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 %
Legal Support Workers, All Other 2 $42,068 66.67%
Geographers 2 $35,183 66.67%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2 $42,037 66.67%
Clergy 2 $39,666 66.67%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $38,064 66.67%
Curators 2 $38,990 66.67%
Registered Nurses 2 $52,135 66.67%
Physical Scientists, All Other 2 $59,571 66.67%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 2 $42,827 66.67%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $50,086 100.00%
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 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 %
Cambodia 5 $17,514 50.00%
United Kingdom 5 $86,690 55.56%
Honduras 5 $52,912 55.56%
Turkey 5 $67,385 62.50%
Ghana 4 $52,654 50.00%
Italy 4 $90,355 50.00%
Egypt 4 $101,742 50.00%
Cameroon 4 $23,364 57.14%
Dominican Republic 4 $88,057 57.14%
Russia 4 $85,738 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pps Plus Software 2 $43,171 66.67%
Laurel School District 2 $42,728 66.67%
Intrepid Drilling Llc 2 $51,189 66.67%
Mueller Industries Inc 2 $43,597 66.67%
Lennox Industries Inc 2 $48,766 66.67%
J T Shannon Lumber Company Inc 2 $44,263 66.67%
Think Tree Technologies Inc 2 $46,208 66.67%
K K Technical Group Inc 2 $51,407 66.67%
Bytefield Inc 2 $62,161 66.67%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 2 $64,147 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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