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 %
Office Clerks, General 1 $23,213 50.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $25,730 50.00%
Writers and Authors 1 $26,624 50.00%
Counselors, All Other 1 $27,144 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 1 $27,830 50.00%
Music Directors 1 $27,872 50.00%
Recreational Therapists 1 $27,976 50.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 1 $29,286 50.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 1 $30,472 50.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $32,136 50.00%
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 %
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 %
Clarksdale Municipalschool District 5 $34,774 83.33%
Mississippi Tantec Leather Co Ltd 5 $51,759 83.33%
Ims Engineers Inc 5 $45,132 83.33%
Western Line School District 5 $35,560 83.33%
Aclat Inc 5 $85,355 83.33%
Sage Group Consulting Inc 5 $46,105 83.33%
Trustmark National Bank 5 $54,151 83.33%
Sunflower County Consolidated School Ditrict 5 $45,235 83.33%
Holmes County Consolidate School District 5 $43,054 83.33%
Esoftware Solutions Inc 5 $53,614 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 9 $24,928 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $24,973 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 8 $24,167 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 8 $25,433 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $25,721 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 7 $21,864 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 7 $25,786 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 7 $33,319 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 6 $23,566 100.00%
Logging 6 $38,483 100.00%

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