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
72,778	92.04%	$75,233	H-1B
4,855	6.14%	$100,475	PERM
973	1.23%	$30,381	H-2A
468	0.59%	$86,948	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Missouri has seen a total of 79,074 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Missouri is the H-1B visa with 72,778 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.04% of Missouri's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,855 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.14% of Missouri's total visas.

Top Occupations in Missouri (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$43,837	85.71%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$41,561	85.71%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$52,350	85.71%
Mechatronics Engineers	18	$74,192	94.74%
Sociologists	17	$52,495	89.47%
Statistical Assistants	17	$45,109	89.47%
Computer Hardware Engineers	17	$76,556	89.47%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	17	$50,422	94.44%
Validation Engineers	16	$69,227	88.89%
Biostatisticians	16	$70,705	88.89%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sociologists	2	$49,598	33.33%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	2	$20,769	33.33%
Managers, All Other	2	$89,212	33.33%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2	$58,243	33.33%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	2	$64,938	33.33%
Librarians	2	$39,468	33.33%
Dental Laboratory Technicians	2	$38,771	33.33%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	2	$23,070	33.33%
Orthodontists	2	$108,181	33.33%
Coaches and Scouts	2	$38,482	33.33%

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 5,238 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	1,710	$160,381	50.10%
Mexico	456	$32,615	32.92%
China	144	$67,427	43.90%
South Korea	124	$30,709	42.18%
Nepal	94	$36,686	32.98%
Brazil	65	$52,419	33.68%
Canada	59	$103,353	37.34%
Pakistan	53	$88,659	35.33%
Philippines	48	$53,134	36.64%
Bangladesh	24	$53,461	18.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ssm Health Care	50	$50,007	86.21%
Nemo It Solutions Inc	49	$82,335	84.48%
Parkland Health Center	49	$39,972	85.96%
Sprint Corporation	49	$76,781	85.96%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company	48	$88,585	85.71%
Frontier Technologies Llc	48	$70,630	85.71%
Telcobuycom Llc	48	$81,955	85.71%
Bunge North America Inc	48	$69,880	85.71%
Truman State University	48	$47,793	88.89%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc	48	$101,670	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Munsch Outdoor Maintenance Company Inc	3	$28,912	27.27%
Troost Cenex Llc	3	$23,046	27.27%
Poynter Landscape Consulting Inc	3	$31,970	27.27%
Energizer Brands Llc	3	$123,413	27.27%
Tamko Building Products Llc	3	$77,002	27.27%
Td Ameritrade Holding Corporation	3	$110,947	27.27%
Humanwell Pharmaceutical Us Inc	3	$80,718	27.27%
Zvst Cloud Technologies Inc	3	$83,692	27.27%
The Climate Corporation	3	$65,256	27.27%
Express Scripts Administrators Llc	3	$105,872	30.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	647	$68,351	96.71%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	625	$84,036	95.13%
Management Consulting Services	575	$72,354	97.96%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	466	$41,028	88.76%
Tax Preparation Services	364	$89,399	98.11%
Offices Of Physicians	335	$146,542	91.28%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	313	$81,923	96.31%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	263	$81,287	91.32%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	254	$93,691	89.12%
Commercial Banking	251	$89,746	89.64%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cattle Feedlots	15	$32,057	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	15	$33,022	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	15	$29,414	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	14	$31,401	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	11	$32,268	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	11	$32,578	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	11	$32,628	100.00%
Crop Production	11	$33,666	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	10	$34,497	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	9	$32,700	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Facilities Management Services	44	$94,531	15.22%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	43	$90,798	20.87%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	40	$75,134	27.97%
Reinsurance Carriers	37	$95,032	26.62%
Religious Organizations	36	$33,944	30.25%
Offices Of Physicians	34	$134,735	35.05%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	29	$49,794	37.18%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	27	$85,766	39.71%
All Other Food Manufacturing	26	$95,366	39.39%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	25	$91,786	40.32%

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 $75,233. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.