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 %
Pharma Pacllc 1 $41,683 100.00%
Kerioth Corporation 1 $41,704 100.00%
Harper Rains Knight Company Pa 1 $41,704 100.00%
Retzer Resources 1 $42,016 100.00%
Institute Of Interfaith Dialog For The World Peace 1 $42,141 100.00%
Primos Inc 1 $42,182 100.00%
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Associaition 1 $42,307 100.00%
P Ks Mini Farm Llc 1 $42,515 100.00%
Pathways Construction Inc 1 $42,557 100.00%
Amalgam Technologies Inc 1 $42,765 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Native Son Farm Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
Jds Nursery 1 $15,080 100.00%
Hawks Construction And Development Inc 1 $25,896 100.00%
Rogers Land Holdings Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
E3 Partnership 4 1 $25,896 100.00%
T And P Harvesing Llc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr Llc 1 $20,621 100.00%
Triple Run Farms Llc 1 $18,658 100.00%
Todd Heigle Farms Inc 1 $23,566 100.00%
Matthew Knight Farms Petition 1 1 $30,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 7 $28,475 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 6 $23,566 100.00%
Farm Management Services 6 $28,732 100.00%
Traveler Accommodation 6 $26,627 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 5 $21,927 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 5 $25,713 100.00%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 5 $25,671 100.00%
Other Animal Production 5 $26,029 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 5 $25,680 100.00%
Other Personal Services 5 $25,671 100.00%

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 $72,785. 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