We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Missouri Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
78,580 91.73% $76,127 H-1B
5,186 6.05% $99,571 PERM
1,375 1.61% $32,499 H-2A
520 0.61% $92,769 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Missouri has seen a total of 85,661 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Missouri is the H-1B visa with 78,580 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.73% of Missouri's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,186 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.05% of Missouri's total visas.

Top Occupations in Missouri (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compliance Officers 40 $48,184 86.96%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $44,594 88.64%
Chief Executives 39 $141,351 90.70%
Industrial Production Managers 39 $94,360 92.86%
Data Warehousing Specialists 36 $82,975 100.00%
Financial Specialists, All Other 33 $62,569 91.67%
Sales Managers 31 $84,000 88.57%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 30 $71,346 85.71%
Manufacturing Engineers 28 $76,629 90.32%
Animal Scientists 27 $49,657 87.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Missouri Employees Over Time
Missouri has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,103 employees were hired. Missouri peaked in 2018 with 7,573 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 945 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Missouri From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,867 $156,348 49.44%
Mexico 486 $32,985 30.17%
China 164 $68,327 43.16%
Nepal 125 $33,565 38.11%
South Korea 124 $30,709 38.04%
Brazil 70 $53,419 32.86%
Canada 68 $106,119 38.86%
Pakistan 64 $97,506 38.32%
Philippines 56 $49,261 36.84%
Bangladesh 30 $50,503 21.13%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 26 $72,818 92.86%
Technosoft Group Inc 26 $78,874 92.86%
Exzac Inc 26 $94,318 92.86%
Dst Pharmacy Solutions Inc 26 $91,080 92.86%
Application Engineering Group Inc 26 $97,518 92.86%
Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation 25 $38,667 89.29%
22nd Century Technologies Inc 25 $69,650 89.29%
Piramal Glass Usa Inc 25 $58,531 89.29%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 25 $75,370 89.29%
Softpath Technologies Llc 25 $76,077 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jeff Goff 1 $37,003 100.00%
Tally Tally Inc 1 $37,003 100.00%
Ragsdale Egg Production Llc 1 $27,290 100.00%
S L Farms 1 $37,003 100.00%
H S Sod Works Llc 1 $33,675 100.00%
Marin J Corporation 1 $25,501 100.00%
Md Livestock Llc 1 $37,003 100.00%
James Darren Jernigan 1 $33,675 100.00%
Joe Woolverton Farms 1 $27,747 100.00%
Macfarlane Pheasants Inc 1 $36,483 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Roadside Systems Inc 1 $75,462 25.00%
Abener Ghenova Engineering 1 $66,352 25.00%
Maritz Llc 1 $76,419 25.00%
Jfct Gas Mart Inc 1 $18,387 25.00%
Daugherty Systems Inc 1 $58,760 25.00%
Zeva Technology Llc 1 $80,787 25.00%
Seoul Oriental Market Llc 1 $41,434 25.00%
Nestlooo Regional Globe Office North America Inc 1 $103,272 25.00%
Infosmart Systems Inc 1 $76,398 25.00%
Hood Law Group Llc 1 $86,528 25.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Hatcheries 2 $32,386 100.00%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 2 $31,148 100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing 1 $36,483 50.00%
Cotton Farming 1 $37,003 50.00%
Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors 1 $36,483 50.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 1 $37,003 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $31,970 50.00%
Cotton Ginning 1 $36,483 50.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 1 $33,675 50.00%
Finfish Fishing 1 $33,675 100.00%

Missouri Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Missouri to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Missouri over all years is $76,127. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage