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 %
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%
Canada 15 $91,899 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
North Panola School District 10 $39,689 83.33%
Global Teachers Solutions Llc 10 $35,849 83.33%
Franciscan Missionaries Of Our Lady Health System Inc 10 $62,130 83.33%
North Mississippi Medical Center 10 $181,536 83.33%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Mississippi 10 $76,172 90.91%
Teknowit Llc 10 $70,801 90.91%
Kforce Inc 10 $85,810 90.91%
Gv Sonny Montgomery Va Medical Center 10 $142,975 90.91%
Memphis Neurology Pllc 9 $154,713 81.82%
Pearl River Community College 9 $38,643 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delta Flatland Farms Llc 8 $24,713 100.00%
Wonderful Bees 8 $27,843 100.00%
Rjr Four Farms Ptn 8 $24,570 100.00%
Ddj Harvesting Llc 8 $28,153 100.00%
Bj Farms Inc 8 $27,011 100.00%
Thompson Farms Inc 8 $19,549 100.00%
T P Harvesting Llc 8 $21,484 100.00%
Langston Farm Llc 8 $23,013 100.00%
Em Farms Llc 8 $24,625 100.00%
Silent Shade Plantation 7 $19,362 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Southern Events Inc 1 $33,696 33.33%
Urban Japanese Fusion Cuisine Inc 1 $34,091 33.33%
Joseph Kshleweetddspllc 1 $110,989 33.33%
Bethel Road Llc 1 $52,291 33.33%
Land Holdings I Llc 1 $52,562 33.33%
Dak Americas Mississippi Inc 1 $108,701 33.33%
Walgreen Co 1 $129,210 33.33%
Lightheart Sanders 1 $44,221 33.33%
Faurecia Automotive Seating 1 $100,090 33.33%
Jackson Public School District 1 $35,570 33.33%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sawmill Woodworking And Paper Machinery Manufacturing 1 $74,526 100.00%
Other Accounting Services 1 $43,659 100.00%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 1 $108,098 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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