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
7,445 65.11% $72,685 H-1B
3,052 26.69% $23,543 H-2A
889 7.78% $56,985 PERM
48 0.42% $61,885 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Mississippi has seen a total of 11,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Mississippi is the H-1B visa with 7,445 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 65.11% of Mississippi's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,052 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 26.69% of Mississippi's total visas.

Top Occupations in Mississippi (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 13 $39,396 86.67%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $46,146 86.67%
Physicists 13 $71,363 86.67%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 12 $58,420 80.00%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 12 $28,103 85.71%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 12 $44,710 85.71%
Logisticians 12 $60,093 85.71%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $49,929 85.71%
Financial Managers 12 $81,976 85.71%
Hydrologists 11 $53,090 78.57%
Mississippi Employees Over Time
Mississippi has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 501 employees were hired. Mississippi peaked in 2016 with 659 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 577 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Mississippi From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Australia 1 $66,640 33.33%
Ukraine 1 $44,290 33.33%
Grenada 1 $187,199 33.33%
Albania 1 $44,699 50.00%
Argentina 1 $31,824 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $86,320 50.00%
Indonesia 1 $64,630 50.00%
Uganda 1 $32,950 50.00%
Macau 1 $59,821 50.00%
Germany 1 $67,880 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%
Teknatio Inc 1 $43,618 100.00%
Nu Info Systems Inc 1 $43,618 100.00%
American Business Solutions Inc 1 $43,618 100.00%
Xtglobal Inc 1 $43,618 100.00%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,032 $70,153 78.58%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,448 $61,872 94.39%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 503 $39,830 82.06%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 483 $162,146 87.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 295 $112,385 75.84%
Computer Systems Design Services 253 $58,953 77.13%
Other Computer Related Services 206 $64,154 88.03%
Engineering Services 134 $62,888 88.74%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 85 $76,114 85.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 75 $68,889 87.21%

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 $72,685. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage