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 %
Economists 84 $72,841 81.55%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 84 $53,312 85.71%
Instructional Coordinators 83 $46,721 89.25%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 83 $116,796 89.25%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 80 $42,960 86.96%
Marketing Managers 80 $99,589 87.91%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $61,462 83.52%
Physicists 74 $61,143 82.22%
Sales Engineers 73 $84,686 81.11%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $41,754 82.02%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 9 $25,182 75.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9 $82,710 75.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $47,277 75.00%
Dentists, General 8 $91,962 66.67%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 8 $52,317 66.67%
Logisticians 8 $62,954 66.67%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $41,454 72.73%
Financial Managers 8 $103,984 72.73%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 8 $42,635 72.73%
Occupational Therapists 7 $16,914,058 63.64%
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 %
Capgemini Us Llc 23 $89,820 92.00%
Apptrics Llc 23 $83,071 92.00%
Piorion Solutionsinc 23 $87,369 92.00%
Formac Inc 23 $96,229 92.00%
Physician Groups Lc Dba Bjc Medical Group Of Missouri 23 $155,723 92.00%
Nuvento Llc 23 $58,916 92.00%
Ros Technology Services Inc 23 $88,648 92.00%
Raven Software Solutions Inc 23 $76,363 92.00%
Truman Medical Center Inc 23 $52,593 92.00%
Sunedison Inc 22 $70,969 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tnemec Company Inc 1 $99,715 25.00%
St Anthonys Physician Organization 1 $147,971 25.00%
Arch City Granite Marbleinc 1 $80,954 25.00%
Boomerang Tube Llc 1 $69,451 25.00%
Election Administrators Llc 1 $76,128 25.00%
Mcclure Engineering 1 $63,648 25.00%
Oneneck It Services 1 $99,403 25.00%
Mycroft Inc 1 $94,474 25.00%
Godfrey Associates 1 $40,851 25.00%
Inderjit Singh Md Llc 1 $95,368 25.00%

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