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 %
Bangladesh 123 $19,305 32.80%
India 123 $72,106 41.41%
South Korea 60 $24,836 32.26%
China 48 $39,800 30.38%
Vietnam 39 $20,319 43.82%
Mexico 32 $49,841 40.51%
South Africa 30 $36,779 50.85%
Pakistan 21 $74,002 42.00%
Philippines 19 $29,206 38.78%
Canada 15 $91,899 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mississippi State Department Of Health 32 $38,800 76.19%
Financial Neural Computing Inc 32 $65,024 84.21%
Siemens Energy Inc 31 $76,318 83.78%
William Carey University 30 $34,845 81.08%
Memorial Hospital At Gulfport 30 $197,500 83.33%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 29 $64,511 82.86%
North Mississippi Medical Center Inc 29 $126,671 87.88%
Compusharp Inc 28 $72,865 87.50%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 27 $58,892 87.10%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center 26 $112,946 83.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prewitt Farms 13 $23,014 100.00%
E Farm Llc 13 $24,093 100.00%
Boair Inc 13 $24,966 100.00%
Andy Landreth Farms 13 $25,786 100.00%
Itta Bena Plantation Iii 13 $24,309 100.00%
Delta Hybrid Farms Inc 13 $26,850 100.00%
Lmg Growers Llc 12 $23,599 100.00%
Rodney H Walker Farms Partnership 12 $24,407 100.00%
M M Leasing Co Inc 12 $23,216 100.00%
Deans Nursery Inc 12 $23,325 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Next Gear Solutions Llc 3 $106,281 33.33%
4 Season Nails 3 $17,659 33.33%
Opossum Ridge Planting Co 3 $24,898 37.50%
Dixie Farms 3 $32,462 37.50%
West Partnership Ii 3 $33,030 37.50%
Trustmark Bank 2 $58,240 25.00%
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources 2 $152,579 28.57%
Chevron Corporation 2 $106,777 28.57%
No Kronfol Mdpa 2 $187,199 28.57%
Mississippi Valley State University 2 $46,309 28.57%

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