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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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $38,064 66.67%
Mechatronics Engineers 2 $95,867 66.67%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $55,185 66.67%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $50,086 66.67%
Credit Counselors 2 $33,717 66.67%
Fundraisers 2 $39,104 100.00%
Logistics Engineers 2 $70,460 100.00%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 2 $31,294 100.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $46,190 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 2 $28,226 100.00%
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 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 %
Uganda 1 $32,950 33.33%
Bahrain 1 $18,574 33.33%
Ireland 1 $28,660 33.33%
Hong Kong 1 $34,091 33.33%
Indonesia 1 $64,630 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $94,162 50.00%
Uruguay 1 $39,170 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $47,715 50.00%
Croatia 1 $35,402 50.00%
Germany 1 $67,880 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solve Llc 2 $26,529 66.67%
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority 2 $28,195 66.67%
A B Enterprise Inc 2 $34,040 66.67%
Mgm Resorts Mississippi Inc Dba Gold Strike Casin 2 $39,832 66.67%
Industrial Electric Motor Works Inc 2 $34,476 66.67%
Twin Rivers Recreation Association Inc 2 $33,748 66.67%
Mississippi Department Of Archives And History 2 $31,741 66.67%
Bonner Analytical Testing Co 2 $31,970 66.67%
Raindrop Foundation Inc 2 $34,520 66.67%
Spring Initiative Inc 2 $33,426 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bad Inc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Welding Testing Lab Inc Dba Henderson Farms 3 $17,236 100.00%
M W Farms Llc 3 $27,588 100.00%
Needmore Fisheries 3 $25,036 100.00%
Lakeland Yard And Garden 3 $20,828 100.00%
Willette Farms Partnership 3 $26,347 100.00%
Downtown Jb Inc Et Al 3 $25,965 100.00%
Aesland Farms 3 $26,742 100.00%
Guate Harvesting Llc 3 $27,082 100.00%
Jd Planting 3 $22,048 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,215 $69,330 78.02%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,560 $62,927 94.26%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 622 $41,241 91.47%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 497 $165,539 78.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 322 $113,807 74.71%
Computer Systems Design Services 274 $59,916 78.51%
Other Computer Related Services 208 $64,274 87.76%
Engineering Services 147 $63,411 88.02%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 113 $78,966 87.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 78 $69,072 86.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 644 $26,914 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 564 $24,184 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 383 $26,753 100.00%
Potato Farming 267 $25,917 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 214 $21,106 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 203 $26,779 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 117 $24,810 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 116 $27,493 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 104 $25,271 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 98 $24,762 100.00%

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