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 %
Lorhan Corporation Inc 21 $83,599 95.45%
Climate Llc 21 $103,495 95.45%
Ipivot Llc 20 $67,290 90.91%
It America Inc 20 $70,625 90.91%
Saligram Systems Inc 20 $81,703 90.91%
Infoshare Systems Inc 20 $83,442 90.91%
Emd Millipore Corporation 20 $91,328 90.91%
Drury University 20 $47,906 90.91%
Allied Informatics Inc 20 $72,732 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 %
Neighborly Corporation 1 $108,181 33.33%
Bilingual International Assistant Services 1 $42,370 33.33%
Lightfire Partners Llc 1 $53,872 33.33%
Kindred Rehabservices Inc Dba Rehabcare 1 $39,270 33.33%
New China Llc 1 $42,890 33.33%
Answers Corporation 1 $80,995 33.33%
Adient Us Llc 1 $70,699 33.33%
Detroit Tool Metal Products 1 $61,859 33.33%
88china 1 $25,875 33.33%
Duracomm Corporation 1 $39,603 33.33%

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 $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