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 %
Instructional Coordinators 78 $46,258 90.70%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 74 $42,122 87.06%
Bioinformatics Scientists 74 $65,687 89.16%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $59,903 86.75%
Marketing Managers 71 $100,125 86.59%
Sales Engineers 69 $83,958 86.25%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 68 $51,809 87.18%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 67 $114,919 85.90%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 64 $42,391 84.21%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $40,882 82.89%
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 %
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 %
Compass Health Inc 74 $165,551 88.10%
Mindtree Limited 74 $71,211 88.10%
Ssm Health Care Group 73 $141,526 87.95%
Strategic Staffing Solutions Lc 73 $92,920 87.95%
Itech Us Inc 73 $79,270 89.02%
Mercy Hospitals East Communities 73 $51,545 89.02%
Amitech Solutions Inc 73 $73,325 91.25%
Bayer Cropscience Lp 72 $100,993 91.14%
St Lukes Hospital 72 $55,776 91.14%
E Giants Technologies Llc 69 $81,940 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technology Partners Inc 5 $90,060 29.41%
Unisys Corporation 5 $83,304 29.41%
Mercy Clinic Joplin 5 $130,266 29.41%
Rga Reinsurance 5 $68,864 31.25%
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital 5 $52,566 31.25%
Edward D Jones Co Lp 5 $81,078 31.25%
Nextgen Information Services Inc 5 $78,487 31.25%
Bering Straits Information Technology Llc 5 $89,619 33.33%
St Johns Mercy Health System Dba 5 $72,900 33.33%
Gb Enterprises Inc 5 $16,645 33.33%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Carriers 2 $68,984 33.33%
Wineries 2 $57,596 33.33%
Machinery Manufacturing 2 $50,981 33.33%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $36,192 33.33%
Other General Government Support 2 $46,717 33.33%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing 2 $79,903 33.33%
Manufacturing 2 $62,785 33.33%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $25,000 33.33%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 2 $94,078 40.00%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $85,051 40.00%

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