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 %
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 %
Computer Sciences Corporation 4 $54,257 80.00%
Stylecraft Home Collection Inc 4 $50,674 80.00%
Idexcel Inc 4 $70,705 80.00%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle 4 $114,046 80.00%
Axiscades Inc 4 $53,820 80.00%
Central Mississippi Civic Improvement Inc 4 $49,962 80.00%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Limited 4 $55,380 80.00%
Itrace Foundation Inc 4 $62,629 80.00%
Greater Meridian Health Clinic Inc 4 $80,574 80.00%
Savi Technologies Inc 4 $66,477 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rodrigo Gutierrez Tapia 5 $18,218 100.00%
Evans Planting Co 4 $25,912 100.00%
Eastover Plantation Inc 4 $20,327 100.00%
Kra Farms Llc 4 $27,316 100.00%
Durst Farms Inc 4 $24,695 100.00%
Satterfield Farms 4 $27,290 100.00%
Loveland Inc 4 $26,993 100.00%
Casburn Co Inc 4 $27,290 100.00%
C C Planting Company 4 $26,234 100.00%
Oliver Farms 4 $25,912 100.00%
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