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 %
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 %
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 25 $77,440 92.59%
Piramal Glass Usa Inc 25 $58,531 92.59%
Premier It Solutions Llc 24 $82,345 88.89%
Avco Consulting Inc 24 $84,431 88.89%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 24 $74,385 88.89%
The Principia Corporation 24 $48,965 88.89%
Softech International Resources Inc 24 $50,088 88.89%
School District Of Kansas City 33 24 $50,593 88.89%
Elite It Solutions Inc 24 $58,853 88.89%
Stockell Information Systems Inc 24 $79,665 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sigma Aldrich Co Llc 1 $42,078 25.00%
Discovery Church 1 $40,518 25.00%
Sunnydale Adventist Academy 1 $33,660 25.00%
Advisory Research Inc 1 $92,206 25.00%
Robertshaw Controls Company 1 $60,798 25.00%
Ssm Health Care St Louis 1 $187,199 25.00%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 1 $101,816 25.00%
Bothwell Regional Health Center 1 $187,199 25.00%
Marvins Midtown Chiropractic Clinic Llc 1 $34,944 25.00%
Pqh Wireless Inc 1 $64,002 25.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 6 $78,425 100.00%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing 6 $52,991 100.00%
Iron Foundries 5 $96,961 83.33%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 5 $61,585 83.33%
Courts 5 $61,035 83.33%
Machine Shops 5 $68,902 83.33%
Wineries 5 $55,195 83.33%
Security Systems Services Except Locksmiths 5 $57,965 83.33%
Real Estate Property Managers 5 $75,408 83.33%
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation 5 $61,148 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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