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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 %
Machinists 1 $35,526 100.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 1 $46,821 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 1 $27,830 100.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $52,853 100.00%
Interpreters and Translators 1 $19,302 100.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 1 $30,472 100.00%
Curators 1 $35,880 100.00%
Database Architects 1 $71,926 100.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 1 $48,020 100.00%
Office Clerks, General 1 $23,213 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Cameroon 4 $23,364 57.14%
Chile 3 $64,288 50.00%
Syria 3 $164,084 50.00%
Peru 3 $125,103 50.00%
Greece 3 $38,850 50.00%
Kenya 3 $79,627 50.00%
Hungary 2 $179,837 40.00%
Ecuador 2 $126,350 40.00%
Portugal 2 $51,875 50.00%
Libya 2 $96,933 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Singing River Health System 25 $197,406 86.21%
Entergy Services Llc 24 $85,080 85.71%
Clarksdale Municipal School District 24 $36,877 85.71%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 24 $52,755 88.89%
Noxubee County School District 23 $38,171 85.19%
Saks Fifth Avenue Llc 23 $75,370 85.19%
Glittersoft Group Llc 23 $54,635 88.46%
Yazoo City Municipal School District 22 $39,028 84.62%
Mississippi College 21 $37,221 84.00%
Global Teachers Research Resources Inc 21 $32,476 84.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mcgreger Farms Llc 12 $26,266 100.00%
Gen 4 Farms 12 $22,613 100.00%
Flautt Farms 12 $25,579 100.00%
Pitts Farms Partnership 12 $22,847 100.00%
Rayner Planting Company 12 $23,288 100.00%
Brad Maloney Farms 12 $22,882 100.00%
Brower Farms 12 $18,704 100.00%
Cypress Creek Farming Co Inc 11 $27,435 100.00%
Clark Planting Partnership 11 $23,763 100.00%
Jag Farms Partnership 11 $24,311 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kemper County Office Of Superintendent Education 2 $47,540 28.57%
Alexander Farms Llc 2 $25,126 28.57%
Southern Medical Partners Llc 2 $187,200 33.33%
Cardiovascular Institute Of The South 2 $218,223 33.33%
Seafood Express Ii 2 $24,086 33.33%
Schulz Xtruded Products 2 $106,704 33.33%
Red Fish And Company 2 $24,939 33.33%
Landau Uniforms 2 $96,086 40.00%
William Carey University 2 $47,045 40.00%
Tackett Fish Farms 2 $35,610 40.00%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,215 $69,330 78.02%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,560 $62,927 94.26%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 622 $41,241 91.47%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 497 $165,539 78.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 322 $113,807 74.71%
Computer Systems Design Services 274 $59,916 78.51%
Other Computer Related Services 208 $64,274 87.76%
Engineering Services 147 $63,411 88.02%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 113 $78,966 87.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 78 $69,072 86.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 644 $26,914 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 564 $24,184 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 383 $26,753 100.00%
Potato Farming 267 $25,917 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 214 $21,106 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 203 $26,779 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 117 $24,810 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 116 $27,493 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 104 $25,271 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 98 $24,762 100.00%

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 $72,785. 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