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 %
Utopia Global Inc 2 $46,124 66.67%
3core Systems Inc 2 $45,510 66.67%
Madison County Schools 2 $48,675 66.67%
Allen Engineering And Science Inc 2 $51,792 66.67%
Paramount Construction Group Llc 2 $48,079 66.67%
Garan Manufacturing Corporation 2 $52,187 66.67%
Confortaire Inc 2 $51,688 66.67%
Entergy Mississippi Llc 2 $56,701 66.67%
Integrated Management Services Inc 2 $50,409 66.67%
It Echelon Corporation 2 $54,808 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heartland Catfish Company Inc Petition 2 2 $27,165 100.00%
Simmons Farm Raised Catfish Inc 2 $30,961 100.00%
K J Farms Inc 2 $16,869 100.00%
Durst Durst Partnership 2 $27,165 100.00%
Hunter Doty Farms Llc 2 $28,434 100.00%
B And A Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Ambers Blueberry Farm Nursery Llc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Bailey Family Farms Inc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Seward Farms 2 $23,754 100.00%
Golding Timberland Ii Llc 2 $24,086 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

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