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 %
Managers, All Other 51 $79,606 82.26%
Graphic Designers 49 $40,638 81.67%
Database Architects 49 $81,157 83.05%
Biomedical Engineers 49 $59,533 84.48%
Natural Sciences Managers 49 $100,772 87.50%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 47 $42,862 85.45%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 46 $53,031 86.79%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $48,609 86.54%
Medical and Health Services Managers 44 $85,148 84.62%
Lawyers 44 $71,411 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 5 $53,514 55.56%
Actuaries 5 $87,926 55.56%
Computer Programmers 5 $85,883 55.56%
Anesthesiologists 5 $135,823 55.56%
Lawyers 5 $99,595 55.56%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 5 $176,055 62.50%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $49,208 62.50%
General and Operations Managers 4 $77,943 50.00%
Chief Executives 4 $134,555 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 4 $42,531 50.00%
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 %
Turkey 24 $50,464 44.44%
South Africa 20 $39,777 41.67%
Nigeria 20 $105,343 45.45%
Vietnam 18 $38,885 40.91%
Taiwan 15 $53,492 34.88%
United Kingdom 14 $64,445 35.00%
Guatemala 14 $46,470 42.42%
Sri Lanka 12 $68,658 48.00%
Malaysia 12 $78,362 52.17%
Lebanon 12 $125,578 54.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Csc Covansys Corporation 128 $74,076 90.14%
Zai Global Inc 127 $82,678 92.03%
The Curators Of The University Of Missouriumkc 124 $44,436 91.18%
Murphy Brown Llc 124 $35,057 93.23%
University Of Central Missouri 124 $51,208 93.94%
Italent Inc 124 $61,928 94.66%
System Soft Technologies Llc 123 $69,720 95.35%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 123 $64,184 95.35%
Nestle Regional Globe Office North America Inc 120 $98,529 93.75%
Bayer Research And Development Services Llc 120 $98,490 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Louis Language Immersion Schools Inc 11 $35,666 33.33%
Poplar Bluff Hma Physician Management Llc 11 $127,170 34.38%
Rosehill Gardens Inc 11 $22,006 35.48%
Dowco Enterprises Inc 10 $27,155 32.26%
Gds Properties 10 $24,898 32.26%
Unigroup Inc 10 $97,299 32.26%
Burrell Inc 10 $88,654 34.48%
Trc Outdoor 10 $36,130 34.48%
Murphy Brown Llc 10 $40,142 35.71%
A T Still University Of Health Sciences 10 $67,260 35.71%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 29,900 $72,412 92.70%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,162 $77,047 75.98%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,901 $57,895 82.36%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,118 $76,574 88.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,116 $78,957 97.51%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,859 $98,625 90.77%
Credit Card Issuing 1,562 $91,972 94.90%
Other Computer Related Services 1,403 $73,193 92.36%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,091 $139,733 92.07%
Engineering Services 993 $67,391 88.19%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 192 $29,525 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 166 $33,458 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 112 $32,482 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 78 $29,002 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 58 $33,175 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 58 $32,722 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 46 $29,538 100.00%
Apple Orchards 22 $30,441 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 19 $32,502 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 18 $26,655 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 1,772 $75,150 100.00%
Landscaping Services 1,033 $25,685 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 475 $22,693 49.27%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 447 $114,791 51.03%
Limited Service Restaurants 442 $19,520 93.05%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 362 $90,703 80.98%
Other Computer Related Services 206 $85,977 46.61%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 62 $90,810 15.58%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 57 $24,256 15.75%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing 46 $85,659 13.81%

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