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 %
Web Developers 27 $57,533 90.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 26 $35,483 89.66%
Operations Research Analysts 26 $58,953 89.66%
Chemical Technicians 24 $32,435 88.89%
Materials Engineers 24 $67,651 88.89%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $41,513 85.19%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 23 $39,184 88.46%
Hospitalists 23 $137,003 88.46%
Chemical Engineers 21 $52,231 84.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $60,461 80.00%
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 %
Indonesia 1 $64,630 50.00%
Uganda 1 $32,950 100.00%
Macau 1 $59,821 100.00%
Germany 1 $67,880 100.00%
Kosovo 1 $47,715 100.00%
Romania 1 $47,715 100.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $94,162 100.00%
Ireland 1 $28,660 100.00%
Dominica 1 $36,260 100.00%
Thailand 1 $187,610 100.00%

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)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,032 $70,153 78.58%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,448 $61,872 94.39%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 503 $39,830 82.06%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 483 $162,146 87.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 295 $112,385 75.84%
Computer Systems Design Services 253 $58,953 77.13%
Other Computer Related Services 206 $64,154 88.03%
Engineering Services 134 $62,888 88.74%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 85 $76,114 85.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 75 $68,889 87.21%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 496 $23,455 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 428 $25,629 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 270 $25,420 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 202 $20,599 100.00%
Potato Farming 194 $24,339 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 181 $25,961 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 89 $24,291 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 88 $26,727 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 88 $23,222 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 76 $23,479 100.00%

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