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 %
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $54,497 85.71%
Food Scientists and Technologists 35 $48,310 85.37%
Statisticians 35 $59,963 85.37%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $39,076 82.93%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $43,286 84.62%
Materials Scientists 33 $52,074 84.62%
Soil and Plant Scientists 31 $44,504 81.58%
Operations Research Analysts 30 $59,389 81.08%
Psychiatrists 29 $128,962 78.38%
Computer Network Architects 28 $61,142 77.78%
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 %
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)

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