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 %
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 %
New Zealand 5 $76,582 50.00%
Bulgaria 4 $51,101 44.44%
Mongolia 4 $56,384 44.44%
Ecuador 4 $72,634 50.00%
Costa Rica 4 $53,687 50.00%
Cameroon 3 $31,768 37.50%
Indonesia 3 $77,362 37.50%
Sweden 3 $45,524 37.50%
Belgium 3 $48,481 42.86%
Serbia And Montenegro 3 $68,607 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 37 $78,455 90.24%
Childrens Mercy Hospitals And Clinics 37 $109,036 90.24%
Bunge Management Services Inc 37 $94,236 90.24%
Unigroup Inc 37 $84,077 92.50%
Apogee Medical Group Missouri Inc 37 $153,413 92.50%
Deloitte Tax Llp 37 $55,647 92.50%
Tamko Building Products Inc 37 $75,323 92.50%
Larsen Toubro Limited 37 $41,047 92.50%
Abb Inc 37 $66,985 92.50%
Barry Wehmiller Companies Inc 36 $70,199 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Harrisonville Greenhouse Llc 2 $37,003 100.00%
Daniel Harvesting Inc 2 $24,972 100.00%
Drew Brandt Construction Inc 2 $23,826 100.00%
Michael Scott Matthews 2 $21,444 100.00%
Lauts Hog Farm Inc 2 $35,339 100.00%
Mk Farms 2 $36,743 100.00%
Flowers Fish Farm Llc 2 $36,743 100.00%
Mehrle Farms Inc 2 $36,743 100.00%
Buell Acres Gp 2 $36,743 100.00%
Mow It Alls Llc 2 $31,148 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graybar Electric Company Inc 2 $95,545 28.57%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 2 $84,552 28.57%
Sunedison Semiconductorllc 2 $66,883 28.57%
Fontbonne University 2 $41,290 28.57%
Woori Korean Presbyterian Church 2 $24,056 28.57%
Sunedison Inc 2 $84,407 28.57%
Swope Health Services 2 $70,596 28.57%
Agilis Systems Llc 2 $65,697 28.57%
True Manufacturing Coinc 2 $78,323 28.57%
Hbm Holdings 2 $103,022 28.57%

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