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 %
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 1 $45,323 100.00%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 1 $45,406 100.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1 $45,843 100.00%
Hydrologists 1 $47,237 100.00%
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers 1 $48,360 100.00%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1 $48,485 100.00%
Astronomers 1 $50,211 100.00%
Loan Officers 1 $50,336 100.00%
Appraisers, Real Estate 1 $51,293 100.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $51,418 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 5,238 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barbados 1 $53,685 100.00%
Guyana 1 $50,710 100.00%
Portugal 1 $105,726 100.00%
Czech Republic 1 $49,754 100.00%
Latvia 1 $28,450 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $150,072 100.00%
St Vincent 1 $75,462 100.00%
Lithuania 1 $71,864 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $51,875 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $66,997 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saibersys Inc 14 $79,626 93.33%
A1 Kaiser Inc 14 $66,685 93.33%
Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc 13 $106,156 86.67%
Dotcom Team Llc 13 $90,201 86.67%
Eminent Software Services 13 $84,174 86.67%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc 13 $73,767 86.67%
Sonicsoft Inc 13 $88,958 86.67%
Advanced Knowledge Tech Llc 13 $81,127 86.67%
Bsaspec Inc 13 $64,866 86.67%
Dataserv Inc 13 $75,474 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semo Gas 1 $36,192 50.00%
John Volpi Company 1 $120,557 50.00%
Mosaic Health System 1 $59,030 50.00%
Environmental Dynamics International 1 $91,874 50.00%
Numerof Associates Inc 1 $92,934 50.00%
Murphy Grain 1 $35,235 50.00%
Vir Biotechnology Inc 1 $108,763 50.00%
Bunge Oils Inc 1 $175,989 50.00%
Zodiac Inc 1 $70,179 50.00%
Walter P Moore And Associates Inc 1 $69,430 50.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 29,900 $72,412 92.70%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,162 $77,047 75.98%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,901 $57,895 82.36%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,118 $76,574 88.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,116 $78,957 97.51%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,859 $98,625 90.77%
Credit Card Issuing 1,562 $91,972 94.90%
Other Computer Related Services 1,403 $73,193 92.36%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,091 $139,733 92.07%
Engineering Services 993 $67,391 88.19%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 192 $29,525 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 166 $33,458 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 112 $32,482 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 78 $29,002 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 58 $33,175 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 58 $32,722 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 46 $29,538 100.00%
Apple Orchards 22 $30,441 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 19 $32,502 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 18 $26,655 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 1,772 $75,150 100.00%
Landscaping Services 1,033 $25,685 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 475 $22,693 49.27%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 447 $114,791 51.03%
Limited Service Restaurants 442 $19,520 93.05%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 362 $90,703 80.98%
Other Computer Related Services 206 $85,977 46.61%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 62 $90,810 15.58%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 57 $24,256 15.75%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing 46 $85,659 13.81%

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.

State Avg Wage