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 %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 152 $42,009 91.57%
Pediatricians, General 146 $129,285 92.41%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 132 $44,325 90.41%
Engineers, All Other 128 $60,829 88.89%
Business Intelligence Analysts 125 $73,157 90.58%
Chemical Engineers 118 $89,390 86.13%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 116 $45,598 85.93%
Dentists, General 110 $106,632 89.43%
Computer Network Architects 110 $90,585 93.22%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 104 $86,520 88.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Operations Research Analysts 12 $52,683 75.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 12 $39,802 75.00%
Pediatricians, General 12 $106,512 75.00%
Computer Network Architects 11 $98,654 73.33%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $39,305 73.33%
Information Security Analysts 11 $91,397 73.33%
Instructional Coordinators 11 $37,967 73.33%
Economists 11 $91,934 78.57%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 11 $43,470 78.57%
Chemists 10 $66,608 71.43%
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 %
Hcl Global Systems Inc 155 $84,019 90.12%
Perficient Inc 152 $83,802 88.89%
Centene Management Company Llc 152 $96,539 91.02%
Rga Enterprise Services Company 151 $92,414 90.42%
Tetrasoft Inc 148 $76,708 90.80%
Igate Technologies Inc 146 $64,009 90.68%
Curators Of The University Of Missouri 145 $55,341 94.16%
Hcl America Inc 141 $71,206 95.27%
Abhra Inc Previously Known As Italent Inc 140 $73,487 96.55%
Pro It Inc 136 $73,430 94.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cg Power Solutions Usa Inc 13 $104,394 34.21%
Emd Millipore Corporation 13 $105,803 34.21%
Tamko Building Products Inc 13 $72,546 35.14%
Ernst Young Us Llp 12 $98,178 33.33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Kansas City 12 $80,068 33.33%
Alpha Synopsys Inc 12 $93,044 33.33%
Kyle Wells Llc Dba T And T Lawn Care 12 $23,213 34.29%
Midwest University 12 $33,192 35.29%
Adknowledge Inc 11 $69,748 32.35%
Black Veatch Corporation 11 $67,470 33.33%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

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%

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