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%
Canada 15 $91,899 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sunflower Consolidated School District 21 $37,605 84.00%
Meridian Public School District 20 $40,172 80.00%
Hattiesburg Clinic Pa 20 $169,744 83.33%
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center 20 $156,747 86.96%
Transform Tech Solutions Inc 20 $80,984 86.96%
National Hospitalist Services Pc 20 $204,056 86.96%
Howard Industries Inc 19 $54,948 82.61%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 19 $47,242 86.36%
View Inc 19 $74,707 86.36%
Corelogic Solutions Llc 18 $72,768 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
T D Fish Farms Inc 11 $26,265 100.00%
Fat Cat Llc 11 $23,175 100.00%
Courtney Farms Llc 11 $20,189 100.00%
Grittman Farms Partnership Ii 11 $24,930 100.00%
Mscp Inc 11 $21,791 100.00%
Ellendale Planting Co Iii 11 $25,544 100.00%
Anderson Planting Co Ii 11 $23,166 100.00%
Custom Ag Services 11 $27,203 100.00%
Welding Testing Lab 11 $21,777 100.00%
Lynndale Partners 11 $23,761 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Triple Run Farms 2 $29,079 40.00%
Intuitive Surgical Inc 2 $63,336 40.00%
Central Service Association 2 $74,859 40.00%
Coldwater Planting Company 2 $27,518 40.00%
Shogun Farms Partnership Ii 2 $20,613 40.00%
E E Farm Llc 2 $27,664 40.00%
Hd Catfish Farm Inc 2 $22,422 40.00%
Beyondtrust Corporation 2 $39,936 40.00%
Pushen And Pullen Farms 2 $31,731 40.00%
Channel Control Merchants 2 $131,560 40.00%

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