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 %
Industrial Production Managers 23 $86,487 88.46%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 22 $33,033 88.00%
Epidemiologists 22 $43,290 88.00%
Chemical Engineers 21 $52,231 84.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $51,804 72.00%
Physicists 18 $71,495 75.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 17 $110,162 70.83%
Financial Analysts 17 $52,023 73.91%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 17 $59,643 73.91%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $41,633 73.91%
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 %
Dvr Softek Inc 2 $74,111 100.00%
Conduent State Healthcare Llc 2 $71,240 100.00%
Baptist Healthcare System Inc 2 $87,045 100.00%
Consultveda Info Technologies Inc 2 $72,384 100.00%
Nantez Inc 2 $79,830 100.00%
Horizon International Trd Inc 2 $70,002 100.00%
Veritis Group Inc 2 $70,492 100.00%
Vastek Inc 2 $78,801 100.00%
Cloud It Tec Inc 2 $71,750 100.00%
Daifuku America Corporation 2 $71,459 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Garry Makamson Llc 2 $24,658 100.00%
Murtagh Flying Service Inc 2 $25,303 100.00%
Need More Fisheries Llc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Stock Farms Agricultural Association 2 $29,328 100.00%
Bcb Land Livestock 2 $20,935 100.00%
Martinez Landscaping And Irrigation 2 $29,942 100.00%
O K Farms Inc 2 $24,658 100.00%
Kmc Inc 2 $21,424 100.00%
Dutch Brake Fisheries 2 $17,347 100.00%
Glen Allan Farm Service Inc 2 $21,705 100.00%
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