle Planting Co 3 $28,184 100.00%
Shelton Farms Llc 3 $28,184 100.00%
D D J Harvesting Llc 3 $23,312 100.00%
Sharkey Ag Services Llc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Split Tree Farms Llc 3 $21,833 100.00%
Freddy M Bost Jr Dba Bost Farm 3 $19,688 100.00%
Jay Mcbride Planting Company 3 $26,742 100.00%
Harris Farms 3 $27,588 100.00%
Two P Farms Inc Petition 2 3 $28,184 100.00%
Lyndale Farm 3 $18,649 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

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