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 %
Solve Llc 2 $26,529 66.67%
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority 2 $28,195 66.67%
A B Enterprise Inc 2 $34,040 66.67%
Mgm Resorts Mississippi Inc Dba Gold Strike Casin 2 $39,832 66.67%
Industrial Electric Motor Works Inc 2 $34,476 66.67%
Twin Rivers Recreation Association Inc 2 $33,748 66.67%
Mississippi Department Of Archives And History 2 $31,741 66.67%
Bonner Analytical Testing Co 2 $31,970 66.67%
Raindrop Foundation Inc 2 $34,520 66.67%
Spring Initiative Inc 2 $33,426 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bad Inc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Welding Testing Lab Inc Dba Henderson Farms 3 $17,236 100.00%
M W Farms Llc 3 $27,588 100.00%
Needmore Fisheries 3 $25,036 100.00%
Lakeland Yard And Garden 3 $20,828 100.00%
Willette Farms Partnership 3 $26,347 100.00%
Downtown Jb Inc Et Al 3 $25,965 100.00%
Aesland Farms 3 $26,742 100.00%
Guate Harvesting Llc 3 $27,082 100.00%
Jd Planting 3 $22,048 100.00%
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