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%
Nepal 15 $94,318 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pps Plus Software 2 $43,171 66.67%
Intrepid Drilling Llc 2 $51,189 66.67%
Deloitte Tax Llp 2 $48,745 66.67%
Mueller Industries Inc 2 $43,597 66.67%
Lennox Industries Inc 2 $48,766 66.67%
J T Shannon Lumber Company Inc 2 $44,263 66.67%
Think Tree Technologies Inc 2 $46,208 66.67%
K K Technical Group Inc 2 $51,407 66.67%
Bytefield Inc 2 $62,161 66.67%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 2 $64,147 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooper Planting Company Ptr 2 $24,658 100.00%
Double J Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Lazy Acres Agritainment Llc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Sandy Ridge Farms Inc Petition 2 2 $28,059 100.00%
Mscp Inc Dba Delta Harvest 2 $15,579 100.00%
Gypsy Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Dk Planting 2 $26,572 100.00%
Courtney Family Farms Llc 2 $29,328 100.00%
River Road Ag Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
Deep South Nursery 2 $18,418 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

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