State trend · MS

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in Mississippi

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in Mississippi, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
2,846
Employers (2026)
68
Median Wage (2026)
$74,859

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Mississippi-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. Biloxi Lodging LLC 210 PERM
  2. 2. AMERICA'S CATCH, INC. 201 PERM
  3. 3. Mississippi State University 161 PERM
  4. 4. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER 114 PERM
  5. 5. Centennial Plaza 110 PERM
  6. 6. The University of Mississippi 86 PERM
  7. 7. SIGNAL INTERNATIONAL, LLC 81 PERM
  8. 8. CCSL BILOXI, LLC 68 PERM
  9. 9. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 64 PERM
  10. 10. Consolidated Catfish Producers LLC 63 PERM
  11. 11. Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation 41 PERM
  12. 12. ALL STAFFING SOLUTIONS 41 PERM
  13. 13. WAYNE FARMS LLC 39 PERM
  14. 14. LRC2 MANAGEMENT 38 PERM
  15. 15. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi 34 PERM
  16. 16. HATTIESBURG CLINIC, PA 32 PERM
  17. 17. Irby Construction Company 30 PERM
  18. 18. ENTERGY SERVICES, INC 29 PERM
  19. 19. Ashley Robinson Builders LLC 25 PERM
  20. 20. Progressive Solutions LLC 23 PERM

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