We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Mississippi Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
9,132 50.00% $18,341 H-2A
7,851 42.98% $72,971 H-1B
1,231 6.74% $52,592 PERM
51 0.28% $63,773 E-3 Australian

As of May 2022, Mississippi has seen a total of 18,265 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Mississippi is the H-2A visa with 9,132 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 50.00% of Mississippi's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-1B visa with 7,851 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 42.98% of Mississippi's total visas.

Top Occupations in Mississippi (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 712 $74,034 93.56%
Computer Systems Analysts 572 $54,255 92.86%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 472 $156,499 82.95%
Computer Programmers 370 $53,975 86.85%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 329 $175,085 81.23%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 273 $38,897 91.61%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 177 $42,129 71.95%
Internists, General 156 $172,895 73.24%
Industrial Engineers 132 $65,126 80.00%
Computer Occupations, All Other 129 $67,020 83.77%
Mississippi Employees Over Time
Mississippi has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 529 employees were hired. Mississippi peaked in 2021 with 884 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 882 in 2022.

Top Countries with Workers in Mississippi From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bangladesh 212 $18,468 67.30%
India 157 $77,565 51.31%
Vietnam 82 $18,993 44.32%
South Korea 61 $25,049 37.42%
China 59 $43,649 46.09%
Philippines 56 $24,786 59.57%
Mexico 39 $53,513 47.56%
Pakistan 26 $74,556 56.52%
Canada 22 $84,985 48.89%
Brazil 20 $65,807 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Mississippi Medical Center 760 $115,586 80.08%
Mississippi State University 580 $49,286 82.15%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 402 $56,177 99.50%
The University Of Mississippi 265 $44,096 75.28%
University Of Mississippi 118 $49,504 80.82%
Infosys Limited 117 $54,499 87.31%
University Of Southern Mississippi 109 $51,253 87.20%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 106 $67,827 90.60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Mississippi 104 $80,570 90.43%
Jackson State University 98 $43,661 92.45%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

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 $72,971. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.

State Avg Wage