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 %
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $54,497 85.71%
Food Scientists and Technologists 35 $48,310 85.37%
Statisticians 35 $59,963 85.37%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $39,076 82.93%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $43,286 84.62%
Materials Scientists 33 $52,074 84.62%
Soil and Plant Scientists 31 $44,504 81.58%
Operations Research Analysts 30 $59,389 81.08%
Psychiatrists 29 $128,962 78.38%
Computer Network Architects 28 $61,142 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $57,833 80.00%
Civil Engineers 4 $63,809 100.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $60,745 100.00%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 4 $17,930 100.00%
Surgeons 4 $142,753 100.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $62,737 75.00%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 3 $36,962 75.00%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 3 $41,013 75.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $38,697 75.00%
Accountants and Auditors 3 $55,210 75.00%
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 %
Moldova 2 $41,059 50.00%
Bahamas 2 $187,199 50.00%
Hungary 2 $179,837 50.00%
Ecuador 2 $126,350 50.00%
Portugal 2 $51,875 50.00%
Libya 2 $96,933 66.67%
Albania 2 $31,637 66.67%
Argentina 2 $71,723 66.67%
Ukraine 1 $44,290 33.33%
Thailand 1 $187,610 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pharma Pacllc 1 $41,683 100.00%
Kerioth Corporation 1 $41,704 100.00%
Harper Rains Knight Company Pa 1 $41,704 100.00%
Retzer Resources 1 $42,016 100.00%
Institute Of Interfaith Dialog For The World Peace 1 $42,141 100.00%
Primos Inc 1 $42,182 100.00%
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Associaition 1 $42,307 100.00%
P Ks Mini Farm Llc 1 $42,515 100.00%
Pathways Construction Inc 1 $42,557 100.00%
Amalgam Technologies Inc 1 $42,765 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Native Son Farm Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
Jds Nursery 1 $15,080 100.00%
Hawks Construction And Development Inc 1 $25,896 100.00%
Rogers Land Holdings Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
E3 Partnership 4 1 $25,896 100.00%
T And P Harvesing Llc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr Llc 1 $20,621 100.00%
Triple Run Farms Llc 1 $18,658 100.00%
Todd Heigle Farms Inc 1 $23,566 100.00%
Matthew Knight Farms Petition 1 1 $30,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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