Mississippi State University

Educational Services · Primarily MS · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,447 top sponsor

Overview

Mississippi State University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 54 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,447 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 36 were certified (66.7% approval rate), taking about 276 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in MS, and the median sponsored wage is $75,000.

54

PERM filings

66.7%

approval

0

denied

$75,000

median wage

276d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 40 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (25%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India10
  • China7
  • South Korea6
  • Brazil3
  • Nepal2
  • Iran2
  • Paraguay1
  • Mexico1
  • Colombia1
  • France1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B23
  • F-114
  • J-12
  • O-11

Education

  • Doctorate35
  • Master's3
  • 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 9 $91,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $82,758
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $70,750
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $59,733
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $75,363
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $117,445
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $110,430
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $131,900
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $62,000
Economists 2 $96,597

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 29 Assistant Research Professor 4 Assistant Clinical Professor 2 Instructor 2 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 Aviation Program Manager 1 Assistant Professor of Mathematics 1

Worksite states

MS 54

Wage range

$68,250

25th

$75,000

median

$90,780

75th

$112,500

90th

Law firms used

  • Ware Immigration35
  • Ware | Immigration14
  • Ware Immigration5

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-20309-16703 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS May 25, 2021
A-20308-16341 Assistant Research ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS May 20, 2021
A-20270-04278 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS May 17, 2021
A-20126-50675 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Dec 8, 2020
A-20141-56751 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Dec 3, 2020
A-20126-50585 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Oct 28, 2020
A-20105-42912 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Starkville, MS Oct 9, 2020
A-20043-18576 Assistant Research ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Jun 22, 2020
A-20036-15860 Assistant Professor of MathematicsCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Jun 10, 2020
A-20007-03857 Associate Clinical Professor, Avian MedicineCertified - Expired Pearl, MS May 20, 2020
A-19330-88340 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Stoneville, MS Apr 27, 2020
A-19331-88711 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired MS State, MS Apr 21, 2020
A-19259-58737 Associate Professor, Veterinary AnesthesiologyCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Dec 16, 2019
A-19231-46124 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Mississippi State, MS Nov 13, 2019

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