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 %
Iraq 1 $81,423 33.33%
Serbia 1 $68,910 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $40,352 33.33%
Rwanda 1 $66,997 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $62,608 33.33%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $59,842 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $61,838 33.33%
Ivory Coast 1 $76,128 33.33%
Panama 1 $135,741 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $44,137 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bjc Health System 20 $71,200 86.96%
Cloudeeva Inc 20 $59,037 90.91%
St Louis Childrens Hospital 20 $58,333 90.91%
Msrcosmos Llc 20 $65,889 90.91%
Softnice Inc 20 $68,671 90.91%
Imcs Group Inc 20 $73,629 90.91%
Rapidit Inc 20 $71,314 90.91%
Infosoft Inc 20 $74,639 90.91%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 20 $75,115 90.91%
School District Of Kansas City Mo 33 20 $46,644 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Douglas B Knox Md Pc 1 $50,315 33.33%
Nvidia Corporation 1 $93,122 33.33%
Korean First Presbyterian Church Of Columbia 1 $32,614 33.33%
Royal Petroleum Llc 1 $75,774 33.33%
Riot Games Inc 1 $84,323 33.33%
Centrifuge Solutions Inc 1 $76,128 33.33%
Ark Poultry Sexing Serviceinc 1 $25,314 33.33%
Russell Technologies Inc Dba Computer St Louis 1 $66,394 33.33%
Holland 1916 Inc 1 $67,829 33.33%
Buchheit Enterprises Inc 1 $45,344 33.33%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1 $158,101 25.00%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 1 $86,902 25.00%
All Other Waste Management Services 1 $70,673 25.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $38,979 25.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $35,797 25.00%
Dental Laboratories 1 $33,280 25.00%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 1 $130,957 25.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 1 $40,310 25.00%
Other Poultry Production 1 $25,314 33.33%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations 1 $143,354 33.33%

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