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 %
Software Developers, Applications 18,149 $81,760 84.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 9,426 $71,430 94.71%
Computer Programmers 5,955 $60,438 89.93%
Computer Occupations, All Other 4,606 $71,046 93.43%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,474 $117,356 86.96%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,361 $87,641 82.38%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,322 $48,536 88.02%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,045 $98,363 87.82%
Database Administrators 1,027 $73,823 91.94%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 979 $67,026 92.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,481 $84,771 123.01%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 400 $24,468 37.45%
Computer Systems Analysts 258 $87,098 25.70%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 137 $153,400 28.07%
Internists, General 135 $141,450 34.09%
Computer Occupations, All Other 115 $86,723 59.90%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 105 $19,190 66.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 81 $97,826 54.73%
Electrical Engineers 64 $90,150 74.42%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 62 $21,299 76.54%
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 %
Barbados 1 $53,685 100.00%
Guyana 1 $50,710 100.00%
Portugal 1 $105,726 100.00%
Czech Republic 1 $49,754 100.00%
Latvia 1 $28,450 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $150,072 100.00%
St Vincent 1 $75,462 100.00%
Lithuania 1 $71,864 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $51,875 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $66,997 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zetta Data Systems Llc 39 $62,041 90.70%
Neffects Inc 38 $98,980 88.37%
Resource America Information Technology Inc 38 $58,414 90.48%
Ramps International Inc 38 $81,008 90.48%
Idexcel Inc 38 $71,810 90.48%
Sourceinfo Tech Inc 37 $82,031 88.10%
Centurylink Communications Llc 37 $92,563 88.10%
Unigroup Inc 37 $84,077 88.10%
Peabody Investments Corp 37 $94,392 88.10%
Apogee Medical Group Missouri Inc 37 $153,413 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tj Max Llc 2 $41,049 25.00%
National Control Devices Llc 2 $63,378 25.00%
St Lukes Episcopal Presbyterian Hospital 2 $83,245 25.00%
Tekakron Inc 2 $69,659 25.00%
Hbm Holdings 2 $103,022 25.00%
Revenue Solutions Inc 2 $78,863 25.00%
Sunedison Semiconductorllc 2 $66,883 25.00%
Kdi Operating Company Llc 2 $72,187 25.00%
Swope Health Services 2 $70,596 25.00%
Agilis Systems Llc 2 $65,697 25.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 15 $32,057 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $33,022 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $29,414 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 14 $31,401 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $32,268 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 11 $32,578 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $32,628 100.00%
Crop Production 11 $33,666 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 10 $34,497 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 9 $32,700 100.00%

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