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
78,580 91.73% $76,127 H-1B
5,186 6.05% $99,571 PERM
1,375 1.61% $32,499 H-2A
520 0.61% $92,769 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Missouri has seen a total of 85,661 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Missouri is the H-1B visa with 78,580 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.73% of Missouri's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,186 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.05% of Missouri's total visas.

Top Occupations in Missouri (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 18,114 $81,766 84.02%
Computer Systems Analysts 9,423 $71,426 94.67%
Computer Programmers 5,954 $60,436 89.91%
Computer Occupations, All Other 4,604 $71,046 93.39%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,598 $49,929 79.46%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,473 $117,294 89.16%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,321 $87,514 87.95%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,154 $97,793 88.09%
Database Administrators 1,025 $73,780 91.76%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 978 $67,015 92.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,482 $84,793 104.73%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 424 $24,741 39.70%
Computer Systems Analysts 262 $87,445 26.04%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 137 $153,400 25.70%
Internists, General 135 $141,450 34.09%
Computer Occupations, All Other 115 $86,723 59.59%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 105 $19,190 62.87%
Software Developers, Systems Software 81 $97,826 49.09%
Electrical Engineers 70 $89,903 80.46%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $90,228 76.74%
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 945 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Missouri From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,867 $156,348 49.44%
Mexico 486 $32,985 30.17%
China 164 $68,327 43.16%
Nepal 125 $33,565 38.11%
South Korea 124 $30,709 38.04%
Brazil 70 $53,419 32.86%
Canada 68 $106,119 38.86%
Pakistan 64 $97,506 38.32%
Philippines 56 $49,261 36.84%
Bangladesh 30 $50,503 21.13%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastercard Technologies Llc 298 $100,672 94.60%
Prospect Infosys Inc 296 $59,420 93.97%
Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities 291 $177,771 94.79%
Xavient Digital Llc 261 $85,058 96.31%
The Childrens Mercy Hospital 252 $80,419 94.74%
Sigma Aldrich Corporation 244 $93,665 91.73%
Bayer Us Llc 223 $110,648 92.92%
Essence Group Holdings Corporation 221 $94,237 94.85%
Lt Technology Services Limited 209 $64,413 90.87%
High Quartile Llc 209 $92,597 91.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raasch Brothers Llc 8 $34,364 100.00%
Happy Hollow Farm Llc 8 $35,412 100.00%
Bela Flor Nurseries Inc 8 $27,989 100.00%
Brenneman Pork Lllp 8 $32,232 100.00%
Chris Berry Farms 7 $31,658 100.00%
Tanner Seed Farms 7 $31,949 100.00%
Farmright Solutions Llc 7 $33,592 100.00%
Black Gold Farms 7 $35,185 100.00%
Hbr Ag Partnership 7 $33,530 100.00%
Navarro Harvesting Inc 7 $32,896 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Centene Management Company Llc 25 $100,738 40.32%
Embassy Lawn And Landscaping Inc 25 $25,251 40.98%
Physicians Group Lc 24 $131,172 44.44%
Concrete Design Of Kc 24 $37,960 45.28%
Missouri Western State University 23 $44,153 44.23%
Wells Landscaping Lawn Care Inc 22 $23,823 43.14%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 20 $79,430 39.22%
Nestle Purina Petcare 20 $92,317 40.00%
Wenova Inc 20 $102,847 40.82%
Data Systems International Inc 18 $75,877 36.73%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $76,127. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage