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 %
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 %
Canada 15 $91,899 36.59%
Brazil 12 $69,819 46.15%
Poland 12 $60,649 54.55%
Nigeria 10 $110,888 66.67%
Venezuela 8 $79,446 53.33%
Lebanon 8 $127,667 57.14%
Jordan 6 $159,020 46.15%
Colombia 6 $76,583 50.00%
Iran 6 $64,572 54.55%
Japan 5 $33,734 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palni Inc 3 $62,657 100.00%
Microexcel Inc 3 $74,367 100.00%
Computek Solutions Inc 3 $60,258 100.00%
Southern Ionics Inc 3 $70,713 100.00%
Ashley Furniture Industries Llc 3 $73,819 100.00%
Signify North America Corporation 3 $68,067 100.00%
Rare Mile Technologies Inc 3 $60,611 100.00%
Kanap Systems Llc 3 $68,973 100.00%
Varahi Inc 3 $62,559 100.00%
Mississippi Interactive Llc 3 $68,266 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John Derek Hamilton Dba Spring Creek Nursery 3 $19,658 100.00%
Quiver River Farms 3 $28,184 100.00%
Pittman Farms Ii 3 $28,184 100.00%
Matthew Knight Farms Petition 2 3 $28,184 100.00%
Greenleaf Farms 3 $28,434 100.00%
David And Cynthia Shipp Partners 3 $26,347 100.00%
Kin Growers 3 $22,048 100.00%
Double B Planting Company 3 $26,312 100.00%
Planters Oil Mill 3 $26,347 100.00%
Hunter Lamb Farms Llc 3 $27,588 100.00%
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