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)

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 %
India 111 $71,369 36.16%
Bangladesh 91 $19,642 32.62%
South Korea 58 $23,141 31.69%
China 48 $39,800 30.97%
Vietnam 39 $20,319 46.43%
Mexico 31 $48,397 39.24%
Philippines 19 $29,206 32.20%
South Africa 18 $39,689 37.50%
Pakistan 17 $85,123 41.46%
Nepal 15 $94,318 36.59%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Holmes County School District 42 $37,761 91.30%
East Mississippi State Hospital 41 $45,477 91.11%
Williams Sonoma Inc 39 $74,539 86.67%
Synthesis Systems Inc 38 $73,629 86.36%
Sunflower County Consolidated School District 35 $44,343 83.33%
South Central Regional Medical Center 33 $83,888 78.57%
Ernst Young Us Llp 32 $64,461 78.05%
Financial Neural Computing Inc 32 $65,024 80.00%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 30 $67,080 78.95%
Mississippi State Department Of Health 30 $38,942 78.95%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vicksburg Healthcare Llc 4 $205,639 23.53%
Indianola School District 4 $47,135 30.77%
Mccombschool District 4 $41,333 30.77%
Reel Neet Lawn Service Inc 3 $23,358 25.00%
Next Gear Solutions Llc 3 $106,281 27.27%
4 Season Nails 3 $17,659 27.27%
View Inc 3 $72,384 30.00%
Advanced Distributor Products Llc 3 $75,116 33.33%
Mars Food Us Llc 3 $51,480 33.33%
Corelogic Solutions Llc 3 $85,994 37.50%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 1 $34,944 100.00%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution 1 $114,275 100.00%
Petroleum Lubricating Oil And Grease Manufacturing 1 $55,016 100.00%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 1 $60,944 100.00%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 1 $34,486 100.00%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 1 $40,373 100.00%
Cotton Farming 1 $102,003 100.00%
Footwear Manufacturing 1 $59,862 100.00%
Employment Services 1 $45,157 100.00%
Caterers 1 $52,770 100.00%
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 $72,685. 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