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%
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 %
Argentina 11 $100,046 52.38%
Peru 11 $120,234 55.00%
Jordan 11 $116,087 55.00%
Egypt 10 $123,271 50.00%
Poland 10 $56,243 50.00%
Zimbabwe 10 $50,046 50.00%
Colombia 9 $117,528 47.37%
Japan 9 $67,832 47.37%
Germany 9 $80,486 47.37%
Thailand 9 $66,922 47.37%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Randstad Technologies Llc 59 $87,547 89.39%
Brewer Science Inc 59 $68,761 90.77%
Poplar Bluff Hma Physician Management Llc 59 $154,571 90.77%
Burrell Inc 59 $117,647 93.65%
Populus Group Llc 59 $88,442 93.65%
Marlabs Inc 59 $74,492 93.65%
Information Resource Group Inc 58 $73,213 93.55%
Experis Us Inc 58 $66,615 93.55%
Saitech Corp 58 $69,935 93.55%
Eficens Systems Llc 57 $82,280 93.44%

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