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 %
Haiti 2 $42,276 50.00%
Jamaica 2 $73,560 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $64,574 50.00%
Tajikistan 2 $48,501 50.00%
Sudan 2 $97,823 50.00%
Belize 2 $39,583 50.00%
Bahamas 2 $45,833 50.00%
Uganda 2 $29,245 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $46,780 33.33%
Grenada 1 $49,067 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources Inc 28 $76,110 93.33%
Envision Llc 28 $90,707 93.33%
Cyma Systems Inc 28 $69,820 93.33%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 28 $77,692 93.33%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 28 $74,977 93.33%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 28 $78,984 93.33%
Adknowledge Inc 28 $72,299 93.33%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 27 $73,694 90.00%
Abna Engineering Inc 27 $63,374 90.00%
Sogotrade Inc 27 $50,689 90.00%

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