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 %
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 %
On Line Taxes Inc 22 $80,338 88.00%
Zillion Technologies Inc 22 $74,861 88.00%
Hdr Engineering Inc 22 $65,140 88.00%
Msrcosmos Llc 22 $67,665 91.67%
Graybar Electric Company Inc 22 $78,825 91.67%
Erp Global Inc 22 $65,060 91.67%
Iconsoft Inc 22 $81,029 91.67%
Datasoft Global Llc 22 $85,600 91.67%
Mahaugha Llc 22 $83,370 91.67%
Vertraus Inc 22 $84,471 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xalt Energy Llc 1 $81,744 25.00%
Exide Technologies 1 $110,864 25.00%
Dr Vinylassociates Ltd 1 $85,030 25.00%
At Still University Of Health Sciences 1 $47,790 25.00%
Onnuri Mission Church Inc 1 $20,738 25.00%
Greenview Landscaping Llc Dba Natures Re Creat 1 $51,646 25.00%
Firmenich 1 $71,885 25.00%
Little Hills Healthcare 1 $89,586 25.00%
Gateway Extrusions Ltd 1 $36,816 25.00%
Reliance Enterprises Llc 1 $48,485 25.00%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 36 $136,581 100.00%
Passenger Car Rental 36 $88,303 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 31 $77,360 86.11%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 31 $85,822 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 30 $38,922 96.77%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $31,036 100.00%
Architectural Services 29 $56,923 96.67%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank 29 $90,619 100.00%
All Other Food Manufacturing 28 $98,595 96.55%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 27 $93,324 96.43%

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