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 %
Indonesia 1 $64,630 50.00%
Uganda 1 $32,950 100.00%
Macau 1 $59,821 100.00%
Germany 1 $67,880 100.00%
Kosovo 1 $47,715 100.00%
Romania 1 $47,715 100.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $94,162 100.00%
Ireland 1 $28,660 100.00%
Dominica 1 $36,260 100.00%
Thailand 1 $187,610 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hernando Dental Care Inc 3 $160,722 100.00%
Usha J Mehta Md Pa 3 $178,755 100.00%
Kidney Disease And Hypertension Centers Pa 3 $180,870 100.00%
Natchez Clinic Company Llc 3 $187,200 100.00%
Jefferson Medical Associates P A 3 $187,200 100.00%
Jackson Cardiology Associates 3 $223,630 100.00%
Allied Informatics Inc 2 $32,718 66.67%
Gulf Coast Childrens Clinic Pa 2 $136,032 66.67%
University Of New Orleans 2 $63,315 66.67%
Cloud Soft Inc 2 $80,850 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 %
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing 1 $71,822 100.00%
Metal Can Manufacturing 1 $116,584 100.00%
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 $72,685. 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