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 %
Corelogic Solutions Llc 17 $72,794 85.00%
Millsaps College 17 $49,137 85.00%
Anderson Regional Medical Center 17 $96,735 85.00%
Forrest General Hospital 17 $103,883 85.00%
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources 16 $64,002 84.21%
Viking Range Llc 16 $61,955 84.21%
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation 16 $60,267 84.21%
Baptist Memorial Medical Group Inc 16 $140,199 84.21%
Greenville Public School District 15 $36,509 83.33%
Unipres Southeast Usa Inc 15 $55,849 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regency Inn Llc 1 $22,984 25.00%
Industrial Maintenance Services 1 $68,120 25.00%
Ilahari Inc Dba Economy Inn 1 $24,066 25.00%
G V Sonny Montgomery Veterans Affairs Med Cntr 1 $101,026 25.00%
Samurai 49 Inc 1 $27,477 25.00%
Pinebelt Hotels Inc Dba Days Inn 1 $0 25.00%
Wellman Inc 1 $67,205 25.00%
Mississippi Deli 1 $15,642 25.00%
Burns Cooley Dennis Inc 1 $54,038 25.00%
Chens Grand Buffet Inc 1 $17,576 25.00%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 63 $22,548 100.00%
Soybean Farming 63 $24,643 100.00%
Aquaculture 50 $25,694 100.00%
Crop Production 50 $25,647 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 39 $22,268 100.00%
Apiculture 38 $23,318 100.00%
Corn Farming 30 $24,035 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $25,362 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 26 $23,122 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 21 $25,153 100.00%

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