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 %
Software Developers, Applications 625 $73,325 93.14%
Computer Systems Analysts 553 $53,370 92.17%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 418 $159,230 81.01%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 335 $40,400 83.75%
Computer Programmers 332 $53,922 85.57%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 317 $179,794 86.38%
Electrical Engineers 179 $74,920 85.24%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 143 $43,091 70.44%
Industrial Engineers 138 $66,941 72.63%
Internists, General 134 $173,739 84.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 103 $17,467 32.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 57 $17,344 24.78%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $168,151 39.18%
Internists, General 34 $133,188 50.00%
Software Developers, Applications 27 $87,888 69.23%
Electrical Engineers 26 $66,171 68.42%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $141,298 67.65%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 23 $40,267 79.31%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 20 $45,042 80.00%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 18 $17,493 75.00%
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 %
Siemens Industry Inc 11 $60,593 84.62%
St Andrews Episcopal School 11 $36,492 84.62%
Copiah County School District 11 $38,518 84.62%
Medical Marketing Economics Llc 11 $53,609 84.62%
Humphreys County School District 11 $41,628 84.62%
Steel Dynamics Columbus Llc 11 $63,833 84.62%
Ibm India Private Limited 11 $50,311 84.62%
Fujitsu America Inc 11 $71,274 91.67%
Paccar Engine Company 11 $67,369 91.67%
Hitachi Energy Usa Inc 11 $85,461 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Forrest General Hospital Dba Walthall General 1 $100,360 33.33%
Philips Electronics North America Corporation 1 $71,781 33.33%
Edl Labsinc 1 $61,443 33.33%
Operations Management International Inc 1 $62,192 33.33%
Industrial Electric Motor Works Inc 1 $31,429 33.33%
Custom Nonwoven Inc 1 $58,718 33.33%
Mississippi Development Authority 1 $38,709 33.33%
Pfg Precision Optics Inc 1 $88,795 33.33%
Nettleton School District 1 $36,853 33.33%
Tcsware Inc 1 $97,968 33.33%

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