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 %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 160 $42,238 91.43%
Pediatricians, General 145 $129,003 91.77%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 134 $44,798 87.01%
Chemical Engineers 133 $88,789 89.86%
Dentists, General 130 $111,238 89.04%
Engineers, All Other 130 $61,186 90.28%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 127 $46,222 88.19%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 120 $52,492 86.33%
Computer Network Architects 110 $90,585 82.71%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 104 $35,322 83.87%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Operations Research Analysts 13 $55,247 76.47%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 13 $40,414 81.25%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 12 $44,039 75.00%
Pediatricians, General 12 $106,512 75.00%
Instructional Coordinators 12 $40,435 75.00%
Computer Network Architects 11 $98,654 68.75%
Information Security Analysts 11 $91,397 73.33%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $50,275 73.33%
Economists 11 $91,934 78.57%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $39,305 78.57%
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 %
Turkey 24 $50,464 33.80%
Vietnam 24 $42,364 46.15%
Nigeria 21 $101,545 42.00%
South Africa 20 $39,777 40.82%
United Kingdom 17 $68,997 35.42%
Taiwan 15 $53,492 34.09%
Guatemala 14 $46,470 35.90%
Sri Lanka 13 $65,659 41.94%
Malaysia 13 $79,216 46.43%
Colombia 12 $121,362 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trizetto Corporation A Cognizant Company 24 $86,350 88.89%
Cottey College 24 $42,845 88.89%
Softech International Resources Inc 24 $50,088 88.89%
Elite It Solutions Inc 24 $58,853 88.89%
Stockell Information Systems Inc 24 $79,665 88.89%
Astir It Solutions Inc 24 $68,829 88.89%
Paramount Software Solutions 24 $58,226 92.31%
Invincible Tech Systems Inc 24 $74,589 92.31%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 24 $74,385 92.31%
Lex Nimble Solutions Inc 24 $84,765 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Holland 1916 Inc 1 $67,829 25.00%
Fleishman Hillard Inc 1 $100,298 25.00%
Gyula Takacs Dds Pc Dbaozark Dental Studio 1 $44,262 25.00%
Royal Petroleum Llc 1 $75,774 25.00%
Nvidia Corporation 1 $93,122 25.00%
Korean First Presbyterian Church Of Columbia 1 $32,614 25.00%
Marvins Midtown Chiropractic Clinic Llc 1 $34,944 25.00%
Bothwell Regional Health Center 1 $187,199 25.00%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 1 $101,816 25.00%
Sunnydale Adventist Academy 1 $33,660 25.00%

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