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The University of Mississippi

Employer · Mississippi, United States

Employer address
Mississippi, United States
Applications on record
958
FY2025 applications
74
FY2026 to 30 June
64
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$64,494
Most common occupation
Biochemists and Biophysicists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

The University of Mississippi appears in 958 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 74.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Mississippi

3774FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3774FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200866
FY200940
FY201047
FY201141
FY201244
FY201342
FY201439
FY201544
FY201660
FY201751
FY201852
FY201952
FY202039
FY202147
FY202253
FY202349
FY202454
FY202574
FY2026*64
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*559
FY2025659
FY2024504
FY2023472
FY2022503
FY2021425
FY20202811
FY2019511
FY2018448
FY2017465
FY20165010
FY2015404
FY2014354
FY2013375
FY2012404
FY2011401
FY2010425
FY2009400
FY2008606
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

The University of Mississippi: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+3+5+
1+1+1+3+5+
Data table
StateApplications
MS948
IL5
LA3
CA1
MA1
Worksite states
  1. Mississippi948
  2. Illinois5
  3. Louisiana3
  4. California1
  5. Massachusetts1
Worksite cities
  1. University, MS925
  2. Oxford, MS11
  3. Southaven, MS6
  4. Batavia, IL5
  5. Livingston, LA3
  6. Pasadena, CA1
  7. Tupelo, MS1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Biochemists and Biophysicists93
  2. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary90
  3. Business Teachers, Postsecondary59
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary48
  5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary45
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary30
  7. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary28
  8. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists25
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate120
  2. Assistant Professor84
  3. Research Scientist59
  4. Visiting Assistant Professor15
  5. Instructor of Chinese14
  6. Associate Research Scientist13
  7. Research Associate12
  8. Assistant Professor of Finance12

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $64,494; middle half $55,000 to $80,252 · median prevailing wage $46,821 (marker) · 169 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I159
  2. Level II8
  3. Level III3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China11
  2. South Korea7
  3. Canada7
  4. India5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

2651FY2010FY2013FY2015FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2651FY2010FY2015FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY20101
FY201324
FY201527
FY201951
FY202025
FY202127
FY202237
FY202311
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20237040
FY2022150221
FY202190180
FY2020110140
FY2019300210
FY2015140130
FY2013100141
FY20101000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Ware | Immigration81
  2. Ware | Gasparian3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Mississippi

The University of Mississippi has 958 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #4 of 741 sponsoring employers in Mississippi and #1,367 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 5.21% of the applications filed by employers based in Mississippi.

Rank in Mississippi
4 of 741
Rank in the United States
1,367 of 168,030
Share of Mississippi's applications
5.21%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Mississippi
65
Largest sponsoring employers in Mississippi
  1. Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC1,991
  2. University of Mississippi Medical Center1,435
  3. Mississippi State University1,300
  4. The University of Mississippi958
  5. Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC426
  6. University of Southern Mississippi351
  7. America's Catch, Inc.322
  8. Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC317
  9. Jackson Public School District244
  10. Biloxi Lodging LLC224
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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