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 %
Engineers, All Other 17 $58,554 80.95%
Information Technology Project Managers 16 $68,285 80.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 16 $38,328 84.21%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 16 $65,555 84.21%
Registered Nurses 16 $61,445 84.21%
Logisticians 16 $63,181 84.21%
Biological Technicians 16 $34,431 84.21%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $58,755 88.89%
Information Security Analysts 15 $68,625 83.33%
Manufacturing Engineers 15 $60,664 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logisticians 2 $58,750 66.67%
Purchasing Managers 2 $108,015 66.67%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 2 $80,257 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 2 $38,460 66.67%
Chemists 2 $50,263 66.67%
Cost Estimators 2 $41,933 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 2 $42,052 66.67%
Materials Engineers 2 $85,696 66.67%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2 $106,943 66.67%
Engineers, All Other 2 $64,231 66.67%
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 %
Canada 15 $91,899 36.59%
Brazil 12 $69,819 46.15%
Poland 12 $60,649 54.55%
Nigeria 10 $110,888 66.67%
Venezuela 8 $79,446 53.33%
Lebanon 8 $127,667 57.14%
Jordan 6 $159,020 46.15%
Colombia 6 $76,583 50.00%
Iran 6 $64,572 54.55%
Japan 5 $33,734 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
It Resonance Inc 1 $42,765 100.00%
Hoosac Bank 1 $42,994 100.00%
Pristine Rehab Care Llc 1 $43,056 100.00%
Vanellis Llc 1 $43,181 100.00%
Team Investments Inc 1 $43,202 100.00%
Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra 1 $43,306 100.00%
Canon Health Care Llc Tlhc 1 $43,306 100.00%
Hcc Mississippi Llc 1 $43,410 100.00%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 1 $43,472 100.00%
Neelinfo Inc 1 $43,576 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chase Pearson Farms 1 $25,896 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 17 1 Refile 1 $30,222 100.00%
T And P Harvesting Llc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Mike Theunissen Farms Inc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Bailey And Sons 1 $22,235 100.00%
Cypress Gin Farms Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
White Farms 1 $23,566 100.00%
Wayne County Blueberry Growers Association 1 1 $30,222 100.00%
Weaver Management Llc 1 $16,411 100.00%
Langston Farm Llc Petition 4 1 $25,896 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,215 $69,330 78.02%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,560 $62,927 94.26%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 622 $41,241 91.47%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 497 $165,539 78.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 322 $113,807 74.71%
Computer Systems Design Services 274 $59,916 78.51%
Other Computer Related Services 208 $64,274 87.76%
Engineering Services 147 $63,411 88.02%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 113 $78,966 87.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 78 $69,072 86.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 644 $26,914 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 564 $24,184 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 383 $26,753 100.00%
Potato Farming 267 $25,917 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 214 $21,106 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 203 $26,779 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 117 $24,810 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 116 $27,493 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 104 $25,271 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 98 $24,762 100.00%

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