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 %
Appridat Solutions Llc 23 $78,879 88.46%
Memc Electronic Materials Inc 23 $71,269 88.46%
Elsevier Inc 23 $93,800 88.46%
Bjc Health System 23 $72,844 88.46%
Asta Crs Inc 23 $66,297 88.46%
Srt It Incorporated 23 $60,891 88.46%
Engagepoint Inc 23 $74,601 88.46%
Imcs Group Inc 23 $75,168 88.46%
Lorsiv Technologies Inc 23 $64,249 88.46%
Pi Labs Inc 23 $82,105 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advisory Research Inc 1 $92,206 25.00%
Discovery Church 1 $40,518 25.00%
Robertshaw Controls Company 1 $60,798 25.00%
Ssm Health Care St Louis 1 $187,199 25.00%
Sigma Aldrich Co Llc 1 $42,078 25.00%
Waterorg Inc 1 $110,074 25.00%
Abengoa Bioenergy Engineering And Construction Ll 1 $69,389 25.00%
Lake Reginonal Medical Management 1 $187,199 25.00%
Walter R Pfitzinger Dds No 2 Pc 1 $99,278 25.00%
Tracker Marine Llc Dba Bass Pro Shops 1 $74,776 25.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services 100 $80,104 81.30%
Passenger Car Rental 100 $95,990 87.72%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 98 $128,484 87.50%
Educational Support Services 95 $46,145 87.96%
Hog And Pig Farming 90 $36,848 90.00%
Offices Of Dentists 87 $112,370 87.88%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 87 $70,501 89.69%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 85 $85,518 87.63%
Health And Welfare Funds 84 $104,889 86.60%
Marketing Consulting Services 83 $65,807 88.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Animal Production 3 $37,301 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $36,830 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 2 $36,743 66.67%
Chicken Egg Production 2 $27,602 66.67%
Aquaculture 2 $33,405 66.67%
Floriculture Production 2 $37,003 66.67%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $35,079 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 2 $32,822 100.00%
Rice Farming 2 $32,146 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 2 $36,743 100.00%

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