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 %
Physical Therapists 61 $67,061 88.41%
Database Administrators 60 $58,911 88.24%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $37,799 86.36%
Pediatricians, General 49 $127,041 74.24%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $35,471 79.03%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 48 $45,316 77.42%
Civil Engineers 47 $62,599 87.04%
Coaches and Scouts 45 $29,041 86.54%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 44 $37,473 88.00%
Chemists 43 $44,099 86.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 8 $27,815 114.29%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $62,181 100.00%
Statisticians 6 $61,416 85.71%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 6 $25,605 85.71%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6 $34,507 85.71%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $49,634 85.71%
Industrial Production Managers 6 $98,693 100.00%
Computer Systems Analysts 6 $61,395 100.00%
Pediatricians, General 5 $109,441 83.33%
Psychiatrists 5 $107,861 83.33%
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 %
Cyient Inc 72 $54,456 79.12%
Entergy Services Inc 66 $64,069 76.74%
The Univeristy Of Southern Missisippi 64 $37,898 81.01%
Alcorn State University 61 $44,258 78.21%
Hattiesburg Clinic P A 60 $211,437 83.33%
Jackson Public School District 54 $48,451 81.82%
Jindal Tubular Usa Llc 54 $81,628 98.18%
Implementation Technologies Consulting Inc 51 $53,973 92.73%
Seven Seas Technologies Inc 46 $51,224 86.79%
Baptist Memorial Medical Group 44 $176,066 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jindal Tubular Usa Llc 7 $76,437 17.95%
Integrated Management Services Pa 7 $56,196 18.42%
Sofidel America Corp 5 $90,588 15.15%
Delta Regional Medical Center 5 $119,087 21.74%
Clarksdale Municipal School District 5 $35,788 22.73%
Saks Fifth Avenue Llc 5 $77,372 25.00%
Mississippi Baptist Health System 4 $124,863 20.00%
Abb Inc 4 $70,440 20.00%
Pharma Pac Llc 4 $50,721 21.05%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc 4 $81,266 22.22%

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 $72,685. 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