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 %
Industrial Production Managers	20	$86,465	80.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	19	$34,858	79.17%
Epidemiologists	18	$44,436	78.26%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$50,871	77.27%
Engineers, All Other	17	$58,554	77.27%
Biological Technicians	16	$34,431	72.73%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	16	$65,555	76.19%
Information Technology Project Managers	16	$68,285	80.00%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	15	$61,161	78.95%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	15	$38,031	78.95%

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 %
Noxubee County School District	23	$38,171	82.14%
Clarksdale Municipal School District	23	$36,920	82.14%
Saks Fifth Avenue Llc	23	$75,370	88.46%
Glittersoft Group Llc	23	$54,635	88.46%
Entergy Services Llc	21	$86,874	84.00%
Hattiesburg Clinic Pa	21	$168,865	84.00%
Global Teachers Research Resources Inc	21	$32,476	84.00%
Yazoo City Municipal School District	21	$38,793	87.50%
Sunflower Consolidated School District	21	$37,605	87.50%
North Mississippi Medical Center Inc	21	$97,659	91.30%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Coldwater Planting Company	2	$27,518	33.33%
E E Farm Llc	2	$27,664	33.33%
Opossum Ridge Planting Co	2	$20,717	33.33%
Hd Catfish Farm Inc	2	$22,422	33.33%
Pushen And Pullen Farms	2	$31,731	40.00%
Central Service Association	2	$74,859	40.00%
Tackett Fish Farms	2	$35,610	40.00%
Intuitive Surgical Inc	2	$63,336	40.00%
Cardiovascular Institute Of The South	2	$218,223	40.00%
Landau Uniforms	2	$96,086	40.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	422	$65,178	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	63	$17,531	18.69%
Custom Computer Programming Services	48	$70,129	44.44%
Full Service Restaurants	24	$22,586	24.00%
Soybean Farming	17	$2,184,843	21.52%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	8	$69,264	11.43%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	8	$76,830	11.94%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	7	$30,689	11.11%
Paper And Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	5	$90,588	10.42%
Commercial Banking	5	$55,095	11.63%

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.