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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 60 $72,287 80.00%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 59 $29,255 79.73%
Accountants 59 $48,568 79.73%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 58 $47,394 81.69%
General and Operations Managers 57 $69,005 81.43%
Actuaries 57 $81,271 82.61%
Physicists 55 $58,297 79.71%
Materials Scientists 54 $56,258 83.08%
Financial Managers 53 $109,536 82.81%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 51 $40,175 79.69%
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 %
Comprobase Inc 15 $54,018 93.75%
Revenue Solutions Inc 15 $66,256 93.75%
Schnuck Markets Inc 15 $82,874 93.75%
Datamatics Global Services Inc 15 $68,372 93.75%
Humetis Tehnologies Inc 15 $85,090 93.75%
Zenith Services Inc 15 $73,342 93.75%
Satin Solutions Llc 15 $80,069 93.75%
Sena Info Technologies Inc 15 $86,458 93.75%
Riverpoint Management Llc 14 $78,425 87.50%
Ibrain Technologies Inc 14 $70,684 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Lighting Services Llc 1 $103,646 50.00%
Southwest Baptist University 1 $56,910 50.00%
Schaefers Electrical Enclosures Inc 1 $52,520 50.00%
Weidenhammer New Packaging Llc 1 $76,246 50.00%
Ced Dba Rensenhouse Electric Supply 1 $73,466 50.00%
Mi Industries Inc 1 $133,973 50.00%
Samuel E Barnhart Iii Dds Pc 1 $27,477 50.00%
Vc999 Packaging Systems Inc 1 $60,653 50.00%
Newton County Ambulence Service 1 $34,560 50.00%
Missouri Northern Pecan Growers Llc 1 $49,774 50.00%

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 $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