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University of Southern Mississippi

Employer · Mississippi, United States

Employer address
Mississippi, United States
Applications on record
351
FY2025 applications
20
FY2026 to 30 June
10
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$66,500
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
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

University of Southern Mississippi appears in 351 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 20.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Southern Mississippi

3366FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3366FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200866
FY200923
FY20108
FY20115
FY20124
FY20130
FY201410
FY201517
FY201625
FY201721
FY201816
FY201927
FY202012
FY202121
FY202221
FY202322
FY202423
FY202520
FY2026*10
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*55
FY2025200
FY2024194
FY2023202
FY2022201
FY2021192
FY202075
FY2019243
FY2018124
FY2017147
FY2016214
FY2015134
FY2014010
FY201300
FY201204
FY201105
FY201008
FY2009203
FY20085610
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).

University of Southern Mississippi: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
MS350
SC1
Worksite states
  1. Mississippi350
  2. South Carolina1
Worksite cities
  1. Hattiesburg, MS275
  2. Long Beach, MS26
  3. Ocean Springs, MS11
  4. Gulfport, 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. Business Teachers, Postsecondary38
  2. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25
  3. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary22
  4. Materials Scientists19
  5. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary17
  6. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary16
  7. Hydrologists13
  8. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary12
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor79
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow12
  3. Postdoctoral Research Associate11
  4. Research Scientist9
  5. Postdoctoral Researcher6
  6. Assistant Professor of Economics5
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor5
  8. Assistant Professor of Management5

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

Median $66,500; middle half $56,550 to $83,500 · median prevailing wage $49,319 (marker) · 43 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I31
  2. Level II10
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV2
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. China12
  2. South Korea11
  3. India10
  4. Turkey5
  5. Canada5
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)

918FY2017FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
918FY2017FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY201712
FY201916
FY202011
FY202114
FY202218
FY20234
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20231030
FY202270110
FY202112020
FY20207040
FY20199070
FY20178040
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 | Immigration166
  2. Armstrong Law, LLC2
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

University of Southern Mississippi has 351 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #6 of 741 sponsoring employers in Mississippi and #4,051 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.91% of the applications filed by employers based in Mississippi.

Rank in Mississippi
6 of 741
Rank in the United States
4,051 of 168,030
Share of Mississippi's applications
1.91%
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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