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 %
Logisticians 103 $62,738 84.43%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 103 $86,179 87.29%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 103 $50,841 88.79%
Occupational Therapists 102 $56,113 90.27%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 101 $34,188 90.18%
Bioinformatics Scientists 99 $64,408 88.39%
Business Intelligence Analysts 97 $74,857 88.99%
Food Scientists and Technologists 95 $71,808 90.48%
Hospitalists 93 $169,164 89.42%
Microbiologists 89 $48,443 85.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economists 11 $91,934 78.57%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $39,305 78.57%
Surgeons 10 $177,135 71.43%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 10 $48,462 71.43%
Industrial Production Managers 10 $105,102 71.43%
Construction Laborers 10 $52,478 76.92%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 10 $64,654 76.92%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $45,297 69.23%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $44,531 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 945 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,867 $156,348 49.44%
Mexico 486 $32,985 30.17%
China 164 $68,327 43.16%
Nepal 125 $33,565 38.11%
South Korea 124 $30,709 38.04%
Brazil 70 $53,419 32.86%
Canada 68 $106,119 38.86%
Pakistan 64 $97,506 38.32%
Philippines 56 $49,261 36.84%
Bangladesh 30 $50,503 21.13%

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)

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