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 %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 103 $50,841 88.79%
Logisticians 101 $62,438 88.60%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 101 $34,188 90.99%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 101 $50,491 91.82%
Occupational Therapists 100 $55,800 91.74%
Hospitalists 95 $169,982 87.96%
Microbiologists 86 $48,455 82.69%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 82 $35,009 79.61%
Economists 80 $71,431 86.96%
Food Scientists and Technologists 79 $68,124 89.77%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $49,027 71.43%
Chemists 10 $66,608 71.43%
Construction Laborers 10 $52,478 71.43%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 10 $48,462 76.92%
Surgeons 10 $177,135 83.33%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $45,297 75.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 9 $47,424 75.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $44,531 75.00%
Industrial Production Managers 9 $105,846 75.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $47,277 75.00%
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 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 %
I3globaltech Inc 44 $82,748 88.00%
Scottrade Inc 44 $68,721 89.80%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 44 $78,068 89.80%
Phelps County Regional Medical Center 43 $188,973 87.76%
Novo Proso Inc 43 $66,419 87.76%
Citimortgage Inc 43 $72,569 87.76%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas City 43 $88,324 87.76%
Refinitiv Us Llc 43 $93,659 89.58%
Axis Tech Inc 42 $88,785 87.50%
Programmer Resources International 42 $94,375 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lucky International Trading Inc 3 $46,294 30.00%
Mercy Hospital Springfield 3 $66,026 30.00%
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Inc 3 $39,434 30.00%
Legend Of Asia Llc 3 $44,415 30.00%
Anthem Inc 3 $100,076 33.33%
Lohan Chiropractic And Acupuncture Clinic Llc 3 $27,511 33.33%
Compass Health Inc Dba Pathways Community Beha 3 $105,837 33.33%
Tricorbraun Inc 3 $95,604 33.33%
Alpha Plastics Inc Dba Alpha Packaging 3 $81,502 33.33%
Saint Francis Medical Center 3 $122,727 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