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 %
Ecuador 4 $70,535 50.00%
Uzbekistan 4 $49,286 50.00%
Costa Rica 4 $53,687 50.00%
El Salvador 3 $79,248 42.86%
Senegal 3 $43,127 42.86%
Serbia And Montenegro 3 $68,607 42.86%
Trinidad And Tobago 3 $63,971 50.00%
Belgium 3 $48,481 50.00%
Switzerland 3 $67,566 50.00%
Indonesia 3 $77,362 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ferguson Consulting Inc 188 $82,419 91.26%
Express Scripts Services Co 188 $84,714 92.61%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 176 $86,416 86.70%
Ibm Corporation 169 $75,036 83.66%
Deloitte Touche Llp 168 $56,385 84.85%
Xavient Information Systems Inc 165 $65,829 87.30%
World Wide Technology Holding Company Inc 162 $82,845 90.50%
Inspirix Technologies Llc 162 $69,554 92.05%
Mercy Clinic East Communities 158 $171,913 91.33%
Missouri State University 156 $43,868 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Data Systems International Inc 18 $75,877 40.00%
Artur Express Inc 17 $52,035 38.64%
Mid America Lawn Maintenance And Landscaping Contr 17 $21,570 39.53%
World Wide Technology Holding Company Llc 17 $97,459 39.53%
Gpm Inc 16 $39,978 37.21%
Abb Inc 15 $78,633 35.71%
Vitesse Group Inc 15 $90,542 36.59%
I3globaltech Inc 15 $101,196 37.50%
Mitchellinc 14 $36,130 35.90%
Mercy Clinic Joplin Llc 13 $120,600 34.21%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 1 $33,675 50.00%
Hay Farming 1 $36,483 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,483 100.00%
Finfish Fishing 1 $33,675 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 1 $36,483 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 1 $27,747 100.00%

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