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 %
Csc Covansys Corporation 128 $74,076 90.14%
Zai Global Inc 127 $82,678 92.03%
The Curators Of The University Of Missouriumkc 124 $44,436 91.18%
Murphy Brown Llc 124 $35,057 93.23%
University Of Central Missouri 124 $51,208 93.94%
Italent Inc 124 $61,928 94.66%
System Soft Technologies Llc 123 $69,720 95.35%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 123 $64,184 95.35%
Nestle Regional Globe Office North America Inc 120 $98,529 93.75%
Bayer Research And Development Services Llc 120 $98,490 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Louis Language Immersion Schools Inc 11 $35,666 33.33%
Poplar Bluff Hma Physician Management Llc 11 $127,170 34.38%
Rosehill Gardens Inc 11 $22,006 35.48%
Dowco Enterprises Inc 10 $27,155 32.26%
Gds Properties 10 $24,898 32.26%
Unigroup Inc 10 $97,299 32.26%
Burrell Inc 10 $88,654 34.48%
Trc Outdoor 10 $36,130 34.48%
Murphy Brown Llc 10 $40,142 35.71%
A T Still University Of Health Sciences 10 $67,260 35.71%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Carriers 2 $68,984 33.33%
Wineries 2 $57,596 33.33%
Machinery Manufacturing 2 $50,981 33.33%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $36,192 33.33%
Other General Government Support 2 $46,717 33.33%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing 2 $79,903 33.33%
Manufacturing 2 $62,785 33.33%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $25,000 33.33%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 2 $94,078 40.00%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $85,051 40.00%

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