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 %
Software Developers, Applications 623 $73,285 92.85%
Computer Systems Analysts 553 $53,370 92.17%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 438 $157,197 78.64%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 417 $41,752 91.45%
Computer Programmers 332 $53,922 83.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 313 $180,048 80.67%
Electrical Engineers 195 $75,356 85.15%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 159 $43,739 70.98%
Industrial Engineers 141 $67,763 74.21%
Mechanical Engineers 140 $70,205 88.05%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 127 $17,676 34.23%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 57 $17,344 24.78%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $168,151 35.85%
Internists, General 34 $133,188 50.00%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 30 $17,684 61.22%
Software Developers, Applications 27 $87,888 69.23%
Electrical Engineers 26 $66,171 76.47%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $137,467 82.76%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 24 $40,501 96.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 22 $44,680 91.67%
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 %
Canada 15 $91,899 36.59%
Brazil 12 $69,819 46.15%
Poland 12 $60,649 54.55%
Nigeria 10 $110,888 66.67%
Venezuela 8 $79,446 53.33%
Lebanon 8 $127,667 57.14%
Colombia 6 $76,583 46.15%
Iran 6 $64,572 50.00%
Jordan 6 $159,020 54.55%
Japan 5 $33,734 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cedarcrestone Inc 6 $44,280 85.71%
Gulf States Conference Of Seventh Day Adventists 6 $49,665 85.71%
Sierra Infosys Inc 6 $48,807 85.71%
Chevron Corporation 6 $89,149 85.71%
Dmc Power Llc 6 $58,362 85.71%
Cortelco Inc 6 $55,664 85.71%
Syntel Consulting Inc 6 $59,152 85.71%
Vastika Inc 6 $55,872 85.71%
Parker Hannifin Corporation 6 $90,379 85.71%
Health Carousel Llc 6 $65,763 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Christmas Flying Service Llc 6 $26,239 100.00%
Deep South Turf Llc 6 $24,801 100.00%
Tunica Gin Corporation 6 $26,627 100.00%
Parker And Smith Farms Inc 6 $25,990 100.00%
Cypress Brake Planting Co 6 $25,990 100.00%
Black Dog Farms 6 $26,239 100.00%
Lakeland Yard Garden Center Inc 6 $26,239 100.00%
Magnolia Plantation Partnership 6 $27,349 100.00%
Grace Road Farms Inc 6 $26,239 100.00%
Charles Antici Farms 6 $25,643 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stoner Farms 1 $39,208 50.00%

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