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 %
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 1 $62,254 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $39,354 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $48,360 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 1 $45,365 100.00%
Writers and Authors 1 $26,624 100.00%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 1 $33,176 100.00%
Geneticists 1 $45,822 100.00%
Human Resources Specialists 1 $35,506 100.00%
Automotive Engineers 1 $65,374 100.00%
Nuclear Engineers 1 $114,275 100.00%
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 %
Bangladesh 123 $19,305 32.80%
India 123 $72,106 41.41%
South Korea 60 $24,836 32.26%
China 48 $39,800 30.38%
Vietnam 39 $20,319 43.82%
Mexico 32 $49,841 40.51%
South Africa 30 $36,779 50.85%
Pakistan 21 $74,002 42.00%
Philippines 19 $29,206 38.78%
Canada 15 $91,899 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ultimate Care Inc 3 $53,747 75.00%
Sun Beauty Supply 3 $46,308 75.00%
Natureplex Llc 3 $44,006 75.00%
Tcsware Inc 3 $70,512 75.00%
Infosoft Inc 3 $49,164 75.00%
Mphasis Corporation 3 $52,929 75.00%
Copiah Lincoln Community College 3 $48,801 75.00%
United Rentals Inc 3 $50,267 75.00%
Mississippi Department Of Transportation 3 $51,314 75.00%
Vergent Lms 3 $60,202 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saunders Farms Ii 4 $27,165 100.00%
Branco Inc 4 $26,234 100.00%
St Rest Plantation Inc 4 $23,800 100.00%
E E Farms Llc 4 $19,483 100.00%
Red Oak Cattle Llc 4 $27,316 100.00%
Millbrook Cricket Farm 4 $21,622 100.00%
Smythe Sons 4 $26,993 100.00%
Gracewood Farms Llc 4 $24,632 100.00%
Pecan Hill Farms Llc 4 $26,681 100.00%
Sunrise Planting Company Llc 4 $21,830 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 28 $23,630 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 22 $25,517 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 20 $27,077 100.00%
Rice Farming 18 $22,876 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $27,127 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 17 $31,497 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 17 $30,969 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 17 $25,980 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 17 $25,770 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 13 $21,052 100.00%

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