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 %
Anesthesiologist Assistants 1 $90,792 100.00%
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 1 $34,560 100.00%
Automotive Engineers 1 $62,629 100.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 1 $42,744 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $52,083 100.00%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 1 $24,190 100.00%
Online Merchants 1 $94,973 100.00%
Transportation Planners 1 $64,376 100.00%
Recreation Workers 1 $26,749 100.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1 $36,926 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 31,606 $72,982 92.56%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,611 $77,847 76.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,763 $58,522 82.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,283 $79,752 88.69%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,213 $77,337 96.13%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 2,095 $98,370 92.41%
Credit Card Issuing 1,598 $92,070 93.78%
Other Computer Related Services 1,464 $73,726 92.48%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,135 $141,028 91.68%
Engineering Services 1,100 $69,601 88.85%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 288 $35,241 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 227 $31,423 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 167 $33,915 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 99 $34,730 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 97 $30,537 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 60 $31,296 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 60 $32,856 100.00%
Apple Orchards 30 $31,496 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 29 $34,550 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $34,811 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 1,844 $76,677 100.00%
Landscaping Services 1,244 $25,716 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,002 $86,282 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 919 $56,207 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 537 $20,309 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 505 $22,866 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 476 $115,992 100.00%
Poultry Processing 398 $20,792 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 393 $92,970 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 366 $90,955 100.00%

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 $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