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 %
Priests Of The Sacred Heart 1 $34,258 50.00%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 1 $34,341 50.00%
Premier Hospitality Llc 1 $34,382 50.00%
Telephone Electronics Corporation 1 $34,382 50.00%
El Palenque Food Service Llc 1 $34,486 50.00%
Murlanics Llc 1 $34,549 50.00%
Ideal Software Systems Inc 1 $34,570 50.00%
Slocum Radson Medical Laboratories Inc 1 $34,590 50.00%
Southern Arkansas University 1 $34,780 50.00%
Trinity Episcopal Day School 1 $34,861 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Plant Factory 1 $24,565 100.00%
White Allen Farms Inc 1 $15,080 100.00%
Buck Island Seed Co 1 $18,658 100.00%
Ld Garner Farms Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
Carlton B Hamilton 1 $30,222 100.00%
Seneasha Planting Co 1 $25,896 100.00%
Ee Farmsllc 1 $19,456 100.00%
Guedon Farms 1 $28,434 100.00%
Needmore Aviation Llc 1 $23,566 100.00%
E Farm Llc Petition 2 1 $30,222 100.00%
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