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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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,214	$24,532	131.81%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	957	$24,148	306.73%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	170	$24,157	56.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	133	$24,489	106.40%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	13	$25,986	13.54%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	12	$33,918	13.04%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7	$26,689	8.05%
Logging Equipment Operators	6	$38,483	8.82%
Nursery Workers	4	$23,042	7.02%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	2	$25,896	4.35%

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 %
Japan	4	$34,414	66.67%
Syria	3	$164,084	50.00%
Chile	3	$64,288	50.00%
Greece	3	$38,850	60.00%
Peru	3	$125,103	75.00%
Spain	2	$34,172	50.00%
Panama	2	$59,540	50.00%
Hungary	2	$179,837	50.00%
Ecuador	2	$126,350	50.00%
Bahamas	2	$187,199	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Charter Global Inc	2	$59,519	66.67%
Wg Yates Sons Construction Co	2	$58,334	66.67%
Sierrra Infosys Inc	2	$44,533	66.67%
United It Solutions Inc	2	$43,618	66.67%
Lara Tekies Inc	2	$43,618	66.67%
Ed Sanford Insurance Llc	2	$45,303	66.67%
Ardent Technologies Inc	2	$48,423	66.67%
Global Information Technology Inc	2	$48,963	66.67%
Microinfo Itinc	2	$50,315	66.67%
Mphasis Corporation	2	$45,510	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Public Health Programs	27	$39,982	79.41%
Educational Support Services	25	$32,818	80.65%
Management Consulting Services	25	$65,616	92.59%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	22	$83,427	84.62%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	22	$72,336	88.00%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	20	$92,367	86.96%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	20	$56,945	86.96%
Professional Employer Organizations	20	$165,196	90.91%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	20	$70,430	90.91%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	18	$43,277	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	19	$25,498	100.00%
Rice Farming	17	$22,444	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	17	$25,980	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	16	$25,604	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	15	$23,559	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	13	$21,052	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	12	$25,808	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	11	$25,645	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	10	$24,646	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	9	$21,461	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming	2	$25,126	15.38%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	2	$64,210	25.00%
Other Food Manufacturing	2	$51,096	25.00%
Environmental Consulting Services	2	$59,561	25.00%
Junior Colleges	2	$45,520	25.00%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2	$43,951	28.57%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing	2	$65,978	28.57%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	2	$80,413	33.33%
Oil And Gas Extraction	2	$130,073	33.33%
Travel Agencies	2	$63,284	40.00%

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.