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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2 $76,970 66.67%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 2 $80,257 66.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2 $35,725 66.67%
Chemists 2 $50,263 66.67%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2 $106,943 66.67%
Cost Estimators 2 $41,933 66.67%
Materials Engineers 2 $85,696 66.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 2 $27,664 66.67%
Engineers, All Other 2 $64,231 66.67%
Information Security Analysts 2 $54,527 66.67%
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 %
Abb Inc 30 $75,674 78.95%
Delta State University 29 $39,758 78.38%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 29 $64,511 90.63%
Compusharp Inc 28 $72,865 87.50%
Siemens Energy Inc 28 $73,616 87.50%
Memorial Hospital At Gulfport 26 $196,533 81.25%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center 26 $115,145 83.87%
William Carey University 25 $33,788 83.33%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 24 $52,755 80.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 24 $56,941 82.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Control Systems Inc 3 $116,605 37.50%
Jones County Junior College 3 $39,900 37.50%
No Kronfol Mdpa 2 $187,199 25.00%
Chevron Corporation 2 $106,777 28.57%
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources 2 $152,579 28.57%
Kemper County Office Of Superintendent Education 2 $47,540 28.57%
Alexander Farms Llc 2 $25,126 28.57%
Mississippi Valley State University 2 $46,309 28.57%
Southern Medical Partners Llc 2 $187,200 28.57%
Shogun Farms Partnership Ii 2 $20,613 28.57%

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.