Mississippi State University

Educational Services · Primarily MS · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,475 top sponsor

Overview

Mississippi State University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 44 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,475 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 26 were certified (59.1% approval rate), taking about 250 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in MS, and the median sponsored wage is $75,000.

44

PERM filings

59.1%

approval

0

denied

$75,000

median wage

250d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 32 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (31%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India10
  • China6
  • Brazil3
  • South Korea3
  • Nepal2
  • Iran2
  • Paraguay1
  • Mexico1
  • Colombia1
  • France1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B20
  • F-110
  • O-11
  • J-11

Education

  • Doctorate28
  • Master's2
  • Other1
  • Bachelor's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Mississippi State University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $89,328
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $82,500
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $59,733
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $68,750
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $75,363
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $117,445
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $61,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $131,900
Economists 2 $96,597
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 1 $72,500

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 23 Assistant Research Professor 3 Assistant Clinical Professor 1 Associate Director, Holmes Cultural Diversity Center 1 Assistant Clinical Professor in Veterinary Neurology 1 Research Project Manager 1 Assistant Professor - Creative Writing/Fiction 1 Assistant Professor of English 1 Associate Professor, Veterinary Anesthesiology 1 Associate Clinical Professor, Avian Medicine 1 Assistant Professor of Mathematics 1 Research Assistant Professor 1

Worksite states

MS 44

Wage range

$63,000

25th

$75,000

median

$90,000

75th

$110,160

90th

Law firms used

  • Ware Immigration27
  • Ware | Immigration12
  • Ware Immigration5

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24276-379938 Assistant Clinical ProfessorCertified Mississippi State, MS Mar 1, 2026
G-300-24249-316715 Assistant ProfessorCertified Mississippi State, MS Jan 30, 2026
G-300-24172-133851 Assistant ProfessorCertified Mississippi State, MS Sep 18, 2025
G-300-24114-914871 Assistant Clinical Professor in Veterinary NeurologyCertified Mississippi State, MS Jul 30, 2025
G-300-24043-711524 Associate Director, Holmes Cultural Diversity CenterCertified Mississippi State, MS Jun 20, 2025
G-300-24008-625685 Assistant ProfessorCertified Mississippi State, MS May 22, 2025
G-300-24010-631248 Assistant ProfessorCertified Mississippi State, MS May 22, 2025
G-100-23300-461147 Research Project ManagerCertified - Expired Starkville, MS Mar 11, 2025
G-300-23244-315743 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Jan 10, 2025
G-300-24023-660259 Assistant ProfessorWithdrawn Mississippi State, MS Dec 5, 2024
G-300-24031-681467 Assistant Professor of EnglishWithdrawn Mississippi State, MS Dec 2, 2024
G-300-24099-866215 Assistant Professor - Creative Writing/FictionWithdrawn Mississippi State, MS Oct 4, 2024
A-22180-80780 Security Systems AnalystCertified Starkville, MS May 24, 2023
A-22172-75861 InstructorCertified-Expired Mississippi State, MS Mar 28, 2023
A-22159-68068 Assistant Professor of Aeronautical EngineeringCertified-Expired Mississippi State, MS Mar 21, 2023
A-22138-57333 Instructor/CoordinatorCertified-Expired Mississippi State, MS Feb 22, 2023
A-22109-42984 Assistant ProfessorCertified-Expired Mississippi State, MS Dec 28, 2022
A-22056-16387 Assistant ProfessorCertified-Expired Mississippi State, MS Dec 7, 2022
A-21179-09026 Assistant ProfessorCertified-Expired Mississippi State, MS Jan 4, 2022
A-21131-85066 Senior Research AssociateCertified-Expired Starkville, MS Nov 15, 2021

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.