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%
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 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 %
India 111 $71,369 36.16%
Bangladesh 91 $19,642 32.62%
South Korea 58 $23,141 31.69%
China 48 $39,800 30.97%
Vietnam 39 $20,319 46.43%
Mexico 31 $48,397 39.24%
Philippines 19 $29,206 32.20%
South Africa 18 $39,689 37.50%
Pakistan 17 $85,123 41.46%
Nepal 15 $94,318 36.59%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ocean Springs Seafood Market Inc 1 $36,878 100.00%
Virtue Group Llc 1 $36,920 100.00%
B M Blueberry Famr Inc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Coahomacommunitycollege Agricultural High School 1 $37,040 100.00%
Montgomery Bivins Cpas 1 $37,107 100.00%
Looking Good Inc 1 $37,357 100.00%
Unicom Technologies Inc 1 $37,440 100.00%
Teradyne Infotech 1 $37,440 100.00%
Wright Cpa Group Pllc 1 $37,523 100.00%
Shsm Hotels Llc 1 $37,648 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 63 $22,548 100.00%
Soybean Farming 63 $24,643 100.00%
Aquaculture 50 $25,694 100.00%
Crop Production 50 $25,647 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 39 $22,268 100.00%
Apiculture 38 $23,318 100.00%
Corn Farming 30 $24,035 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $25,362 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 26 $23,122 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 21 $25,153 100.00%

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