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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 %
Farm and Home Management Advisors 9 $42,626 90.00%
Agricultural Engineers 9 $66,629 90.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 9 $47,320 90.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 9 $55,617 90.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $56,569 80.00%
Purchasing Managers 8 $90,223 80.00%
Geneticists 8 $47,276 88.89%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 8 $46,865 88.89%
Designers, All Other 8 $37,674 88.89%
Interpreters and Translators 7 $40,836 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Film and Video Editors 1 $18,117 25.00%
Cooks, All Other 1 $22,235 25.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 1 $140,421 25.00%
Energy Engineers 1 $70,179 25.00%
Editors 1 $66,664 25.00%
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1 $58,210 25.00%
Appraisers, Real Estate 1 $51,293 25.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1 $23,462 25.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $43,326 25.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $126,060 25.00%
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 %
Namibia 1 $66,394 50.00%
Uruguay 1 $68,515 50.00%
Aruba 1 $29,120 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $66,997 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $75,462 50.00%
Cambodia 1 $62,608 50.00%
Panama 1 $135,741 50.00%
Grenada 1 $49,067 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $84,822 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $54,621 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Collaborate Solutions Inc 40 $81,105 90.91%
Centurylink Communications Llc 39 $92,195 88.64%
Health Facilities Rehab Services Inc 39 $52,838 88.64%
Idexcel Inc 39 $71,500 88.64%
Patni Americas Inc 39 $57,340 90.70%
Zetta Data Systems Llc 39 $62,041 92.86%
Microsoft Corporation 39 $75,967 92.86%
Zentest Software Llc 39 $75,607 92.86%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 39 $82,811 92.86%
Ungerboeck Systems International Inc 38 $71,424 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
K Bar L Performance Horses Llc 2 $36,743 100.00%
Kk Cattle And Land 2 $36,743 100.00%
Jody Jones Trucking Llc 2 $25,834 100.00%
Parker And Jones Farms 2 $36,743 100.00%
Dmm Farms 2 $30,326 100.00%
Hoggard Ag Trucking Llc 2 $49,192 100.00%
Mcbride Family Farms Llc 2 $37,003 100.00%
Cooper Vaughn Farms 2 $36,743 100.00%
Rowland Gengelbach 2 $36,483 100.00%
Rowland L Gengelbach 2 $37,003 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pemiscot Memorial Hospital 2 $106,434 25.00%
Laird Technologies 2 $79,217 25.00%
St Francis Hospital 2 $30,826 25.00%
Curtis Toledo Inc 2 $50,981 25.00%
Spartech Corporation 2 $80,642 25.00%
The Korean Presbyterian Church Of St Louis 2 $37,908 25.00%
Stg Inc 2 $64,210 25.00%
Stone Hill Wine Company Inc 2 $57,596 25.00%
Tekakron Inc 2 $69,659 25.00%
St Lukes Episcopal Presbyterian Hospital 2 $83,245 25.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 31,606 $72,982 92.56%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,611 $77,847 76.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,763 $58,522 82.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,283 $79,752 88.69%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,213 $77,337 96.13%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 2,095 $98,370 92.41%
Credit Card Issuing 1,598 $92,070 93.78%
Other Computer Related Services 1,464 $73,726 92.48%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,135 $141,028 91.68%
Engineering Services 1,100 $69,601 88.85%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 288 $35,241 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 227 $31,423 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 167 $33,915 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 99 $34,730 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 97 $30,537 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 60 $31,296 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 60 $32,856 100.00%
Apple Orchards 30 $31,496 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 29 $34,550 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $34,811 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 1,844 $76,677 100.00%
Landscaping Services 1,244 $25,716 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,002 $86,282 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 919 $56,207 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 537 $20,309 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 505 $22,866 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 476 $115,992 100.00%
Poultry Processing 398 $20,792 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 393 $92,970 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 366 $90,955 100.00%

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